Outage Reporting: (406) 467-2526 or 800-452-7516
Sun River Electric Cooperative, Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association (MECA), and Basin Electric Power Cooperative are offering several scholarships to students who live on the Sun River Electric system.
Applications are available at the Sun River Electric office in Fairfield, your local schools, or you may access them on the links listed below.
MECA offers four $500 scholarships to electric cooperative member dependents in the state of Montana.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative offers one $1,000 Scholarship to a Sun River Electric member dependent.
Sun River Electric offer the following Scholarships:
- $1,000 Scholarships for graduating seniors who live on the Sun River Electric system.
- $1,000 Continuing Education Scholarships for college students who originally received the SREC scholarship.
- $5,000 Lucas Fowler/SREC Memorial Scholarship - Electric Line Worker Scholarships.
Deadlines are as follows:
- MECA................................................................................................................................ January 23, 2026
- Basin Electric Power........................................................................................... February 20, 2026
- Sun River Electric.................................................................................................... February 27, 2026
- Lucas Fowler/ Sun River Electric Memorial Line Worker..... February 27, 2026
- Sun River Electric Continuing Education......................................... February 27, 2026
If you have any questions, please call Leanne at 406-467-2526.