Scholarships

Scholarships available through Butler PPD

All scholarships are now closed, please check back in November of 2021 for updated applications to the scholarships listed below.

• Butler Public Power District offers a $2,000 scholarship to an individual majoring in the utility line program at Northeast Community College (NECC) in Norfolk, Nebraska.
  • Applicants must reside within the Butler PPD service area, be a dependent of a customer of the District, or live in one of the following villages: Abie, Bellwood, Brainard, Bruno, David City, Dwight, Garrison, Linwood, Loma, Malmo, Octavia, Prague, Rising City, Surprise, Touhy, Ulysses, Valparaiso and Weston to be eligible.
  • Applicants must be accepted or placed on the waiting list for the utility line program at Northeast Community College, Norfolk, NE
  • Application Deadline — January 15th (When open, the scholarship application can be viewed here.)

• Rocky Mountain Electric League (RMEL) offers scholarships to deserving and qualified students in engineering, business, information systems, plant, line or distribution technology, line worker or other curriculums related to the electrical industry.  Information about the scholarship can be found by following the link to RMEL Foundation Scholarship Program Overview.
  • Application Deadline — February 26th