Minority Students Encouraged to Apply for Dominion Energy Educational Equity Scholarship
Program assists with undergraduate higher education expenses for underrepresented minority students.
Through its Educational Equity Scholarship Program, Dominion Energy is awarding $500,000 in scholarships to 60 students in 2022.
In its second year of the six-year $10 million initiative, the program assists with undergraduate higher education expenses for underrepresented minority students who reside in the company’s service areas.
We recognize the importance of education as an equalizer in society,” said Robert M. Blue, Dominion Energy’s president and CEO. “This program helps reduce the financial hurdle many underrepresented students face, which allows scholarship recipients greater access to post-secondary education and additional opportunities to propel their futures.”
The scholarship application period closes on Jan. 25, 2022, 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
To be eligible, students must:
• self-identify as Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander with higher education expenses
• be high school seniors or graduates, or current college undergraduates residing in North or South Carolina (or the other states served by Dominion), with plans to enroll full time at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year; and
• have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
Of the 60 scholarships to be awarded, 20 $5,000 awards will be for students enrolled in two-year schools, while 40 $10,000 scholarships will support students in four-year schools. Scholarships are renewable annually, provided students meet GPA requirements, residence in an eligible state, and other criteria.
Clinton Washington III, a student at Furman University in South Carolina, was among the 2021 first class of Dominion Energy Educational Equity Scholars from eight states in the company’s service area.
“In early December, life was extremely stressful due to the impact of COVID-19,” Washington said. “Between having only my mom working, and balancing school with financial stress, it was very difficult to maintain a happy state of mind going into my spring semester. This scholarship has truly changed the trajectory in my mental health by giving me the freedom to pursue all my goals for my senior year. Rather than spending an immense amount of time pursing on campus jobs, I can go all in on school, graduate school plans, and my clubs/organizations… I truly hope this can be continued for future students like myself.”
The program is administered by Scholarship America, a nonprofit specializing in managing scholarship and tuition assistance programs. Scholarship America will support Dominion Energy in the selection of finalists. Applications and additional details are online at DominionEnergy.com/EquityScholarships.
Dominion Energy, headquartered in Richmond, VA, serves approximately 7 million customers in 13 states. The company is committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable, and safe energy and to achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its power generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050.
