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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.

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.


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

Electronic Application and Instructions
2023 winners include:
Ryan Lee - Naperville
Chase Heyen - Springfield
Hannah Wojcik - St. Charles
Sydney Klemish - Breese


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

Associate Members IMUA Members
A Star Electric
Altec Inc.
Altorfer CAT
Baker Tilly US, LLP
BHMG Engineers, Inc.
Border States
CDG Engineers
Constellation Energy
Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC)
Drake-Scruggs Equipment
Emerald Transformer
Fletcher-Reinhardt Co.
Gridliance
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
JJKANE Auctioneers
MasTec
Osmose Utility Services
Power & Tel
Power Line Supply
Power System Engineering, Inc.
Premier Power Maintenance
PRH Group LLC
Quad Plus Testing
Sunbelt Solomon
Surveying and Mapping, LLC
T & R Electric Supply
The Okonite Co.
TVPPA
Utilitra
Utility Safety & Design, Inc. (USDI)
Vermeer Midwest
Weldy Lamont Group
Wesco
Altamont
Batavia
Bethany
Breese
Bushnell
Carlyle
Casey
Chatham
Cobden
Geneseo
Highland
Princeton
Rantoul
Rock Falls
Springfield (CWLP)
St. Charles
Waterloo
IMUA also thanks our Scholarship Committee for their hard work and contribution to the program. 
Members of the Scholarship Committee are:

Dan Cook - City of Highland, Chairman
Josh Eckart - City of Red Bud
Eric Rowold - City of Geneseo
Shannon Risley - City of Bethany
Jeff Fiegenschuh - City of Rochelle