Equality South Dakota’s Audacity Award is a scholarship for 2SLGBTQ+ and allied students who have been engaging in community service and/or activism work that seeks to better the lives of 2SLGBTQ+ people in South Dakota. This award is available to high school seniors who are heading to college, university, or trade school as well as current college or trade school students in the state of South Dakota. Students of any field of study can apply and are available to those who will attend or are already enrolled in an accredited college, university, or trade school. One high school senior will be awarded a cash scholarship of $250 and one currently enrolled college student will be awarded a cash scholarship of $500.
Eligibility:
Scholarship requires minimum high school and/or college GPA of 2.50 to qualify
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Lane Madsen at 7128981498 or info@eqsd.org
The Mines Merit scholarship program acknowledges and rewards outstanding academic achievements among its recipients. To be eligible for these incoming freshman scholarships, prospective students must be accepted for admission to South Dakota Mines by January 1, 2025 as well as have a 3.0 unweighted cumulative GPA from high school. Scholarship opens September 1, 2024.
Eligibility:
Scholarship requires minimum ACT score of 24 and minimum high school GPA of 3.00 to qualify
Applicable Institutions:
South Dakota Mines
Questions:
Molly Moore at 605-394-5236 or molly.moore@sdsmt.edu
The Premier Equipment CNC Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship available to manufacturing and engineering students (or any student interested in pursuing a career in CNC machining or CNC programming). The Premier Equipment scholarship will help students reach their academic goals and train the next generation of engineers, CNC machinists and CNC programmers.
Eligibility:
Eligible majors/fields: Engineering, Manufacturing
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
George Jones at (407) 786-2000 or scholarship@premierequipment.com
Two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 and $500 given to SD high school seniors pursuing a career or degree in agriculture.
Eligibility:
Eligible majors/fields: Agriculture related
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Bailey Veskrna at 6058302590 or Mbveskrna@gmail.com
Army ROTC is a program that allows you to attend college and earn any degree while simultaneously completing requirements to commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army. You can serve full time or part time in the Army as an Officer. You will earn a minor in Military Science along with the degree that you chose. Student elects how scholarship is paid out each term. Can be used with some other scholarships.
Tentative Deadline: March 4, 2025
Eligibility:
Scholarship requires minimum high school and/or college GPA of 2.50 to qualify
Applicable Institutions:
SDSMT, SDSU, USD
Questions:
Karl Miller at (605) 677-6059 or karl.f.miller@usd.edu
South Dakota resident, attend a state Technical College in South Dakota, US citizen, demonstrate financial need, scholarships can be applied for each year for up to three years.
Eligibility:
Scholarship selection may be based on financial need
Applicable Institutions:
LATC, MTC, STC, WDTC
Questions:
Richard McBride at sd.yorkrite@gmail.com
South Dakota resident, Senior going into their first year of post-secondary education.
TENTATIVE DEADLINE: March 26, 2025
Eligibility:
- Scholarship selection may be based on financial need
Applicable Institutions:
- ANY Technical college or university
Questions:
- Jason Winterringer at 605-760-4828 or 65scout80@gmail.com
This award is a one-time $1000 award to one student based on academic merit, participation in extracurricular activities and community service, one letter of recommendation from one of the applicant’s current or former teachers, and a personal essay. Eligibility: To apply, the student must be a high school senior with a minimum GPA of 3.0. The recipient must demonstrate a desire to pursue a bachelor’s degree in education at a four-year South Dakota college or university following high school.
Eligibility:
Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 2.80 to qualify
Eligible majors/fields: Education
Applicable Institutions:
BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSU, USD, Private SD School
Questions:
Alexia Gillen at 605-545-4109 or alexia.gillen@gmail.com
Graduating high school seniors from Doland High School are eligible for this award. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school; demonstrate financial need; have a GPA of 2.0 or higher; and demonstrate the desire, motivation, and ability to succeed in his/her chosen field.
Eligibility:
Scholarship selection may be based on financial need
Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 2.00 to qualify
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org
Service First Federal Credit Union is awarding five individual scholarships of $1,000 each to students who meet eligibility requirements and complete the entire application. Applicants must be a high school senior, 19 years or younger and an active Service First Federal Credit Union member in good standing.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Service First FCU at (605) 336-1047 or scholarship@servicefirstfcu.org
