Three Rivers Electric Cooperative offers five $2,000 scholarships to the children of members. The scholarship was started in 1991 in honor of former Manager Gilbert G. Hilkemeyer.

A committee will meet to choose the applicants they wish to interview, with the recipients chosen from the group of finalists.

The deadline for applications is March 7, 2027.  Click here to print the 2027 Scholarship Application.

The 2026 Gilbert G. Hilkemeyer Scholarship recipients, from left: Cooper Durbin, Belle High School; Carson Luebbering, Blair Oaks High School; Heidi Struemph, Fatima High School; and Olivia Oligschlaeger, St. Elizabeth High School. Not pictured: Jerome Eta, Blair Oaks High School. Paula Hilkemeyer, daughter of the late Gilbert G. Hilkemeyer, and Board President Greg Gaffke presented the scholarships.

For information on the scholarship contact Member Services at 573-644-9000 or send an e-mail to twankum@threeriverselectric.com.