Scholarships
In some of our communities we offer scholarships for graduating seniors whose parents are customers.
Please enter your ZIP code at the top of the page to apply for scholarships in your area.
Kansas scholarships
We’re proud to serve 119,000 customers in 67 communities throughout Kansas with safe, reliable natural gas. Our mission to improve life with energy is illustrated by our commitment to assist with the education of youth in our service areas.
Scholarship information
We want to make sure we’re living out our mission to improve life with energy from generation to generation. That’s why we work through the foundations at colleges and universities in our Kansas service territory to award scholarships to students.
We’re providing scholarships to the following schools:
- Wichita State University (Wichita)
- University of Kansas (Lawrence)
- *Barton County Community College (Great Bend)
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or the student’s parent or guardian must be one of our Kansas customers.
To learn more about our scholarship program in Kansas, contact James Williams at james.p.williams@blackhillscorp.com or 316-941-1648.
*Barton County Community College is not in our service territory, but they offer a natural gas program that provides students with education in natural gas workforce development.
To be considered for a scholarship, students must be majoring in Engineering, Business, Environmental Science or other energy-related field of study. Students attending a community college/technical school must be studying: Heating/Ventilation/AC (HVAC) certificate, appliance repair certificate, natural gas certification, welding, business, engineering, environmental science or other energy-related field of study.
The narrowed list of Kansas schools (community colleges/technical schools and the two four-year universities) that our 2018 scholarship will apply towards reinforces our commitment to the partnerships with our academic institution stakeholders in the Kansas communities we are proud to serve.
In addition, the narrowed fields of study reflects our desire to make educational investments into the energy sector and support a future talent pipeline.
Eligibility
Parent, guardian or the actual student must be a current Black Hills Energy customer in Kansas. They may be a residential customer or the owner or operator of a commercial or industrial account.
Colorado Scholarships
We work through the foundations at colleges and universities in our Colorado electric service territory to award scholarships to students.
We’re providing scholarships to the following schools:
- Colorado State University – Pueblo
- Pueblo Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or the student’s parent or guardian must be one of our Colorado electric customers.
Iowa Scholarships
We will award four college scholarships of $1,000. Two $1000 scholarships are available to students attending the two-year Gas Utility Construction and Service Program at Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) in Peosta, Iowa. An additional two scholarships are available for students attending the two-year Utility Technician Program at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Deadline
The application must be completed and returned to the address on the form by April 1 each year.
Eligibility
- Scholarship awards are open to all first year students enrolling in the two-year program
- Applicant may be either a graduating high school senior or a non-traditional student
- 2.5 GPA
- Top 50% of graduating class
- Students whose families are current Black Hills Energy customers will be given preference
- Additional preference will be given to students who have demonstrated leadership and community involvement
Applications
Applications must be completed in full to be considered. We cannot contact applicants for further information due to the volume of applications received. The scholarship selection is done by the college’s scholarship committee using the criteria provided by Black Hills Energy.
Scholarship applications:
Northeast Iowa Community College Scholarships (Peosta)
Marshalltown Community College Scholarships
Questions?
Nicole Breitbach
563-235-7854
Nicole.breitbach@blackhillscorp.com
Nebraska scholarships
We work through the foundations at colleges and universities in our Nebraska service territory to award scholarships to students.
We’re providing scholarships to the following schools:
- Central Columbus Campus
- Metropolitan Community College
- Northeast Community College
- Southeast Community College (Beatrice, Lincoln and Milford campus)
- The University of Nebraska
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or the student’s parent or guardian must be one of our Nebraska customers.
South Dakota Scholarships
We work through the foundations at a number of colleges and technical institutes in South Dakota to award scholarships to students.
We’re have endowed scholarships at the following schools:
- Black Hills State University
- Mitchell Technical Institute
- Oglala Lakota College
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
- South Dakota State University Center for Power Studies
- University of South Dakota
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or student’s parent or guardian typically must be one of our customers..
Questions?
To learn more about our scholarships offered through South Dakota schools, contact Lynn Kendall at lynn.kendall@blackhillscorp.com or 605-399-5180.
Colorado Gas
We work through the foundations at colleges and universities in our Colorado electric service territory to award scholarships to students.
We’re providing scholarships to the following schools:
- Colorado State University – Pueblo
- Pueblo Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or the student’s parent or guardian must be one of our Colorado electric customers.
Colorado Gas
We work through the foundations at colleges and universities in our Colorado electric service territory to award scholarships to students.
We’re providing scholarships to the following schools:
- Colorado State University – Pueblo
- Pueblo Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or the student’s parent or guardian must be one of our Colorado electric customers.
Wyoming
We work through the foundations at a community college and university in Wyoming to award scholarships to students.
We’re have endowed scholarships at the following schools:
- University of Wyoming
- Laramie County Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or student’s parent or guardian typically must be one of our customers.
Wyoming
We work through the foundations at a community college and university in Wyoming to award scholarships to students.
We’re have endowed scholarships at the following schools:
- University of Wyoming
- Laramie County Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or student’s parent or guardian typically must be one of our customers.
Wyoming
We work through the foundations at a community college and university in Wyoming to award scholarships to students.
We’re have endowed scholarships at the following schools:
- University of Wyoming
- Laramie County Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or student’s parent or guardian typically must be one of our customers.
Wyoming
We work through the foundations at a community college and university in Wyoming to award scholarships to students.
We’re have endowed scholarships at the following schools:
- University of Wyoming
- Laramie County Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or student’s parent or guardian typically must be one of our customers.
Wyoming
We work through the foundations at a community college and university in Wyoming to award scholarships to students.
We’re have endowed scholarships at the following schools:
- University of Wyoming
- Laramie County Community College
Applications are available through each school’s website and deadlines vary. The student or student’s parent or guardian typically must be one of our customers.
Arkansas
We currently do not offer scholarships in your area.