The NRG Chairman’s Scholarship was established in honor of Howard Cosgrove, who served as NRG Energy’s first Chairman of the board. The scholarship will reward superior academic performance, exemplary non-academic achievements, and adherence to NRG’s core values.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicant must be the child of an active employee in good standing of NRG Energy, Inc., or of a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG. NRG employees must have a minimum of one-year tenure at NRG at the time of the award. Children of NRG employees who are Senior Vice Presidents or above at the time of award are not eligible.
• Applicant cannot have an immediate family member (sibling, half-sibling) who has previously been awarded a Chairman’s Scholarship. Only one scholarship per family.
• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or previous high school graduate preparing to enter a college degree program for the first time.
• Applicant must plan to enter full-time at an accredited four-year college.
• The award can only be applied toward earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted)

Award Information:

• Scholarship finalists will be interviewed in April.
• Two (2) scholarships awarded annually of $15,000 each (up to a maximum award of $60,000 over / up to 6 years).
• Scholarships are renewable as long as student meets eligibility criteria (3.0 GPA required for renewals).
• Must enroll in 12 hours per semester.

This application is offered in both English and Spanish:

• To view the application in Spanish, click on the "EN" dropdown button in the top right corner of the screen and select "Español".
• You can toggle between the two languages throughout the application.