Jon Richter Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established by the Lennox Ducks Unlimited chapter and family members to honor the life of Jon Richter. Although Jon’s life ended far too soon, family and friends hope his legacy will live on through this scholarship. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Lennox High School.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Joe Foss “An American Hero” Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honor Joe Foss and perpetuate his legacy by providing financial assistance to students graduating from South Dakota accredited high schools. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Applicants must be graduating seniors from South Dakota high schools
  • Minimum high school GPA: 5
  • Minimum ACT score: 21
  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Joe and Norma Rahm Memorial Scholarship

Established by the family of Joe and Norma Rahm, this scholarship is designed to honor their lives and assist highly motivated young people to pursue their educational goals. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be graduating seniors of Doland High School in Doland, SD or Redfield High School in Redfield, SD
  • Minimum high school GPA: 0
  • Participation in school and community activities

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jeremy Baum “Hope” Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2000 in memory of Jeremy Baum, who died July 25, 1999, by suicide. He was 20 years old. It remains a mystery why he chose to end his life, but through this scholarship, his family hopes to keep his dream of rising above adversity alive.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Graduating seniors of a public or private high school in Dell Rapids, SD
  • Residents of Dell Rapids, SD who have earned a GED or equivalent
  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

James Stenholtz Scholarship

Established by Lennard Stenholtz, this scholarship honors the life of his son, James. James Stenholtz was a junior at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, SD with interests in hunting, fishing, wrestling and football when he tragically passed away due to a rare form of meningitis in 1971. This scholarship is how Lennard and Margaret Stenholtz decided to celebrate the life of James and how much he meant to their family.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be graduating seniors of Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, SD
  • Participation in school and community activities
  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Independent Insurance Agents of Sioux Falls Scholarship

Established by the Independent Insurance Agents of Sioux Falls, an association of local insurance agencies that share a common belief in the importance of active community involvement, this scholarship was established to recognize and support Sioux Falls students who understand the importance of continuing their education beyond high school.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
  • Minimum high school GPA: 3.0
  • Sioux Falls public or private high school graduating seniors

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Hopps Dow Scholarship

This scholarship was established by Deloris Hopps Dow in honor of her family who farmed near Groton for many years. Helping young people pursue their dreams of higher education is her way of honoring the community that got her off to the right start in life. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
  • Minimum high school GPA: 2.0
  • Groton area high school graduating seniors

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Harry Lee Scholarship

This scholarship honors the life of Harry Lee, a long-time pharmacist in Alcester and is designed to benefit graduating high school seniors from the Alcester, SD community.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be graduating seniors of Alcester-Hudson High School in Alcester, SD
  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-336-7055 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Harrison-Joslyn Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2000 in loving memory of Kellie Harrison and Ashley Joslyn. These two best friends were inseparable, both in life and death. They enjoyed participating in activities together whether it be school, church or community. After their graduation from Canton High School in Canton, SD in 1999, the two remained friends until they died in a tragic car accident on their way home to Canton. Both girls were considered community leaders. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants must be graduating seniors of Canton High School (2+ years of attendance)
  • Participates in school and community activities

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Fool Soldier Scholarship

This scholarship was established in honor of 10 Teton Lakota young men who, in 1862, risked their lives to save a group of white women and children who had been taken captive during the Dakota Conflict. This scholarship was established for descendants of the Fool Soldiers by relatives of the captives they rescued. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 scholarships to deserving students each year. Whether you’re preparing to graduate from high school, wrapping up a general equivalency diploma, or working toward your undergraduate or graduate degree, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with passionate donors to administer a wide variety of competitive scholarships to help you achieve your educational goals.

The scholarship application window is December 15 – March 15.

Eligibility:

  • Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
  • Minimum high school GPA: 2.0
  • Applicants must be descendants of the Fool Soldiers.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions: