Marshall Municipal Utilities (MMU), in conjunction with Missouri River Energy Services (MRES), is offering scholarship funds for high school seniors. On an annual basis, MMU will award a one time first and second place local scholarship in the amount of $1000 and $500 to high school seniors whose legal guardian is a customer of MMU and who plans to enroll in a full time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school no later than the fall of the year in which the award is granted.

In addition to MMU’s scholarship awards, high school seniors whose legal guardian is a customer of MMU are also eligible for one of ten $1,000 scholarships from MRES.  On an annual basis, MRES awards up to ten (10) $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors residing in one of MRES’ municipal utility service areas and who plans to enroll in a full time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school no later than the fall of the year in which the award is granted. MRES awards may be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelors degree is earned, whichever comes first.

The scholarship programs are administered by Scholarship Management Services, a department of Scholarship America.  Scholarship America is a national nonprofit educational support and student aid service organization that seeks to involve and assist the private sector in expanding educational opportunities and encouraging educational achievement.  Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, disability or national origin.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, demonstration of leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, statement of goals and aspirations, unusual circumstances, a brief statement about the benefits of their locally owned municipal electric utility, and an outside appraiser who knows the applicant well.

The postmark deadline for submitting applications to Scholarship America is March 15th of each year.

For more information on the MMU and MRES Scholarship Programs, please contact the Marshall Senior High School Counselor, at (507) 537-6920 or Leslie Hisken, MMU Customer Service Manager, at (507) 537-7005.

The Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) Scholarship Program is offered through Marshall Municipal Utilities (MMU) to High School Seniors who (or their legal guardian) are current customers of MMU. The MMUA scholarship funds totaling $2,250, are split three ways and awarded to first, second, and third place essay contest winners who plan to attend a post secondary educational institution.

Submitted essays are to be based on the theme "Municipal Utilities - Good for all of us" and be 500 to 1,000 words in length, typed and doubled spaced. Judges will look particularly for the relevance of the theme to the writer and his or her city. All essays should include a cover page with the writers name and address.

An independent evaluator will make the determination of the local winning essay which will be forwarded to MMUA for competition at the state level. The MMUA Communications/Member Services Committee will recommend three essays to the MMUA board for final awards at the state level.

MMUA will announce the state winners in May.

Scholarship money will be payable upon receipt of a fee statement from an accredited post-secondary educational institution. The award checks will be made payable to the contest winner and the post-secondary institution.  If the contest winner does not attend an accredited post-secondary educational institution within two years, the money will revert to a trust fund and become available to future contest winners.