First Wind, a wind power developer based in Newton, Mass., has launched First Wind Scholars, a scholarship program designed to support high school students in southern Utah who display strong potential for a successful college experience, as well as interest in the environment, energy and the sciences.
The first one-time $3,000 scholarship will be made available to a student in Utah, where First Wind is building its 203 MW Milford Wind Corridor project.
‘This is a great opportunity for students in Milford and southern Utah to get engaged in renewable energy,’ says Dana Miller, president of South West Applied Technology College in Cedar City, Utah. ‘I predict the scholarship program will plant the seeds for a generation of workers in renewable energy.
The First Wind Scholars program is currently open to high school seniors from Beaver and Millard counties who have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher and plan to engage in a full-time undergraduate course of the study of the earth and/or environmental sciences, technology or engineering.
Applications are open and available online. Applications must be postmarked by Nov. 15. Judging will be based on a number of factors, including academic performance, standardized test scores, community service activity and a 300-word essay on a given topic. The selected student and $3,000 scholarship recipient will be announced in mid-December.
The Milford Wind Corridor Project is expected to feature a total of 97 wind turbines, and construction should be complete by November.
SOURCE: First Wind
