You can help others become more alert by speaking out against the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. All eligible high school seniors (see requirements below) may enter the Alert college scholarship essay contest. With each edition of Alert Magazine, they award a $500 college scholarship to the writer of the best drug and/or alcohol abuse-related essay that we receive for that state/region.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must currently be a senior in high school.
- Minimum high school GPA: 2.5
- Write an essay about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with drug and/or alcohol abuse. In your essay explain how the situation was dealt with, what you learned from it, what others can learn from the experience, and what was right or wrong (in your opinion) about the way the incident or problem was handled. Scholarship essays are judged in the same way that essays written for a high school English class would be: thesis statement, supporting content, grammar, punctuation, etc.
- Essays must be typed, double-spaced, and 650–800 words in length.
- Essays must include a copy of your high school transcripts.
- Essays must also include a recent photo. Scholarship winners will have their picture reprinted in our magazine along with their winning essay, so please send a good quality color photo (no blurry printouts)
Applicable Institutions:
Any SOUTH DAKOTA technical college or university
Contact Information:
Deette Heaton at 844-312-9273 or deette.alertmag@outlook.com
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 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
The Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship is a scholarship program funded by the state of South Dakota. It was established in 2013 by the legislature. This scholarship was approved to encourage South Dakota’s high school graduates to:
- Obtain their post secondary education in South Dakota,
- Remain in the state upon completion of their education, and
- Contribute to the state of South Dakota and its citizens by working in a critical need teaching occupation.
Field of Study Requirements:
Teaching K-12 Special Education
Teaching High School Math or Science
Teaching High School Career and Technical Education
Teaching Secondary Language Arts
Teaching Secondary World Language
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) or English Language Learners (ELL)
Teaching K-12 Vocal or Instrumental Music
Initial Eligibility Requirements:
- Agree in writing to stay in South Dakota and work in a critical teaching need occupation for five years after graduating from a participating post-secondary institution
- Agree, through a promissory note, that failure to abide by the employment requirement above will result in the scholarship being converted into an interest-bearing loan
- Be fully admitted in an elementary or secondary education program at the institution that is preparing you to work in a critical need teaching area
- Attend a participating South Dakota post-secondary institution as an undergraduate enrolled in either your third or fourth year of a traditional four-year program
- Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
- Have a minimum cumulative 2.8 GPA on 4.0 scale, and an average of 2.8 GPA for all major coursework
Contact Information:
Contact us here: Request Form – Contact Us or email scholarships@sdbor.edu
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
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
This scholarship is for students pursuing a full-time post-secondary education within a creative arts discipline. 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
Field of Study Requirements:
Creative Arts or equivalent
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Amanda Dorscht at (250) 841-9301 or admin@hy-techdrilling.com
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
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
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
