GUIDELINES FOR OPERATION ROUND UP 

 

PLEASE READ BEFORE COMPLETING APPLICATION INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DENIED

 

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE APPLICATION GUIDELINES

1. To be eligible for assistance, an individual must be a member of a household electrically served by Snapping Shoals EMC. The household must be active electric members of Snapping Shoals EMC for at least 6 months to be eligible to apply for assistance, and not be in arrears to SSEMC when application is submitted. 

2. Financial need will be the primary criterion. The adjusted gross income for the household can be no more than $50,000 from the current or previous year. 

3. Funds may be used at a Georgia accredited college, university, vocational-technical school or trade school. Applicant must provide a copy of the letter of acceptance. 

4. There is no age limit. Applicants can be high school seniors, college students (undergraduates), vo-tech students or adults who want to go to school. No postgraduate or specialist degrees will be considered for educational assistance. 

5. To qualify for assistance, the applicant must be accepted at the school he or she has chosen. To remain eligible, the applicant must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement (equivalent to a B average).  

6. Funds must be used within one year of the date of approval. Applicants can reapply each year. Assistance is limited to four years.  

7. Applications will be accepted from March 1 to May 15.  Funds are limited.  

8. Snapping Shoals EMC employees, directors and Trust Board members and relatives of the aforementioned are not eligible for Operation Round Up assistance, including educational assistance.  

9. Please complete each section of the application and include a copy of your tax form, IRS Form 1099 and a copy of your W2 for yourself, spouse, and/or parents living within the household. (Do not include schedules or other tax attachments.)  If you qualify as a dependent of your parents, provide the required information concerning your parents and yourself.  If you do not qualify as a dependent of your parents, please provide information for yourself and, if you are married, your spouse.  

10. Applicants are not allowed to attend Trust Board meetings. 

11. Applications will be returned if not complete.