Northern Plains Electric Cooperative (NPEC) is offering two $1,250 scholarships to dependents of NPEC members for the 2026-2027 school year.
The scholarship program is sponsored by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a consumer-owned and controlled regional cooperative responsible for supplying wholesale electric power to nine Midwestern states. Each of the 141 rural electric cooperatives that make up Basin Electric, including NPEC, receives $2,500 from Basin Electric to award scholarships to qualifying dependents of NPEC members, who will be enrolled as college freshmen or sophomores for the upcoming school year.
The program, now in its 35th year, was enacted to recognize and encourage the academic achievements of students in the region, and to serve as an investment in the economic future of rural areas.
Applicants for the scholarship must be a high school senior or college freshman enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school in the fall of 2026.
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, an outside appraisal, and a written essay.
Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2026. For more information and a scholarship application form, visit nplains.com/scholarship or call 1-800-882-2500.
