San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships
Offered by San Bernard Electric Cooperative · Free to apply
San Bernard Electric Cooperative, serving eight counties between Houston and the Colorado River valley, aims to award thirteen scholarships of twenty-five hundred dollars each year across two programmes sharing one deadline. The Academic Scholarship follows the student to a technical school, two-year or four-year college, while the Curtis Wood Memorial Scholarship is reserved for students heading to Prairie View A&M University in the fall. Both require the family to be co-op members, graduation from a high school in the service territory, and a class rank in the top half.
How hard is the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships to win?
A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first. The provider does not publish applicant or winner counts, so Solyo shows no odds figure for this award.
- Odds
- not published by the provider
- Paperwork
- ~3 hrs to file
What drives the odds here
Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.
- Fewer rivalsOpen only to Texas residents
- Fewer rivalsAn official transcript is required
- Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only
- Fewer rivalsRequires a top 50% class rank
How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.
Who can apply for the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships?
These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.
- Must be a resident of Texas
- Open to high school seniors
- Ranked in the top 50% of their high school class
- Your parents or legal guardians must be San Bernard EC members, and you must be graduating from a high school in the service territory or an accredited home-study programme. The territory spans Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Harris, Lavaca, Montgomery and Waller counties, with schools including Bellville, Sealy, Columbus, Waller and Hempstead.
- You must rank in the top half of your graduating class.
- The Curtis Wood Memorial variant, paid across your first two semesters, is only for students attending Prairie View A&M University in the fall; the Academic Scholarship works at any technical school, two-year or four-year college.
What the application takes
- Transcript required. Request it from the school registrar ahead of the deadline.
Deadline and application cycle
The current deadline is March 8, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around March 8 each year. Applications open November.
- Applications open
- November 2026
- Applications close
- March 8, 2027
Does your student actually qualify?
See if your student qualifies in 30 seconds. Solyo checks 20+ criteria against their real profile: GPA, state, grade level, intended major, and more, across every award in this directory at once.
Common questions about the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships
How much is the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships worth?
The San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships awards $2,500.
When is the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships deadline?
The current deadline is March 8, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around March 8 each year. Applications open November.
When do San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships applications open?
Applications open November, and close March 8, 2027.
Who is eligible for the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships?
Key requirements: Must be a resident of Texas; Open to high school seniors; Ranked in the top 50% of their high school class.
Does the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships require an essay?
No essay is required. The application does ask for a transcript. Expect to spend about 3 hours on it.
How hard is it to win the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships?
A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first. The provider does not publish applicant or winner counts, so Solyo shows no odds figure for this award. What is known: open only to Texas residents and an official transcript is required. Plan on about 3 hrs of work.
Is the San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships free to apply?
Yes. The San Bernard Electric Cooperative Scholarships is free to apply. Legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee, and Solyo verifies every listed award against its official page.
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Award details are curated by Solyo and verified against the official scholarship page. Deadlines and requirements can change between cycles, so always confirm on the provider's site before applying.