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, 2022
  • Basin Electric Power----------------------March 1, 2022
  • Sun River Electric--------------------------April 5, 2022
  • SREC Continuing Education------------April 5, 2022
  • SREC Electric Line Worker--------------April 5, 2022

 

 

 

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: 

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, 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, 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