Scholarship Focus: Regional: Southwest Region

MTC Staff Scholarship for Freshmen

The generous faculty and staff of Mitchell Technical College contribute to the MTC Foundation to provide these scholarships to MTC students.

 

Eligibility:

These scholarships are awarded to full-time incoming students each year.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Mitchell Technical College

 

Questions:

Robin Jacobsen

605.995.7144

robin.jacobsen@mitchelltech.edu

Gene Haas Scholarship

The Gene Haas Scholarship was established in 2017 with funds received from the Gene Haas Foundation. The scholarship will be given to students enrolled in a machining-based training and/or engineering program at the postsecondary level.

 

Eligibility:

Degree(s) required: Machining & Manufacturing and Automation Engineering

 

Applicable Institutions:

Mitchell Technical College

 

Questions:

Robin Jacobsen at 605.995.7144

robin.jacobsen@mitchelltech.edu

Nordby Scholarship for Academic Excellence

The Nordby Scholarship for Academic Excellence is a $5,000 merit-based award given annually to two students attending Mitchell Technical College in South Dakota. It recognizes outstanding academic and extracurricular achievement.

 

Eligibility:

  • Welding, Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) and Registered Nursing (LPN to RN)
  • Applicants must demonstrate academic and extra-curricular involvement worthy of MTC’s highest scholarship award.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Mitchell Technical College

 

Questions:

Robin Jacobsen

605.995.7144

robin.jacobsen@mitchelltech.edu

 

 

South Dakota CattleWomen Scholarship

 

South Dakota Cattlewomen (SDCW) is dedicated to promoting the beef industry in South Dakota. SDCW will award two – $1,000 scholarships to a young person attending or planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the upcoming semester.

This scholarship can be used at any accredited university, 2 year or 4-year college or technical school.

 

POSTMARK DEADLINE is JULY 1, 2025. Please go to the linked URL for more detailed information on requirements.

 

Contact Information:

Brenda Dreyer at 605-290-8223 or bdreyer@midco.net

Row Zero Data Analytics Scholarship

Row Zero is offering a $1,000 scholarship to one student each year pursuing an undergraduate course of study in a field focused on data and analytics. To apply, students must write an essay (500 word limit) or record a YouTube video (2 minute limit) about your career goals, passion for analytical thinking, and the role spreadsheets have played and will play in your career.

 

Field of Study Requirements:

Student must be pursuing an undergraduate course of study in a field focused on data analytics. Analytical programs include but are not limited to accounting, economics, engineering, business, math, statistics, finance, data analytics, data science, computer science, information systems, information science, or any other analytical field.

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Contact Information:

Mark Tressler at (715) 602-0686 or contact@rowzero.io

Dakotas Society of American Foresters Forestry Scholarship

The scholarship is for students who are current, or past, residents of South or North Dakota and who are already enrolled with a Forestry major or have been accepted into a college, university, or technical school and declared their intent to pursue a Forestry major.

 

Field of Study Requirements:

The broad field of Forestry, including Forest Resource Management, Urban Forestry, Agroforestry, Biology with Forestry Emphasis, etc.

 

Eligibility Requirements:

Minimum high school or college GPA: 2.5

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Greg Josten at 605-390-8306 or gregjosten22@gmail.com

Mechanical Mind

This scholarship is for graduating and mature students pursuing an educational path in welding, machining, or mechanics. Applications are open to those living in the regions where Hy-Tech Drilling operates.

 

Eligibility:

Must be from the Southwest Region of South Dakota: Lead-Deadwood, Spearfish, Meade Counties

 

Field of Study Requirements:

Trades- Welding, Machining, Mechanics or equivalent

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Amanda Dorscht at (250) 841-9301 or admin@hy-techdrilling.com

Left Lateral Leap

This scholarship is for students pursuing an educational path which emphasizes innovative thinking. Open to all graduating and mature students pursuing a full-time post secondary education. Applications are open to those living in the regions where we operate.

 

Eligibility:

Must be from the Southwest Region of South Dakota: Lead-Deadwood, Spearfish, Meade Counties

 

Applicable Institutions:

ANY technical college or university

 

Questions:

Amanda Dorscht at (250) 841-9301 or admin@hy-techdrilling.com

Hy-Tech Drilling Indigenous Scholarship

Open to graduating and mature Indigenous students who are leaders and role models in their schools and communities.

Applications are open to those living in the regions where Hy-Tech Drilling operates.

 

Eligibility:

  • Students from the Southwest Region of South Dakota: Lead-Deadwood, Spearfish, Meade Counties
  • Must be American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university

 

Questions:

Amanda Dorscht at (250) 841-9301 or admin@hy-techdrilling.com

Donald H. Quimby Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship, in memory of Donald Quimby, provides a one-time $350 award to a worthy South Dakota high school graduate attending a post-secondary institution. Donald Quimby spent his professional life in service to others as a teacher, coach, and administrator. He believed that everyone should have the same opportunity at a higher education institution, regardless of GPA.

 

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Be a graduate from a South Dakota high school
  • Submit a 300 to 500-word essay detailing your personal story, interests and educational goals
  • Attach your essay and a copy of your high school transcript to this application before submitting it
  • Provide a copy of the acceptance letter to the post-secondary institution.
  • Preference may be given to a student from Hecla, Frederick, Gettysburg, Plankinton and Parkston high schools.)

The completed application is due on or before April 1st and must be submitted to this mailing address: Donald H Quimby Memorial Scholarship c/o Kevin Quimby 3409 S Florence Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57103.

 

Applicable Institutions:

Any South Dakota technical college or four-year university

 

Questions:

Kevin Quimby at 605-201-3815 or Nicole.Palmquist@k12.sd.us