ComEd Encourages Illinois Students to Apply for College Scholarships of Up to $10,000 Each
2022年2月17日 - 1:00AM
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$250,000 ComEd Future of Energy program seeks
to build a diverse, inclusive future energy workforce by increasing
the number of women, minorities in STEM fields
ComEd today launched its Future of Energy program, which will
provide up to $250,000 in scholarships for women and minorities
pursuing STEM degrees in college. Today through March 28, 2022,
students in Illinois can apply for the scholarship program, which
will provide financial assistance awards of up to $10,000 and a
chance to intern with ComEd.
“A diverse and inclusive workforce is critical to our mission of
strengthening the communities we serve, which is why ComEd is
making investments today to remove barriers and to build an
industry more inclusive with those who have traditionally been left
out,” said Diana Sharpe, vice president of large customer
operations and interim vice president of economic and workforce
development with ComEd. “The ComEd Future of Energy scholarship
empowers young leaders and works to see that more people of color
and women are prepared to enter careers in the fast-growing energy
industry.”
The Future of Energy program will provide students with
scholarship awards ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, which may be
used to cover college tuition and related expenses, in addition to
the chance to pursue a ComEd internship where students gain direct
career experience in the energy industry. As part of the launch of
this program, ComEd has awarded five students who recently interned
with the company scholarships for this spring.
The new Future of Energy Scholars are either currently enrolled
in college or are college-bound this fall. This diverse cohort
includes:
- Arianna Burkes, Plainfield East High School grad, Management
Information Systems major at Iowa State University of Science and
Technology
- Saul Garcia, De La Salle Institute Class of 2022 and future
Civil Engineer major
- Isabelle Genin, Downers Grove South grad, Business
Administration major at Auburn University
- Ashton Randolph, Hudson Senior High School grad, Electronics
& Communications Engineering major at Iowa State University of
Science and Technology
- Nena Said, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School grad, Industrial
Engineering major at University of Illinois at Chicago
“The Future of Energy Scholarship will help me realize my dream
of becoming a civil engineer,” said Saul Garcia, a senior at De
La Salle Institute and resident of Chicago South. “The
firsthand experience I’ve had at ComEd through my internships and
after school programs has been just as valuable as the financial
assistance the scholarship will provide for college.”
To be eligible for a scholarship, students must be accepted into
an eligible four-year college degree program, have a minimum 2.8
GPA, and submit an application. Priority consideration will be
given to people of color and women; Illinois residents enrolled in
an Illinois university or college or Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs) across the country; and those
demonstrating financial need. ComEd is partnering with the National
Energy Education Development (NEED) Project to administer the new
scholarship fund.
“Our team at The NEED Project is proud to partner with ComEd and
Exelon to expand education and workforce development opportunities
to help more women and minorities enter into STEM professions,”
said Mary Spruill, Executive Director of The NEED Project.
“The ComEd Future of Energy Scholarship program represents the
latest in a series of investments that are being made to increase
pathways to jobs of the future – which will in turn strengthen the
industry and help ComEd continue to attract high quality talent to
power our communities.”
The Future of Energy program builds on ComEd’s continued
investments in training and education to develop a diverse, local
talent pipeline. In addition to the Future of Energy program, ComEd
supports an array of initiatives that inspire students to pursue
STEM careers, including the DePaul College Prep Scholars Program,
Chicago BUILDS, and more. As a result of these investments, over
1,700 participants were served by ComEd-sponsored workforce and
education programs last year alone.
For more information or to apply for the ComEd Future of Energy
STEM scholarship, visit:
https://need.force.com/ComEd/s/scholarship-information.
For more information on ComEd’s STEM scholarship opportunities,
contact WorkforceDevelopment@ComEd.com.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
EXC), a Fortune 200 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million
customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s
population. For more information visit ComEd.com and connect with
the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
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