Okefenoke REMC is now accepting applications for its scholarship program. Annually OREMC awards 10 scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each. Visit oremc.com/scholarships for detailed information, to download application or complete an online application. Applicants may be a high school senior or an undergraduate or vocational/technical student. Nontraditional students are also invited to apply. The deadline for all applications is 5 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2023.

OREMC Scholarships: Applicants must reside in one of the eight counties OREMC serves — Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Ware and Wayne counties in Georgia and Baker and Nassau counties in Florida. These funds can be used at any accredited college, university or technical school in the United States.

Walter Harrison Scholarship: Funded by Georgia’s electric cooperatives, OREMC will submit two applications to the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation to be judged alongside those submitted by other cooperatives from across the state. Applicants’ primary residence must be an OREMC member or employee household, and scholarship winners must use these funds at a college, university or technical school located in Georgia.

 If you have questions or need more information, contact Member Service Manager Dewayne Johns at 800-262-5131 ext. 1143 or via email at dewayne.johns@oremc.com.