High School Scholarships

Scholarships from Lake Country Power provide financial support to students pursuing higher education.

The Lake Country Power Les Beach Memorial Scholarship for graduating high school seniors is renewable up to a total of $4,000 ($1,000 per year for eight semesters) for qualifying students.

Beginning January 1, 2026, qualifying students will be able to apply for scholarships here on this webpage. Applicant must submit an online application. The written essay and student portion of the application is due no later than 4:30 p.m. on January 31, 2026, and will be sent to the LCP Electric Trust Board for review and consideration. Two letters of recommendation (teachers, counselor, mentor) must be submitted electronically by February 15, 2026. Transcripts are due by February 15, 2026. Open this PDF for the "Student Checklist" to review and double-check the information you will need in order to complete your application. NOTE: ACT scores not required.

Lake Country Power will notify schools of Les Beach Memorial Scholarship Award winners.

Questions:
Contact Greg Schulzetenberg at 1-800-421-9959, ext. 5707, or by email.

Les Beach is a former Lake Country Power employee who was killed while helping restore power outages for Lake Country Power members in July 1999. Mr. Beach was employed 23 years in the cooperative's operations department as a line engineer. The memorial scholarship was established by the Lake Country Power Board to honor his memory and raise electrical safety awareness around power lines.