Black Hills Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for TWO scholarships!

1st place: $1,500-Basin Electric

Runner-up: $1,000-Basin Electric

Additionally, qualifying applicants will also be considered for a $500 Rushmore Electric Scholarship  

Click on the button below to access the scholarship application. You can attach additional pages if needed. Your name and address should be on all attachments.

The completed packet should include:

1. Completed Application
2. Recent academic transcript.
3. Copy of your college entrance examination (ACT and/or SAT) scores.
4. Essay - Technology impacts almost every part of our daily lives, from schoolwork to communication to entertainment. How does electricity make these technologies possible in your life, and how could innovations in energy shape the future for you and your community?
5. Applicant Appraisal. 

The deadline is Friday, February 6th at 5 p.m.

The student is responsible for submitting all materials on time. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.

If you are a dependent child of a BHEC member, send this application and all supporting documentation to:

Black Hills Electric Cooperative 
P.O. Box 792
Custer, SD 57730