SD Scholarship Bulletin Board

South Dakota Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. offers a scholarship for South Dakota State University (SDSU) students majoring in Horticulture for 2025-2026. Selection is made by the SDSU Department of Plant Science Scholarship Committee. Selection is based on the following guidelines: Recipient shall be a junior or senior, shall major in Horticulture, shall demonstrate financial need, shall be a resident of South Dakota, and shall demonstrate promise to their profession and good academic standing.

Field of Study Requirements:

Horticulture

Eligibility Requirements:

• Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
• University junior or senior
• SDSU Horticulture major in good academic standing and ability to demonstrate promise to their profession
• South Dakota resident

Applicable Institutions:

South Dakota State University

Contact Information:

Connie Earley at 605-428-5926 or tcearley@siouxvalley.net

Row Zero is offering a $1,000 scholarship to one student each year pursuing an undergraduate course of study in a field focused on data and analytics. To apply, students must write an essay (500 word limit) or record a YouTube video (2 minute limit) about your career goals, passion for analytical thinking, and the role spreadsheets have played and will play in your career.

Field of Study Requirements:

Student must be pursuing an undergraduate course of study in a field focused on data analytics. Analytical programs include but are not limited to accounting, economics, engineering, business, math, statistics, finance, data analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, information science, or any other analytical field.

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

Contact Information:

Mark Tressler at (715) 602-0686 or contact@rowzero.io

To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay describing your educational career and life goals and explaining your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals. on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Essay and application submissions must be sent by email to: scholarships@abbottandfenner.com

TENTATIVE DEADLINE: June 10, 2025

Applicable Institutions:

• ANY technical college or university

Questions:

• Grant Parker at scholarships@abbottandfenner.com

The scholarship is for students who are current, or past, residents of South or North Dakota and who are already enrolled with a Forestry major or have been accepted into a college, university, or technical school and declared their intent to pursue a Forestry major.

Field of Study Requirements:

The broad field of Forestry, including Forest Resource Management, Urban Forestry, Agroforestry, Biology with Forestry Emphasis, etc.

Eligibility Requirements:

Minimum high school or college GPA: 2.5

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

Questions:

Greg Josten at 605-390-8306 or gregjosten22@gmail.com

South Dakota Cattlewomen (SDCW) is dedicated to promoting the beef industry in South Dakota. SDCW will award two – $1,000 scholarships to a young person attending or planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the upcoming semester.

This scholarship can be used at any accredited university, 2 year or 4-year college or technical school.

POSTMARK DEADLINE is JULY 1, 2025. Please go to the linked URL for more detailed information on requirements.

Contact Information:

Brenda Dreyer at 605-290-8223 or bdreyer@midco.net

Students graduating from a public high school in 3 years or less are eligible for a one time scholarship of $1500 to be distributed equally across both the Fall and Spring semesters during their first year of post-secondary enrollment. Eligible students can apply using the SD Board of Regents Online Scholarship Portal.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be 2025 graduates from a South Dakota public high school in 3 years or less.

Applicable Institutions:

• Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

Questions:

• South Dakota Board of Regents at 605-773-3455 or scholarships@sdbor.edu

The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship allows South Dakota’s most academically accomplished high school graduates to receive up to $7,500 scholarship from any university, college, or technical school in South Dakota that is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Eligible students can apply using the SD Board of Regents Scholarship Portal. All students must complete the SD Opportunity Scholarship Application to receive funding. Scholarship deadline for Fall 2025 college enrollment is September 1.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Scholarship requires minimum 24 ACT score
• Minimum high school GPA: 3.0
• SD resident

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

Contact Information:

SDBOR Scholarship Team at 605-773-3455 or scholarships@sdbor.edu