Academic Scholarship Form

Pioneer Academic Scholarship

Pioneer Connect is proud to offer two academic scholarships to young people in our community pursuing higher education. Students are welcome to consider applying for the Academic Scholarship or our Community College Scholarship (though, you cannot apply for both in a single year). You can find more information on our scholarship for community college students here.

The Pioneer Connect Academic Scholarship is a scholarship designed for students beginning or continuing education in an undergraduate program at a two- or four-year university or technical vocational school.

Applicant Qualifications:

Applicant must be a member or an immediate relative of someone who is a participating member of Pioneer Connect (you could be a spouse, son, or daughter of the member)
Your primary place of residence must be located within the Pioneer Connect serving area
Be currently enrolled in or applying for admission to an undergraduate program in an accredited community college, four-year college or university, or vocational technical school

Materials needed for complete application:

Provide three letters of recommendation from individuals other than family members
Provide legible copies of all high school and college or technical school transcripts
Submit all information requested on the application form and sign the certification at the end of the application

Additional information:

Applicant may optionally provide a copy of their latest SAT and/or ACT test scores
An applicant is eligible to receive the scholarship a maximum number of two times
After the award is made, the scholarship funds will be directly submitted to the institution of higher education in the name of the scholarship recipient
The completed application and all supporting documentation must be submitted/received no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2021
Incomplete applications will not be considered for scholarship award

The Board of Directors will choose scholarship recipients based on this criteria:

Scholastic achievement – 25%
Extra-curricular activities, accomplishments and recognition received – 15%
Career and educational goals – 20%
Personal Statement – 25%
Financial need – 5%
Open book quiz – 10%

The Academic Scholarship is an online submission only—you can begin your application through our online system below.

DEADLINE: Application must be submitted no later than March 31, 2023 by 4:30 p.m.

Incomplete applications will not be considered for scholarship award.

Note: There is no time limit to the application process. However, the application will not be saved along the way. Be sure to have enough time to finish it or you will have to start back at the beginning.

APPLICANT INFORMATION
This is a:*
- First Time Application
- Renewal Application
Name*
First Last
Email*
Mailing Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Pioneer Connect Phone Number*
Alternate Phone

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT
School Presently Attending:*
Location:*
Year in School:*
High School Attended:*
Year Graduated:*
High School GPA:*
Post High School GPA:*

COLLEGE INFORMATION
School Planning on Attending:*
School Address:*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Have You Been Accepted By Your School:*
- Yes
- No
Starting Date:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Expected Graduation Date:*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Proposed Major:*
Anticipated Number of Credits Per Term:*
Number of Terms Per Year:*

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Complete the following information with your proposed budget for the upcoming school year (September - June)
FINANCIAL STATEMENT EXPENSES
Registration & Fees:*
Books & Supplies:*
Personal Expenses:*
Transportation:*
Housing & Meals*
Other:*
Total:
PROJECTED INCOME
Student Work (Summer & School Year):*
Scholarships & Grants:*
Loans:*
Other Financial Aid:*
Savings:*
Other Sources:*
Total Projected Income:*
Net Difference (+/-):
Please provide any additional financial information you feel will assist the committee in making a decision:

QUIZ ABOUT PIONEER CONNECT
HISTORY
Pioneer Connect is a cooperative corporation formed under the provisions of Oregon Revised Statute 62 (ORS 62) for the purpose of engaging in any lawful activity for which cooperatives may be organized under ORS 62. Cooperatives have a long history.

In Scotland in March of 1761, 16 weavers and apprentice weavers came together to sign a charter in which they agreed to work together to set purchase prices for yarns, selling prices for cloth and to deal fairly and honestly in their work forming the Fenwick Weavers’ Society – the earliest cooperative for which we have full records. They also set up a fund that they lent back to members to purchase high cost items, and from which they gave charitable donations to the poor in the village. Some have seen this as a proto-credit union.

Later that decade, in 1769, they agreed to take funds from their “box” to purchase “victuals” which they sold from a central point in the village, the profits going back into their joint funds. This has been seen as a very early co-op store.

In 1844, the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers was formed in Rochdale, England. It is considered the founding association of the modern cooperative movement. The society was formed under the cooperative principles of: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership, 2. Democratic Member Control, 3. Member Economic Participation, 4. Autonomy and Independence, 5. Education, Training, and Information, 6. Cooperation among Cooperatives, 7. Concern for the Community.

Many members from the communities in the Coast Range Mountains of western Oregon attempted to get someone to supply them with telephone service. They were told it could not be a profitable business. They decided to organize a cooperative and take full responsibility of building a modern telephone system for themselves.

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative (known today as Pioneer Connect) was incorporated on October of 1950. In March 1951, Senator Wayne Morse sent a telegram saying the Cooperative had received an REA loan to build a modern telephone system. The Coast Telephone Company was purchased from the Baker family and it became the backbone for building out service into remote areas. Later in 1951, the Blachly-Deadwood Telephone Company became part of the system and in 1956 the Bellfountain Telephone Company merged into the Cooperative.

Today, the Cooperative is evolving from a telephone company to a broadband company. With many miles of fiber-optic cable, the intelligent network is becoming a reality.
Quiz
What was the first cooperative for which we have full records?*
In what year was the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers formed?*
Is "concern for the community" one of the cooperative principles?*
- Yes
- No
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative was incorporated in what year?*
Pioneer Connect is evolving from a telephone company to what type of company?*

File Uploads:
Please upload the following in a PDF format: 3 letters of recommendation from individuals other than family members (Letters may be combined into one PDF document), High School/College Transcript. Optionally, you may submit SAT and/or ACT test scores.*
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Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT & SUBMIT
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Date*
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Pioneer Academic Scholarship

Applicant Qualifications:

Materials needed for complete application:

Additional information:

The Board of Directors will choose scholarship recipients based on this criteria:

APPLICANT INFORMATION

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT

COLLEGE INFORMATION

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND RECOGNITION RECEIVED

CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS

PERSONAL STATEMENT

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FINANCIAL STATEMENT EXPENSES

PROJECTED INCOME

QUIZ ABOUT PIONEER CONNECT

Quiz

File Uploads:

ACKNOWLEDGMENT & SUBMIT