Each year, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative awards scholarships to deserving students whose primary residence is in Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative's service area. A $4000 scholarship is given to a senior each year at West Carteret High School, Croatan High School, East Carteret High School and Havelock High School. A fifth scholarship is awarded to the next highest ranked student. 

The student receives $1000 each year for four consecutive years as long as he or she maintains a 2.5 grade point average. Students must be accepted at an accredited 4-year college or university or community college program. They may not be a close relative of a Carteret-Craven employee or director -- close relative being a spouse, child, grandchild, great-grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, by blood or by adoption, or in-law of the employee or director.

Applications may be picked up at the school counselor's office at West Carteret, East Carteret and Havelock High Schools or at any of the three offices of Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative -- Salter Path, Havelock or Highway 24 in Newport. Criteria for selection is 50% need, 25% academic achievement (transcripts, SAT score, Grade Point Average) and 25% extracurricular activity (clubs, sports, projects, community, church). Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative will rule on eligibility of each applicant. 

All eligible applicants will then be given to judges. Judges will be selected by Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative. All applicants will be considered on the stated criteria regardless of race, age, color, religion, sex, handicap or national origin.

If you have a question about scholarships, contact the Director of Communications at (252) 727-2238 or e-mail at: lisat@ccemc.com. When the scholarship time rolls around, you will be able to download an application here on this page.