The Lawrence Novotny Scholarship Essay Competition has chosen to provide scholarships to high school seniors who are heading to college and current college or trade school students. 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 in the state of South Dakota. 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. To apply, applicants must complete a packet of information which will include a completed essay on the following topic: Why is teaching 2SLGBTQ+ history in school important.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Lane Madsen at 712-898-1498 or info@eqsd.org
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:
George Bauder, Chairman of the K.T. Education Committee, at trainmangeb@gmail.com.
This scholarship celebrates the life of Gordon Ingwersen. Gordon attended Longfellow Elementary School and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, SD in 1940. He attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and graduated with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering.
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
- Minimum high school GPA: 2.0
- Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Applicants must be a high school senior or current undergraduate student, be enrolled in or planning to attend a U.S. college or university and submit their application, with all components, by the deadline. Students must submit an essay on the topic listed on the website.
Eligibility:
Scholarship selection may be based on financial need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Brooks Law Group Car Accident Scholarship at 1-800-LAW-3030 or marketing@brookslawgroup.com
This scholarship was established in 1993 by the Washington High School All-School Reunion Committee to assist graduating high school seniors from Sioux Falls Washington High School to pursue higher education.
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 of Washington High School in Sioux Falls, SD
- Minimum high school GPA: 2.0
- Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
This scholarship was established in 1997 by Viola Lingo Watson of Sioux Falls to honor her family, to benefit the community of Canton and to encourage young people to pursue higher education.
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 of Canton High School in Canton, SD
- Must rank in top 50% of graduating class
- Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY four-year or university
Questions:
The South Dakota Bankers Foundation annually offers five named scholarships awarded directly to students attending a South Dakota college who are pursuing a career in banking or finance. Applicants must be in their junior year, entering their senior year of college during the 2024-2025 school year. Please refer to your academic handbook if you need clarification for junior/senior credit qualifications.
$4,000 Alan M. Graff Scholarship
$3,000 David S. Birkeland Scholarship
$3,000 Herman Lerdal Scholarship
$3,000 Joyce Hazeltine Scholarship
$1,500 Deb Gates Scholarship
The deadline to apply is Friday, March 29, 2024. Notification of award status will be made by Friday, May 3, 2024, and if chosen, the scholarship award will be paid directly to the student’s university.
Eligibility:
Scholarship selection may be based on financial need
Eligible majors/fields: Business, Finance, IT, Cybersecurity, HR, Marketing
Applicable Institutions:
Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university
Questions:
Halley Lee at 605.224.1653 or hlee@sdba.com.
The family of Vince Beck established this scholarship to honor the memory and values of a kind and gentle soul whose life was cut short unexpectedly in the spring of 2005. Vince’s family hopes that the values he lived by will be instilled in the recipients of this scholarship to create a legacy of caring, kindness and understanding.
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 of Canton High School in Canton, SD
- Participation in school and community activities
- Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
The Tea Area School District opened its doors in Fall 2003. As a new district, community leaders saw the need to develop scholarship opportunities that help Tea Area students continue their education, and in 2005 they began partnering with Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation to make annual scholarship awards. 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 of Tea Area High School in Tea, SD or home-schooled students in Tea, SD
- Minimum high school GPA: 2.5
- Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
This scholarship was established by Betty Best to honor her husband’s dedication to family and community. During his career, Robert W. Best invested his time and talents in the Sioux Falls community.
The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation is proud to award more than 70 competitive 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 of Sioux Falls Christian School or a public high school in Sioux Falls, SD
- Minimum high school GPA: 2.0
- Scholarship may be awarded on Financial Need
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
