Fergus Electric’s power supplier, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, is offering a $1,000 scholarship to the dependent of a member/consumer.
The applicant must be a student who is enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time graduate or undergraduate course of study at an accredited, two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.
Scholarship recipients are selected based on academic record, potential to succeed, leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, a statement of education and career goals, and an outside appraisal. The essay topic for the 2021 Essay Scholarship is: “Describe how cooperatives can be economic engines for their local communities.”
A scholarship application and essay topic are available below. Contact Sue at 406-538-3465 for more information or to request a copy of the application.
Mail completed applications to Basin Scholarship, Fergus Electric Cooperative, 84423 U.S. Highway 87, Lewistown, MT 59457 postmarked no later than January 27, 2021.