The deadline is approaching for students to apply for a Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarship from Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative (CCEC). Rising sixth and seventh graders can apply for full scholarships to attend basketball camps held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University this summer. The final deadline to apply is March 31.

CCEC will provide one young lady with a scholarship to attend the Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Camp June 19-22 in Raleigh, and one young man the opportunity to attend the Carolina Basketball School June 18-22 in Chapel Hill.

The scholarships cover all expenses at the overnight camps, which provide a glimpse into life on a college campus. Campers stay overnight in college dorms, learn fundamental skills that will help them excel on and off the court, and receive individual and group instruction from Division 1 coaches to enhance their basketball and team working abilities.

To apply, students must be in the sixth or seventh grade during the 2022-2023 school year and submit the online application by March 31. To learn more and apply, visit www.ccemc.com/sportscamps.

“Athletic skill and talent are not bound by where you live or how much money you make,” said N.C. State University Women’s Basketball Coach Wes Moore. “Thanks to this partnership with North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, we are able to help kids who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to come to our camp, find and discover their true potential.”

More than 50 students will be awarded Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships from electric cooperatives in North Carolina, including CCEC, this year. Now in its 19th year, the scholarship program demonstrates the electric cooperatives’ commitment to building a brighter future through continued support for education and community programs.