Scholarships/Career Programs
EPUD currently runs multiple programs designed to promote careers in
the utility industry.
EPUD Em"POWER"ing Scholarships
EPUD offers five $1250 scholarships to any
EPUD Customer-Owner (or family of EPUD Customer-Owner) interested in pursuing a career in the utility
industry. Applicants must live within the EPUD District, must have a
High School diploma or equivalent, and must be interested in a job in the utility industry. This includes careers
in engineering, line-work, and power resources/energy
management, communications, accounting, customer service and business. Scholarship applications are due each year by Mid-April and recipients are announced in May.
EPUD Em"POWER"ing Job Shadows
EPUD offers job shadowing opportunities year-round in a variety of
different fields including line-work, engineering, 
energy services,
power resources, customer service, accounting, and communications.
Interested participants should call to
schedule a job shadow and complete all needed paperwork. We encourage
all scholarship applicants to complete a job shadow before or after
submitting their application.
For more information on scholarships or to schedule your job shadow, call EPUD at 541-746-1583 or customerservice@epud.org.
More Information About Utility Careers
There is no "ONE WAY" to go about starting a career in the utility
industry. Each utility has different preferences for hiring and
different recommended means for training. There are several ways you
can go about becoming a lineman, usually beginning with lineman college, then moving into a
paid apprenticeship position with a utility for 3 years, then finally a
full journeyman lineman. EPUD recommends several websites where you can
find more information on various programs available, see the "Related Links" box to the right.