Scholarship Application

Payment of Scholarship
  • Awarding of payment will be submitted to the applicant's accredited college or technical school after proof of 1st semester completion and proof of 2nd semester enrollment
  • The award must be claimed by December 31, 2023. A W-9 form will be submitted to the applicant in the year it is paid.
Award Procedure
  • Winners will be selected by the Board of Directors
  • Scholarship presentation may be at the applicant's school awards program
  • The LightStreamTM Board of Directors reserves the right to withhold any or all scholarships
How to Apply
  • Complete the online scholarship application.
  • Attach copies of high school transcripts or equivalent.
  • Include a 1-page essay that describes your education goals, the importance of this scholarship, and what your next 10 years may look like.
  • Attach a senior picture. Scholarship winners will be published.
  • Deadline to submit is March 31.
Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a state-accredited high school or home schooled graduating senior
  • Applicant's parent(s) or legal guardian must be a customer as of the beginning of current school year and are a current customer of LightStreamTM
  • Become a student attending an accredited college or technical school
Purpose

Pulaski White Rural Telephone Cooperative (dba LightStreamTM) is a non-profit corporation that was established in 1954 to provide telephone service to portions of Pulaski and White Counties. LightStreamTM is now the premier broadband provider in the area with a fiber optic network that offers gigabit internet.

LightStreamTM will award up to 5 $1,000 scholarships to 1 or more students within the following school districts:

  • North White
  • Pioneer
  • Twin Lakes
  • West Central
  • Eastern Pulaski