Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by SMUD, the SMUD Powering Futures Scholarship is a $5,000 award to help fund college for students. Applicants must be a current high school senior or graduate, have earned a ged certificate, or currently be a postsecondary undergraduate student; have a minimum gpa of 3.0, based on a 4.0 scale; must plan to enroll in an accredited 2 or 4 year college/university in the U.S. in the fall of previous year; be a smud customer living in smud’s service area, or have a parent or legal guardian as a smud customer; be a high school senior or college freshman, sophomore or junior; be a current SMUD customer or have parent/legal guardians who are SMUD customers. 21 awards are made annually.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Community College Student, High School Senior
Eligible Majors: All Majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 3
Deadline: August 15. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.