Sun River Electric Cooperative, Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association (MECA), and Basin Electric Power Cooperative are offering several scholarships to students who live on the SREC 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.
If you have any questions, please call Leanne at 406-467-2526.
MECA offers one $500 Scholarship in SREC's district.
Basin Electric Power offers one $1,000 Scholarship system wide.
Sun River Electric offer the following Scholarships:
- $1,000 Scholarships for students who live on the SREC system
- $1,000 Continuing Education Scholarships for students already in college.
- $1,000 Electric Line Worker Scholarships.
Deadlines are as follows:
- MECA ----------------------------------------January 25, 2023
- Basin Electric Power----------------------March 1, 2023
- Sun River Electric--------------------------April 5, 2023
- SREC Continuing Education------------April 5, 2023
- SREC Electric Line Worker--------------April 5, 2023
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, from your local high school guidance counselor, or through the links below:
- Sun River Electric Scholarship application/guidelines
- SREC Continuing Education Scholarship application/guidelines
- SREC Electric Line Worker Scholarship application/guidelines
2022 Sun River Electric Scholarship Winners
Conrad: Natalie Bartsch, Tatyana Rohrer, Lydia Vermulm
Dutton: Kellan Doheny
Fairfield: Alexa Johnson, Brooke McWilliams
Power: Amara Bodkins, Brayden Carlsson, Samantha Roos
Simms: Lilly Woodhouse, Dayne Sullivan
Highwood: Sean McGowan
Valier: Kyleigh Brockie
2022 SREC Continuing Education Scholarship Winners
Augusta: Bradi Hill, Nicole Ashlyn McCoy, Kolton Scherrer
Choteau: Hanna Antonsen, Katie Bieler, Abby McCollom
Conrad: Blake Vandenacre, Grace Weber
Fairfield: Justin Forseth, Hannah Konen, Nicholas Konen, Madeline Konen, Gavin Mills, Luke Ostberg, Dawson Peterman, Hanna Peterman, Hunter Rapp, Chesney Rogers, Emily Evans
Highwood: Bryce Birgenheier
Simms: Mikayla Hart
2022 SREC Lineman Scholarship Winners
Choteau: Jeffery Colesworthy, Carson Crary
Conrad: Brady Bokma
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, a high school guidance counselor at a high school in the SREC service area, or through the link below:
2022 MECA Scholarship Winner
Power: Amara Bodkins
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, from a high school guidance counselor at a high school in the SREC service area, or through the link below:
2022 Basin Electric Scholarship Winner
Fairfield: Justin Forseth