NIPCO Announces 2026 Scholarship Program

The deadline to submit scholarship applications is January 23, 2026.

Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO) is now accepting applications for its 2026 scholarship program, designed to support the educational pursuits of dependents of NIPCO employees and employees of NIPCO's Class A Members.

The scholarship program offers multiple awards to qualifying students. NIPCO provides two $600 scholarships to dependents of Class A Member employees and two scholarships valued at $600 and $850 for children of NIPCO employees. The top-scoring applicant among NIPCO employee dependents will receive the $1,000 Basin Electric Power Cooperative scholarship. Students may participate in NIPCO's annual scholarship program by submitting scholarship applications each year they plan to enroll in an accredited program; however, students who have previously received the Basin Electric Power Cooperative scholarship are not eligible to receive it again.

To qualify for the program, applicants must be dependent children of cooperative employees who have completed at least one year of service to their cooperative by March 1, 2026. Eligible students should be planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate or post-graduate coursework at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school beginning in the fall of 2026. Scholarship checks are mailed directly to the college/university/vocational/technical school in August and will be applied to the 2026/2027 fall and spring academic semesters.

The 2026 scholarship application and complete program materials are available on the NIPCO website.

Scholarship award recipients will be notified on or about April 1, 2026.

All entries must be postmarked by Friday, January 23, 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the eligibility requirements and submit their materials before the deadline.