2026 College Scholarships
Walter Harrison Scholarship
Deadline: February 2, 2026
Flint Energies enters five applications from our service area into a pool of statewide entries each year. Seventeen $1,000 scholarships were awarded in 2025 to students in EMC households. High school seniors and undergraduate students attending any vocational school or two- or four-year accredited college or university in Georgia are eligible to apply.
With the addition of the 17 scholarships in 2025, $298,500 has been awarded to 309 students in EMC households since the program began in 1987. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of a scored essay, academic achievement and financial need. Georgia’s EMCs started the scholarship program to honor the late Walter Harrison. Harrison was known in Georgia and across the nation as “Mr. Rural Electrification” for his pioneering efforts in the electrical cooperative industry and for his lifelong dedication to improving life in rural areas.
2025 Winners from Flint Energies:
Daniel Chun, Perry High School
James Oliver, Perry High School
Walter Harrison Scholarship applications will be available in December 2025.
Flint Energies Foundation College Scholarships
Applications for the 2026 Flint Energies Foundation Scholarships will be available in January 2026.
Flint Energies and the Flint Energies Foundation provide college scholarships to high school graduates and continuing education adults who are pursuing their four-year undergraduate degree at a college/university.
Scholarships are non-renewable and previous recipients are not eligible to win again.
Flint Energies Foundation scholarships include the following:
-Flint Energies Foundation General Scholarship ($2,500)
-Flint Energies Foundation FFA/4-H Scholarship ($2,500)
-Flint Energies Foundation EMPOWER Youth Leadership Scholarship ($2,500)
Applicants may only receive ONE scholarship from Flint Energies/Flint Energies Foundation.
Flint Energies Foundation General College Scholarship
Applications due: March 13, 2026
Flint Energies offers scholarships worth $2,500 each to students pursuing a degree at a four-year college or university. Up to 40 scholarships will be awarded, based on available funds, to students whose primary residence is within one of these 17 counties: Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs and Upson. High school seniors and currently enrolled college students are encouraged to apply.
Flint Energies Foundation FFA/4-H College Scholarship
Applications due: March 13, 2026
Flint Energies offers scholarships worth $2,500 each to students pursuing a degree at a four-year college or university. Up to 15 FFA/4-H scholarships will be awarded, based on available funds, to students whose primary residence is within one of these 17 counties: Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs and Upson.
**Applicant must have been actively involved in a local FFA chapter or 4-H program within Flint’s service territory. High school seniors and currently enrolled college students are encouraged to apply.**
Flint Energies Foundation EMPOWER Youth Leadership College Scholarship
Applications due: March 13, 2026
Flint Energies offers scholarships worth $2,500 each to students who successfully completed the EMPOWER Youth Leadership Program. Applicants must be pursuing a degree at a four-year college or university. Two scholarships will be awarded. Number of scholarships may change depending on availability of scholarship funds.
**Applicant must have successfully completed the Flint Energies EMPOWER Rural Youth Leadership Program. Counties involved in the program include: Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Talbot, Taylor and Schley.
For more information, contact Blair Brown at bbrown@flintemc.com or
Flint Energies
P.O. Box 7089
Warner Robins, GA 31095
Telephone: 800-342-3616, ext. 5547