Sun River Electric Cooperative, along with Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association (MECA) and Basin Electric Power Cooperative offer several scholarships:

  • Sun River Electric offers $1000 scholarships to each school and home school students in the SREC service area, continuing education scholarships for $1000 to students already in college or trade school, and electric line worker scholarships for $1000 to those individuals interested in electric line work.

  • MECA offers one $500 scholarship in SREC's geographic district.

  • Basin Electric Power offers one $1000 scholarship.

Deadlines are as follows:

  • Sun River Electric Scholarship - April 2, 2021

  • SREC Continuing Education Scholarship - April 2, 2021

  • SREC Electric Line Worker Scholarship - April 2, 2021

  • Basin Electric Power Cooperative  - January 25, 2021

  • MECA - January 25, 2021

See below for more information on each of the scholarships.  If you have any questions, please contact Ross at SREC - 467-2527.

Who is eligible?

Applicants for the Sun River Electric Scholarship must be a dependent of a Sun River Electric member and a graduating high school senior entering his or her freshman year in a college or trade school.  Applicants for the SREC Continuing Education Scholarship must be currently enrolled in a college or trade school.  Applicants for the SREC Line Worker Scholarship must be a graduating high school senior or a high school graduate or equivalent and must live in the SREC service area. 

How do I apply?

Applications and guidelines are available at the Sun River Electric office in Fairfield MT, from your local high school guidance counselor, or through the links below: 

2021 Sun River Electric Scholarship Winners

  • Augusta
    Ashlyn McCoy, Hunter Rapp
  • Big Sandy
    Lily Winderl
  • Choteau
    Tony Daly, Abby McCollum
  • Dutton/Brady
    Tyce Erickson
  • Fairfield
    Olivia Copenhaver, Justin Forseth, Sopie Jergenson, Cheyenne Maddox, Gavin Mills, Conor Murray, Luke Ostberg, Rylan Signalness
  • GFCC
    Ella Walters
  • Simms
    Bailey Brooks
  • Valier
    Herman Boumans, Kylie Christiaens, Mikenzie Habel, Brett Stoltz

2021 SREC Continuing Education Scholarship Winners

  • Augusta
    Bradi Hill, Megan Krone, Nicole Krone, McClane Mills, Kolton Scherrer
  • Choteau
    Hanna Antonsen, Katie Bieler, Dakota Daley, Watson Snyder
  • Conrad
    Alyssa Bartsch, Amber Johnson, Andrea Morren, Blake Vandenacre
  • Dutton/Brady
    Faith Weber, Grace Weber
  • Fairfield
    Emily Evans, Hailey Mills, Ashley Pearson, Dawson Peterman, Hanna Peterman, Chesney Rogers
  • Simms
    Mikayla Hart

2021 SREC Lineman Scholarship Winner

  • Simms
    Chad Hitchcock

Who is eligible?

Applicants for the MECA Scholarship must be a member of Sun River Electric Cooperative, or a son or daughter of a member, and either a graduating high school senior entering his or her freshman year at a college or trade school or a current college undergraduate student. Graduate students are ineligible.

How do I apply?

Applications and guidelines are available at the Sun River Electric office in Fairfield MT, a high school guidance counselor at a high school in the SREC service area, or through the link below: 

Who is eligible?

Applicants for the Basin Electric Scholarship must be a member of Sun River Electric Cooperative, or a son or daughter of a member, and either a graduating high school senior entering his or her freshman year at a college or trade school or a current college undergraduate student. Graduate students are ineligible.

How do I apply?

Applications and guidelines are available at the Sun River Electric office in Fairfield MT, from a high school guidance counselor at a high school in the SREC service area, or through the link below: 

2021 Basin Electric Scholarship Winner

  • Fairfield
    Luke Ostberg