PG&E offers scholarships

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is accepting applications from students to receive PG&E Bright Minds scholarships, as well as scholarships from the utility's Employee Resource Groups.

Through its Bright Minds Scholarship program, PG&E will award up to $1 million in scholarships to enable high school, community college and "non-traditional" students to complete their higher education paths.

Bright Minds scholarship winners will receive full-ride scholarships of up to $30,000 per year; program finalists will receive $2,500 toward their studies.

Eligible students will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the duration of the 2013-2014 academic year.

PG&E's ERG scholarships have provided more than $2.5 million to hundreds of recipients throughout northern and central California since 1989.

The deadline to apply for the ERG scholarships is Feb. 1.

More information can be found on the "Scholarship" link at www.pge.com/community.