Congratulations to our 2026 Scholarship Winners
24-7 & West Wisconsin Telcom is proud to present our 2026 scholarship recipients. They are our future community leaders and we wish each graduate success as they start a new chapter. Congratulations to the class of 2026!
Alex Berends
Baldwin-Woodville
Bethany Nilssen
Baldwin-Woodville
Dillon Smith
Baldwin-Woodville
Garrett Biesterveld
Durand/Arkansaw
Anna Wahl
Eau Claire Memorial
Oliver Vlcek
Eau Claire Memorial
Skylar Kohls
Eau Claire Memorial
Mariam Anger
Eau Claire North
McCabe Allen Thesing-Ritter
Eau Claire North
Brody Niven
Elk Mound
Kendra Horel
Elk Mound
Loftyn Awe
Elk Mound
Morgan Rose Jackson
Elk Mound
Taylor Asher
Elmwood
Clayton Hoffman
Glenwood City
Anna Palmer
Home School
Aubrie Dowd
Menomonie
Cole Christenson
Menomonie
Will Thomas Rzepiejewski
Mondovi
Kalena Beyer
Spring Valley
Your Future Starts Here — 2027 Applications Coming Soon!
West Wisconsin Telcom & 24-7 Telcom Scholarship Opportunities
Applications must be received by noon March 23, 2026.
Scholarship recipients will be selected by a random drawing on Saturday, April 11th, 2026.
The 2026 Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), in cooperation with NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, seeks to sustain and enhance the quality of life in America by advancing an understanding of rural issues. Through its various programs and initiatives, FRS strongly supports the continuing education of rural youth. As an NTCA member, West Wisconsin Telcom is proud to offer the FRS Scholarship opportunity to graduating high school students within our WWT Cooperative exchanges.
Once again, we are partnering with the Foundation for Rural Service college scholarship program which will award thirty $2,500 scholarships. West Wisconsin Telcom will contribute $500.
The James L. Bass Legal Scholarship
The Foundation for Rural Service is happy to announce that the application for the James L. Bass Legal Scholarship is now available.
Thank you to the NTCA Board of Directors and everyone who contributed. Established by the FRS, this scholarship is offered to students entering their first year of law school and have an interest in working in rural communities.
The first James L. Bass Legal Scholarship, approximately $5,000, will be awarded in spring 2026.
Wisconsin State Telecommunications Foundation (WSTA) Scholarship Application
The Foundation awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors throughout the State of Wisconsin. In 2025, twenty-six $1,500 scholarships were awarded; one $1,500 Bruce Reuber WSTF Memorial Scholarship; five $750 scholarships to students attending a technical college.
Students in graduating classes of high schools in Wisconsin are eligible for a Foundation scholarship. Each applicant must be endorsed by a participating local exchange telephone company. Academic excellence is taken into consideration but is not paramount to receiving one of the scholarships.
Awarded in 2026
In 2026, 24-7 & West Wisconsin Telcom awarded 20 – $1,000 scholarships to area high school seniors. Congratulations!
Alex Berends, Bethany Nilssen, Dillon Smith, Garrett Biesterveld, Anna Wahl, Mariam Anger, McCabe Allen Thesing-Ritter, Brody Niven, Kendra Horel, Loftyn Awe, Morgan Rose Jackson, Taylor Asher, Anna Palmer, Will Thomas Rzepiejewski, Kalena L. Beyer, Oliver Vlcek, Skylar Kohls, Clayton Hoffman, Cole Christenson and Aubrie Dowd.
