New MREA scholarships to support solar training in underserved areas By: Daily Reporter Staff February 11, 2021 9:53 am Alex Jarvis, an instructor with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, teaches PV 101 to students from the NAACP in Evansville, Indiana, in August through MREA’s Rise Up Giving Scholarship program. (Photo courtesy of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association) The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is bringing solar technical training and workforce development opportunities to four Midwest partnering organizations. MREA’s partner organizations each serve low- to moderate-income neighborhoods in Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. This Rise Up Scholarship Program is intended to support solar workforce development and strengthen employment in advanced energy by providing scholarships for renewable-energy training and paid solar internships to students. Since the program’s start in 2020, MREA has offered four training sessions in three cities throughout the Midwest, reaching 35 students and has commitments to offer more training in 2021.