SERVICES

IMUA Scholarship Program

The IMUA Scholarship Program was established to recognize outstanding young men and women in our member communities and increase awareness of the value municipally owned utility systems bring to their communities.

IMUA has awarded over 100 scholarships since the year 2000, totaling $78,000.

Graduating High School Seniors whose families reside in (or take utility service from) an IMUA municipality are eligible to participate in our scholarship essay contest.  Each winner receives a $1,000 award from IMUA to be used for college tuition and other college related expenses.


Click the map to see if you live in one of our eligible communities  

Essay topics are established in the spring and contestants must submit their essays by the deadline date. Essays are judged by an impartial panel. 

For more information on this year's essay topics and deadlines, please contact DeeDee Bunch at dbunch@imea.org or 217-789-4632

In recognition and celebration of the IMUA Scholarships 25th Anniversary, 2025 winners received a one-time increased award of $2,500 per individual.
Katilyn Kirby - Sullivan
Wing Yu Ng - Naperville
Samuel Roscow - Red Bud
Hunter Taylor - Carlyle


IMUA thanks the following Associate Members and Municipalities for their donations to the Scholarship Program:

Associate Members IMUA Members
Altec Industries, Inc.
BHMG Engineers, Inc.
Drake-Scruggs Equipment
Power Line Supply
PowerOne Corporation
QP Testing LLC
Tantalus Systems Inc.
The L.E. Myers Company
The Okonite Company
Utilitra
Vermeer Midwest
Altamont
Bethany
Breese
Bushnell
Carlyle
Chatham
Cobden
Flora
Geneseo
Highland
Metropolis
Oglesby
Princeton
Rantoul
Rock Falls
Springfield/CWLP
St. Charles
Waterloo
Winnetka
IMUA also thanks our Scholarship Committee for their hard work and contribution to the program. 
Members of the Scholarship Committee are:

Dan Cook - Highland, Chair
Josh Eckart - Red Bud
Jeff Fiengenschuh - Rochelle
Eric Rowold - Geneseo
Shannon Risley - Bethany