This scholarship supports students whose family was impacted by a serious or fatal work injury. If your family was impacted by an injury at work or on the farm, please apply. The award amount listed is an estimate and depends on circumstances and financial need.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have family impacted by a serious or fatal work injury. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Dan Nelson at 605-280-2702 or dan_nelson@ncci.com.
The Freedom Scholarship offers a statewide opportunity for students to help pay for college, as they help build South Dakota’s workforce. By demonstrating financial need and meeting scholarship requirements, students who plan to learn, live and work in South Dakota can use the scholarship toward any bachelor’s degree. To be considered for the South Dakota Freedom Scholarship, you need to apply for admission and be accepted at a participating South Dakota institution and complete the FAFSA. Students can reach out to their desired school to find out more eligibility requirements and application information and if funds remain. Students must commit in writing to living and working in South Dakota for at least three years after graduation and agree that any failure to meet the scholarship requirements will result in the scholarship being converted to a 4% fixed interest loan.
Eligibility:
Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.
Applicable Institutions:
BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSMT, SDSU, USD, Private SD School
Questions:
Elli Haerter at 605-846-6976 or ehaerter@sdcommunityfoundation.org.
The Gene Abdallah Scholarship is for a graduate of a South Dakota high school pursuing a career in law enforcement.
Eligibility:
Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 3.00 to qualify.
Eligible majors/fields: Law Enforcement
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Kelly Nelson at 605-224-1025 or knelson@sdcommunityfoundation.org.
The Inez Taylor Walter Scholarship was established by Harley Taylor in memory of his sister, Inez Walter who was from the Ipswich area. The scholarship is for high school students in South Dakota. Preference in awarding this scholarship will be given to a student planning on attending a South Dakota or North Dakota college or university in the field of nursing.
Eligibility:
Eligible majors/fields: Nursing
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Kelly Nelson at 605-224-1025 or knelson@sdcommunityfoundation.org.
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:
- Kerri Richards at 605-773-3455 or Kerri.Richards@sdbor.edu
The SD Opportunity Scholarship Spring Enrollment application is available to students that either missed the fall deadline for the scholarship or who are enrolling for the first time in the spring term.
All students must complete the SD Opportunity Scholarship Application to receive funding. Scholarship deadline for spring enrollment is January 15.
Eligibility:
Scholarship requires minimum ACT score of 24 and minimum high school GPA of 3.00 to qualify.
Applicable Institutions:
Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university
Questions:
Kerri Richards at 605-773-3455 or kerri.richards@sdbor.edu.
