To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay describing your educational career and life goals and explaining your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals. on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Essay and application submissions must be sent by email to: scholarships@abbottandfenner.com
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Grant Parker at scholarships@abbottandfenner.com
This award benefits graduating seniors from Dell Rapids public or private high schools. Eligible applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, or vocational or technical school, and demonstrate originality and interest in seeking personal challenges. Applicants may also be evaluated according to special circumstances, motivation to pursue goals, and the inspiration for those goals.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors from Dell Rapids public or private high schools. 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.
Graduating seniors from Washington High School in Sioux Falls who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school can apply for this award. They must also demonstrate financial need, have maintained a “C” average or higher, and be committed to their educational goals.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Scholarship selection may be based on financial need and 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.
Applicants of this scholarship must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in the Sioux Falls area who plan to attend an accredited college, university, community college, vocational school, or technical school. Additionally, applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and have participated in school and community activities. This scholarship offers multiple awards.
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.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.
This scholarship is open to graduating seniors from Canton High School who plan to attend an accredited college or university, are in the upper 50% of their class, have actively participated in extra-curricular school activities, and have financial need.
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.
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.
Applicants must be graduating seniors of any high school program in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, or a graduating senior from a public high school program in Huron, South Dakota. Applicants must also plan to attend an accredited vocational or technical school and have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. This scholarship is renewable.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors of any high school program in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, or a public high school program in Huron, South Dakota. Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 2.50 to qualify
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.
Applicants must be graduating seniors of any high school program in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, or a graduating senior from a public high school program in Huron, South Dakota. Applicants must also plan to attend an accredited vocational or technical school and have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. This scholarship is renewable.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors of any high school program in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, or a public high school program in Huron, South Dakota. Scholarship requires minimum high school GPA of 2.50 to qualify.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.
Graduating seniors who live in the Trent area benefit from this award. Organizers have defined the Trent community as the area bounded on the south by the Moody County line, on the north by SD Highway 34, on the east by the South Dakota state line, and on the west by the Colman Road, also known as 470th Avenue. Eligible applicants must be of good moral character and plan to attend an accredited, post-secondary educational institution. They must submit a written application and official high school transcript or equivalent.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating seniors who live in the Trent area.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.
This scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university and are youth golfers with two years participation in the CCSF junior golf program. Eligible applicants must be a child of a member who has been a member of the CCSF for two years. They must also be ranked in the top half of their class.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who are youth golfers with two years participation in the CCSF junior golf program.
Applicable Institutions:
ANY technical college or university
Questions:
Jamie Weyh at 605-305-3516 or jweyh@sfacf.org.
