Hopps Dow Scholarship

This scholarship benefits graduating seniors of Groton High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational school in South Dakota. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher, demonstrate financial need, and have the desire and ability to succeed in their chosen field of study. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Groton High School. Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 2.00 to qualify. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Herman and LaVerne Griller Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in the Sioux Falls area who plan to attend an accredited college or university and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in the Sioux Falls area. Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 3.00 to qualify. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Harry Lee Scholarship

Awarded to an Alcester-Hudson High School senior based on financial need and interest in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, laboratory science, chemistry, physics, or other sciences.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors at Alcester-Hudson High School. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

Eligible majors/fields: Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Laboratory Science, Chemistry, Physics, Other Sciences

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Harrison-Joslyn Memorial Scholarship

Graduating seniors who have attended Canton Public High School for a minimum of two academic years are eligible for this award. Further criteria include attendance at an accredited post-secondary educational institution in South Dakota and involvement in school, community, and church activities. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors who have attended Canton Public High School for a minimum of two academic years.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Fred and Marie Christopherson Scholarship

Applicants who plan to attend a four-year college or university in South Dakota, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.9 after seven semesters, and have a minimum ACT score of 28 are eligible for this award. It is available to seniors graduating from South Dakota high schools. This scholarship offers multiple awards and is renewable.

 

Eligibility:

Scholarship requires minimum ACT score of 28 and minimum high school GPA of 3.90 to qualify.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Frank Lingo Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded annually to graduating seniors from Canton High School who plan to attend an accredited college or university, are ranked in the top 50% of their class, have actively participated in extra-curricular activities, and demonstrate financial need. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors from Canton High School. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Fool Soldier Scholarship

This award is open to descendants of the Fool Soldiers, a group of Teton Lakota men who ransomed the freedom of two white women and six children held captive by a band of Dakota Indians in 1862. Eligible applicants must be able to prove their ancestry; have a GPA of 2.0 or higher; be planning to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school; and have financial need. This scholarship offers multiple awards.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be descendants of the Fool Soldiers. Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 2.00 to qualify. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

The Equitable Sioux Empire Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors at an accredited public or private high school in the Sioux Falls area and must plan to attend an accredited four-year academic college or university. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Equitable employees, associates, immediate family members of employees, and associates of the Donor are not eligible for the award. Successful candidates will demonstrate diligence, determination to overcome challenges, and willingness to undertake unusual responsibility in pursuit of a worthy, nonacademic personal achievement.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors at an accredited public or private high school in the Sioux Falls area. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Emily’s Hope Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors of South Dakota high schools who plan to study art, particularly visual art. Eligible applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be prepared to submit an example of their artwork.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Eligible majors/fields: art, visual art

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.

Duane and Bonnie Bly Family Scholarship

This scholarship is open to graduating seniors of Brandon Valley High School who plan to attend an accredited South Dakota college or university.

 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Brandon Valley High School. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.