MP&W is proud to support our youth through various programs, scholarships, and contests.

Annual Energy Poster Contest
MP&W sponsors an energy poster competition for fourth-grade students from the Muscatine area each year in early March. The competition follows energy efficiency presentations at each local school.

2011 Poster Contest Winners

MP&W $500 Energy Efficiency Scholarship
Each spring, we award a $500 scholarship to a Muscatine High School senior interested in studying energy efficiency or an energy-related subject in college. Scholarship applicants must write an essay on an energy efficiency-related topic. The scholarship recipient is chosen from all qualified entries. Please contact the Muscatine High School for more details.

APPA DEED Scholarships
Each year the American Public Power Association's DEED program awards up to ten $4,000 scholarships to college or university students across the nation. DEED scholarships support education in energy-related fields and increase awareness about career opportunities in public power. To compete for a DEED scholarship, college students need to work with a sponsoring utility, such as MP&W, to conduct research on an energy-related project.

APPA Deed Scholarship

Muscatine Science and Engineering Fair
MP&W provides monetary awards for the top three energy-efficient and/or renewable energy projects at Muscatine Science and Engineering Fair.

2011 Science & Engineering Fair Winners

Junior Solar Sprint
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) program is a classroom-based, hands-on educational program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. JSS student teams apply math, science, and creativity to construct model solar-powered cars and race them in interscholastic competitions hosted within their schools or within their states or regions. JSS began in 1990 as a single demonstration race and expanded to 10 regional competitions in 1991. The program now uses public and private sector support to improve education in middle/junior high schools across the nation. MP&W works with area middle schools to extend the JSS program to Muscatine. We provide all the car kits and tools the students need for the program.

2011 Junior Solar Sprint - Central Middle School
2011 Junior Solar Sprint - West Middle School