Scholarship
Dakota Energy Cooperative awards four $500 scholarships to a dependant of a Dakota Energy member. The Basin Electric Power Cooperative scholarship program awards one $1,000 scholarship to a dependent of a Dakota Energy Cooperative member. The scholarship must be used for educational costs, and the student must enter college in the fall. The scholarship award will be distributed in two equal installments, the first installment in August and the second installment in December.
Who is eligible to receive the scholarship?
Dependent children of Dakota Energy consumers are eligible. The applicant must also be a U.S. citizen. 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. BEPC scholarships are awarded without regard to other awards, loans, or financial assistance the applicant may have obtained.
How to apply?
To apply, you must complete the required criteria and the scholarship application, which can be obtained from Dakota Energy, local high schools or download below as the forms become available for the 2010/2011 scholarship year. The applicant is responsible for submitting all necessary information to apply for a scholarship. Deadlines for the 2010/2011 scholarships is February 5, 2010.
Dakota Energy scholarship winners for 2010
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(l to r) Emily Fenske, Huron High School, Kayla Foreman, Miller Area High School, Ashley Tollefson, Hitchcock/Tulare High School and Jamie Wagner, Miller Area High School | |||
Basin Electric scholarship and DEC Randy Herr/Ryan Yost Scholarship winners for 2010
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(l to r) A'Lece Boomsma graduated from Wolsey/Wessington High School, Alison Slepikas, South Dakota State University Student, Dustin Hinker graduated from Huron High School |
