Scholarships are only available to cooperative members. To qualify for membership, the user must subscribe to a landline or internet service and reside in one of the ten local districts.
Strata Networks Scholarships
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Scholarships to help you Build Grow Launch your education.
At Strata, we feel privileged to offer scholarships and youth opportunities for our local students. These scholarships are intended to provide financial assistance for educational opportunities to individuals with commitments to rural communities, to support those wishing to pursue advanced training in career preparation, and to encourage an emphasis on careers in telecommunications or any other field that would enhance rural development in the Uintah Basin.
*Applicants must be immediate family members of a current Strata Networks member (Strata Networks membership requires broadband or landline service. “Family members” are sons, daughters, and stepchildren, including legal guardianship or an adopted status.).
General Scholarships
These scholarships (ten per year) are available for dependents of Strata Networks members graduating from high school. The scholarship will be used for post-high school education, such as colleges, universities, technology centers, or other advanced training centers or programs. These are nonrenewable, up to $2,500 per academic year.
Richard Adams High School Senior Renewable
This scholarship was established in 2012 as a memorial scholarship to honor Mr. Richard Adams, a past Strata Networks employee who lost his life while doing maintenance work during regular working hours. This scholarship (one per year) is available to graduating high school students dependent on Strata Networks members. The scholarship will be used for post-high school education, such as colleges, universities, technology centers, or other advanced training centers or programs. This scholarship is payable up to $10,000 in four equal installments of $2,500 per school year, based on meeting eligibility requirements each school year. Preference will be given to those who meet the following criteria and are selected by the Scholarship Committee with the approval of the Board of Directors.
- Study communications, technology, or business-related fields.
- Future plans include returning to the local community.
- Meet the requirements of the Strata Networks Board Scholarship committee to prequalify for the following year’s scholarship renewal.
Applications are closed.
Charles Crozier Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1995 as a memorial scholarship honoring Mr. Charles Crozier, a former president, director, and employee of Strata Networks. This scholarship will be accepted at local institutions only.
The Charles Crozier Memorial Scholarship is restricted to students who have not attended high school for at least one year at the time of the application deadline and who are Strata Networks members or dependents of members enrolling at higher education institutions located in the Uintah Basin, such as UBTech and USU.
Two nonrenewable scholarships of up to $2,500 per year will be awarded. Scholarships are to be paid in equal installments based on whether the education is on a quarter, semester, or program basis. Each installment is awarded based on the prior quarter, semester, or program being successfully completed.<!-
