Flint Energies Foundation General College Scholarship 2025

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.

Before submitting your application, please do a final check to make sure that all the necessary documents are included. Incomplete applications and/or applications that are not completed according to the instructions will not be considered.

• Include a current school transcript. 

• Include one letter of recommendation.

• All blanks on the Student Information page must be completed. If any data requested does not apply to you (for example, if you do not have an email address), put N/A (not applicable) in the blank.

• Please do not list a school-issued email address.

• In your essay, do not include any indication of who you are, where you live or where you attend school. Any such references will immediately disqualify your application. Also, do not include your name anywhere on your essay.

• Essay must be 750 to 1,500 words. Be clear and concise.

• Proofread your essays before submitting your application. Points will be deducted for grammatical errors and misspelled words.

• Use of AI enabled software (ChatGPT, etc.) for essays is prohibited. Submitted essays will be screened for computer generated content. Flagged entries will be disqualified.

• If you are selected as a recipient, you will be asked to provide a college acceptance letter before scholarship funds will be released.

• Applications are due by March 14, 2025

• The applicant must primarily reside within Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs,or Upson County. 

• By the awarding of the scholarship, the applicant must be enrolled in an accredited college program, either full-time or part-time. Does not include technical schools.

•  The scholarship competition is open to graduating high school students, or adults, with an acceptance letter who plan to begin or return to college no later than the fall semester after graduation, as well as college students.

•  The scholarship funds will be disbursed directly to the college’s business office on behalf of the grant recipient in the amount of $2,500, upon presentation of the student’s registration. The funds must be completely utilized within two years of the date of issue.

•  A person may submit one application each year, but previous winners are not eligible to win a second time.

•  Up to 40 local scholarship winners will be awarded $2,500 each, based on available funds.

•  Any and all majors are eligible from any college or university. Scholarship grading criteria consists of the following: GPA, Essay, Community Involvement and Financial Need.

•  A committee of judges will review the blind essays. Recommendations will be forwarded to the Flint Energies Foundation, who administers the scholarships. All decisions are final.

•  Winners of the Flint Energies Foundation College Scholarship will be announced in April.

• Any questions should be directed to Blair Brown at 478.218.5547, 800.342.3616, ext. 5547, or [email protected].