Scholarships

Pioneer Communications provides annual scholarships in memoriam of former General Manager Joseph B. Chilen and former Board President Earl B. Williams. Individual scholarships of up to $2,000 will be awarded to students from each school in our service area.

Open to: 2026 graduating high school seniors

Application Deadline: March 22, 2026

Please note- IMPORTANT: Student’s parent or guardian must be a Pioneer Communications telephone, StreamTV or internet customer. Children of Pioneer Communications’ employees are not eligible for this scholarship.

If you have any other questions or need more information please contact:
Sheri King / Pioneer Communications
Tel: 620-356-7104
E-mail: [email protected]

Memorial Scholarship Application

Joseph B. Chilen & Earl B. Williams Memorial Scholarship Application

Applicant Name(Required)

First Last

Applicant Address(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Student Email Address(Required)

Student Phone #(Required)

Names of Parent(s) or Guardian(s) of applicant(Required)

Parent(s) or Guardian(s) place of employment(Required)

Does your household currently have an active account with Pioneer Communications for internet, telephone or streaming television?

Names and Ages of Siblings

Are any of your siblings currently attending college? If yes, provide sibling name and institution attending.

Name & address of secondary education institution you plan to attend:

Name of Institution planning to attend(Required)

Address of Institution(Required)

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Major Field of Study (if Known)

Please attach a resume outlining activities, accomplishments, honors, & employment experience(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Write a short paragraph describing your future plans(Required)

Upload a copy of your high school transcript(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Open to a high school student that is 15,16 or 17 years of age at the time of the tour. If applicant turns 18 during the tour dates, they are ineligible for the Youth Tour. Student must live in a household receiving any of the following Pioneer Communications services: Telephone, StreamTV, or Internet.

Online Application Deadline: TBD

Click here for a short video about the FRS Youth Tour.

Check back later for a flyer about the 2026 FRS Youth Tour.

Focus of the Youth Tour:

Offers rural students an inside look at the telecommunications industry.
Educates students about the legislative and governmental process.
Gives students the opportunity to experience the nation’s capital.
Allows students to meet other youth from rural communities across the country and to form friendships that last a lifetime.

For more information please contact:

Sheri King / Pioneer Communications
Tel: 620-356-7104
E-mail: [email protected]

Note: Local high schools in the Pioneer Communications service areas also have information available for the above scholarship programs. Feel free talk to your high school counselor for more information.

Sponsors: Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) and Pioneer Communications

Application Submission:
The FRS Scholarship application must be completed online – Please check back for 2026 Link

Application Deadline: TBD

FRS annually awards scholarships to rural students for their first year of 2-year or 4-year college, or vocational school. All applicants require sponsorship by Pioneer Communications to be eligible.

The value of the scholarships ranges from $500-$9,000, based on a variety of criteria. One application qualifies a student for all available FRS scholarships.

For more information please contact:

Sheri King / Pioneer Communications
Tel: 620-356-7104
E-mail: [email protected]

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$20,000 to high school

students in SWKS!

Memorial Scholarship Application

Name & address of secondary education institution you plan to attend:

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Proud to provide over

$20,000 to high school

students in SWKS!

Memorial Scholarship Application

Name & address of secondary education institution you plan to attend:

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