LENA — Adkins Energy LLC announced Feb. 1 it is continuing its annual scholarship. The application is available on the Adkins website: www.adkinsenergy.com. The application deadline is Monday, April 3.

Adkins Energy LLC will award three $1,000 scholarships to qualifying students. Anyone pursuing higher education at a trade school, college or university in 2023 may apply. Entries will be judged on previous academic achievement, current financial impact, and an essay.

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must:

●  Complete the application, including the most recent transcript of grades, with class ranking, if available.

●  Submit a typed essay, no longer than three pages double-spaced on the following: The electric car market in the United States is booming, particularly on the coasts. How do you see the electric car market progressing in the next decade and what impact does that have on the ethanol market and rural communities like ours?

●  Submit a description of how this scholarship will affect the applicant’s education goals or special financial circumstances

Submissions must be postmarked by Monday, April 3. The three winning recipients will be awarded the $1,000 scholarships after providing proof of enrollment.

Adkins Energy is a dry mill corn-to-ethanol and biodiesel facility located in northwest Illinois. It is owned by over 275 local investors and Pearl City Elevator, and employs 40 people. Since it started production in 2002, Adkins has processed over 350 million bushels of corn to produce over 900 million gallons of ethanol, and over 3.1 million tons of wet and dried distiller’s grains. Since 2015, Adkins Energy is currently operating a 2 million gallon per year biodiesel facility that is fully integrated into its ethanol operations. For more information, contact Adkins Energy at 1-888-ETHANOL or visit www.adkinsenergy.com.