Wheat Belt Announces Scholarship Program

Wheat Belt Public Power District, Basin Electric, Tri-State G&T and Arbor Wealth team up each year to offer several scholarships.

Applicants must be a dependent of a Wheat Belt customer, enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in an undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, lineman college* or vocational/technical school*. The scholarships offered are:

• One - $1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship

• Two - $500 Tri-State Scholarships

• One - $100 Arbor Wealth Scholarship

• *$2,000 Wheat Belt Lineman Scholarship ($1,000 minimum) or Two - $500 Wheat Belt Technical Scholarships; specifically enrolled in a technical field course of study; non-dependents are considered under special circumstances

Basin is a consumer-owned cooperative responsible for supplying wholesale power to eight Midwestern states, Tri-State is the power supplier for Wheat Belt and Arbor Wealth is the company’s 401k provider offering wealth management and financial planning.

Applications can be obtained from your high school counselor or on the company website: wheatbelt.com, Youth Info Menu. Application deadline is Feb. 15, 2019. Call 254-5871/800-261-7114, with any questions.