Briefly: OTEC scholarships available

13 Dec 2019

BAKER CITY — Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative, with headquarters in Baker City, is now accepting applications for academic, trade school, lineman college and the Washington, D.C., Youth Tour scholarships. These educational opportunities are available to members and their families in Baker, Grant, Harney and Union counties. The academic scholarships are open to high school students, returning students and adults entering educational and technical programs. Four scholarships will go to the brand-new full-tuition OTEC-EOU Rural Scholarship Program, a partnership between OTEC and Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, open to students who commit to attend and graduate from Eastern Oregon University. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2020.

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