SCHOLARSHIPS

Beltrami Electric Cooperative and its Board of Directors are pleased to be able to award scholarships annually to deserving students attending seven area high schools in our service area. In addition, one At-Large Scholarship will be awarded annually.

 

ATTENTION CLASS OF 2023!


Beltrami Electric Cooperative Scholarship Program

Beltrami Electric Cooperative will be offering $2,000 in scholarship money to deserving students of BEC members attending seven area high schools.

WHO CAN APPLY?

  • Applicant's parent or guardian must be a member of Beltrami Electric Cooperative
  • A high school senior graduating from one of the seven schools listed below:

Scholarships are awarded to the following schools: Bemidji High School, Blackduck High School, Cass Lake-Bena High School, Kelliher High School, Laporte High School, Red Lake High School, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School.

WHERE DO I APPLY?

If you attend one of the schools listed above, contact your school's designated guidance office or scholarship committee for applications and deadlines. The scholarship selection process is handled through each school's designated career guidance office or scholarship committee. If you attend a school other than the ones listed above, please see the application for Beltrami Electric's At-Large Scholarship. 

 

Beltrami Electric Cooperative At-Large Scholarship Information

Beltrami Electric Cooperative will award one At-Large Scholarship for $2,000 to a Beltrami Electric Cooperative member or dependent of a BEC member who plans to enroll as a full-time student in their first year at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.

The At-Large Scholarship program is for students who do not attend one of the seven schools listed under Beltrami Electric's High School Scholarship program. Scholarships will not be awarded to Beltrami Electric Cooperative employees or dependents of employees, board of directors or the Beltrami Electric Trust Board.

At-Large scholarship application deadline was April 1, 2023. The selected recipient will be announced soon!

 

Funding for BEC Scholarships

Beltrami Electric Cooperative funds college scholarships with unclaimed capital credit dollars that, per Minnesota state law for unclaimed property, would otherwise be forfeited to the state.

As a co-op, Beltrami Electric returns operating profit to members as capital credits. After attempts to locate the owner, uncashed capital credit checks become unclaimed property. When capital credits are unclaimed, these funds are used to offer scholarships for the children of co-op members.

 

For more information or questions regarding Beltrami Electric Cooperative's scholarship programs, contact Angela Lyseng at (218) 444-3689 or via email alyseng@beltramielectric.com.