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Meca/Fergus Scholarship

MECA and Fergus Offer Scholarships

If you are a high school senior planning to attend college or are a student continuing an undergraduate education, you could win a scholarship.

Four $500 scholarships (one from each of MECA's four districts) will be awarded by Montana Electric Cooperative’s Association (MECA) in Great Falls to qualified students whose parents are cooperative members, and whose cooperative belongs to MECA.

To qualify for the scholarship the applicant must: 1) Be a member of a Montana electric cooperative; 2) Be a graduating high school senior with plans to attend a university or vocational technical school or be an undergraduate college student; 3) Submit a completed application to Fergus Electric which includes school transcripts, ACT/SAT scores, a personal statement and one letter of recommendation, and, 4) Submit entries to Fergus Electric no later than Friday, January 25, 2021 to: MECA Scholarship Committee, Fergus Electric Cooperative, 84423 U.S. Highway 87, Lewistown, MT 59457.

Criteria for scholarship judging includes: 20 percent - Academic strength (as demonstrated by course work, GPA and national testing scores), 20 percent - Activities in school and community, awards and honors, 20 percent - Employment, volunteerism and community service, and 40 percent - Personal statement.

Fergus Electric will select one scholarship to be forwarded to Great Falls for further judging. A MECA committee will choose the four scholarship recipients from the pool of finalists. Fergus Electric Cooperative will also award one scholarship from the applications.

For more information, contact Sue at 406-538-3465. Please click on both images on the page to open the Application Information and the MECA Application in a new tab. The MECA website also carries the application and information about the scholarship. In addition, the December issue of the Fergus Features newsletter in Rural Montana will cover the scholarship.

The 2020 scholarship was awarded to:

           Jacy Ayers

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • About FEC
    • About Touchstone Energy
    • Annual Meeting
    • Bylaws
    • Capital Credits
    • Unclaimed Capital Credits
    • Cooperative History
    • Cooperative Principles
    • Employee Directory
    • History
    • Mission Statement
    • Service Territory
    • Statement of Non-Discrimination
    • Questions/Comments
  • Billing Information
    • Bill Pay Options & Forms
    • Budget Billing
    • Energy Assistance
    • High Bill Concerns
    • Moving?
    • Questions/Comments
  • Board Information
    • Board Members
    • Board Minutes
  • Employment
  • Energy Information
    • Cooperative Solar
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Energy Information
    • Life Support
    • Net Metering
    • Outages
    • Rates
    • Security Lights
    • Upgrading Metering System
    • Questions/Comments
  • Member Services
    • Annual Meeting Scholarship Application
    • Basin Electric Scholarship
    • Community Commitment
    • Links
    • MECA/Fergus Scholarship
    • Members Services
    • October Co-Op Month Drawing
    • Rural Montana Newsletter
    • Today's Member Program
    • Together We Save
    • Youth to Washington Essay Contest
    • Questions/Comments
  • Safety
    • 811- Call Before You Dig
    • About Power Lines
    • Electrical Safety Checkup
    • Generator Safety
    • Power Lines
    • Report an Outage
    • Safety
    • Safety Around Your Home
    • Safety Demonstration Trailer
    • Safety Toolkit
    • Storm Center
    • Tree Trimming
    • Troubleshooting
    • Questions/Comments
  • Scheduled Outages