Scholarships For WHS STudentsLast Updated - 1-14-19
South Dakota Engineering Society Scholarship Criteria: Senior; plans to pursue a degree in engineering; plan to attend South Dakota State University or South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Schools of Engineering; have competitive ACT/SAT score, grades and demonstrate responsibility. Information is at www.SDES.org or in the counseling office. Applications can be sent to: Lance Mayer, PE Scholarships – SDES/EC 2909 East 57th St, Suite 101 Sioux Falls, 57108 Award: $2,000 Deadline: January 16, 2019 Sioux Valley Energy: Work Field Scholarship Criteria: Dependents of Sioux Valley Energy members/customers; students interested in the Power line work field. Information in the counseling office or www.siouxvalleyenergy.com Award: $250-$1,000 Deadline: 4:30pm, January 18, 2019 The Coolidge Scholarship Criteria: Any high school junior who plans to enroll in college in the fall of 2020 and is an American citizen or legal permanent resident is eligible to apply. More information is available at Coolidgescholars.org. Award: full-ride scholarship at any accredited US college or university Deadline: 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time, January 23, 2019 KPMG Future Leaders Program Criteria: High school female planning to enroll in a 4-year undergraduate program for the upcoming fall semester, proven track record of academic excellence and leadership potential, minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA, interest in a business or STEM academic track, demonstrates a significant financial need. Award: $10,000 per year for 4 years of college Deadline: January 31, 2019 Poet Never Satisfied Scholarship Criteria: Complete the online application, upload a video, and provide two references. The application is available at https://poet.com/scholarship. Award: up to $5,0000 Deadline: February 1, 2019 HyVee Scholarship Criteria: senior; works at HyVee and/or subsidiaries who began his/her employment on or before September 15, 2018; high school senior sons or daughters of full-, regular-, and part-time HyVee and subsidiary associates who have a minimum of six months employment with the company as of September 15, 2018; must be enrolling in college for the first time. For an application go to www.hy-vee.com. Award: $1,000 (80) Deadline: February 8, 2019 South Dakota State DAR Scholarship for Military Descendants Criteria: Any high school senior or student receiving an accredited high school diploma or GED, who plans to attend an institution of high learning, is a resident of South Dakota and is the direct descendant of a United States Military Veteran is Eligible. This includes legally adopted descendants. The term “Veteran” refers to former and current members of the United States Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard. Application information is available in the counseling office. Award: $500 Deadline: February 15, 2019 Simon Youth Foundation Criteria: Be a high school senior attending school and living in a Simon community, a legal US resident, plan to enroll full-time at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school in fall 2019, demonstrate academic promise, and finical need. Information is available at http://programs.applyists.com/syf/#1532705644069-1264de34-e5ec Award: up to $1,500 (varies) Deadline: February 20th, 2019 ACS Scholars Program Criteria: Must be a US citizen or legal permanent resident of the US, underrepresented minority student majoring in chemistry or chemistry relate field, high academic achievement, and demonstrate financial need. For more information please go to https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/scholarships/acsscholars.html Award: up to $5000 per academic year (varies) Deadline: March 1, 2019 Junior Achievement of South Dakota: Leo Crawford Scholarship Criteria: Senior; participation in any Junior Achievement Program during applicant’s K-12 education; https://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-southdakota/scholarship Award: $500 Deadline: March 1, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Dakota Alliance Soccer Club Student Athletic Scholarship Criteria: Must be graduating high school seniors from the Sioux Falls area who have participated in Dakota Gold, Sioux Falls Soccer Association, or Sioux Falls high school soccer programs. Additionally, they must plan to attend an accredited college or university, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and demonstrate leadership through his or her role on a soccer team. Excellence in athletics or other extracurricular activities within the community and the Dakota Gold organization will also be evaluated by the selection panel. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $750 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Dale Lokke Law Enforcement Scholarship Criteria: Must be graduating from a Minnehaha County public or private high school who plan to attend a South Dakota college or university. Additional criteria includes participation in extra-curricular and community activities and a desire and ability to succeed in a chosen career field. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $400 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Scholarship Criteria: Must be graduating seniors of high schools in Brookings, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, and Turner counties. They must also have high academic achievement as demonstrated by cumulative GPA, class rank, and ACT score; plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university in South Dakota; and be involved in school and community activities. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate a desire to pursue and meet educational goals. Children and immediate family members of the firm’s partners and employees are not eligible for the award. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $2,500 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Fool Soldier Scholarship Criteria: This award is open to descendants of the Fool Soldiers, a group of Teton Lakota men who ransomed the freedom of two white women and six children held captive by a band of Dakota Indians in 1862. Eligible applicants must be able to prove their descendancy; have a GPA of 2.0 or higher; be planning to attend an accredited college, university, or technical school; and have financial need. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $2,000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Fred and Marie Christopherson Scholarship Criteria: Applicants who plan to attend a four-year college or university in South Dakota, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.9 after seven semesters, and have a minimum ACT score of 28 are eligible for this award. It is available to seniors graduating from South Dakota high schools. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $3000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Herman and LaVerne Griller Scholarship Criteria: Must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in Minnehaha, Lincoln, Turner, or McCook County who plan to attend an accredited college or university and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $4,500 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Independent Insurance Agents of Sioux Falls Scholarship Criteria: Must be graduating seniors of Sioux Falls public or private high schools who plan to attend a South Dakota college, university, or technical/vocational institute. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need, which is the key factor in selecting a winner for this award. Additional criteria include a GPA of 3.0 or higher and an ability to succeed in a chosen field of study. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $1000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Jim and Fran Foss Scholarship Criteria: Applicants must be graduation seniors of the three existing public high schools in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; namely, Washington High School, Lincoln High School, and Roosevelt High School who plan to attend an accredited college or university. Applicants must also have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and demonstrate financial need. In addition, applicants must have completed their FAFSA and receive their Student Aid Report before applying. Award: $5,000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Joe Foss "An American Hero" Scholarship Criteria: To be eligible for this award, applicants must plan to attend an accredited college or university or vocational or technical school; have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and a minimum ACT score of 21; and demonstrate characteristics of an American patriot. Available to seniors graduating from South Dakota high schools. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $1,000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: AXA Advisors Sioux Empire Scholarship Criteria: Must be graduating seniors at an accredited public or private high school in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota area and must plan to attend an accredited four-year academic college or university. AXA employees, associates, immediate family members of employees, and associates of the Donor are not eligible for the award. Successful candidates will demonstrate diligence, determination to overcome challenges, and willingness to undertake unusual responsibility in pursuit of a worthy, nonacademic personal achievement. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $750 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Bill Barlow "Second Chance" Scholarship Criteria: This scholarship provides an award for the first year of higher education at an accredited college, university, vocational, or technical school for students from the Sioux Falls area who have a financial need, and who are not normally eligible for such awards because they developed a motivation late in life or after leaving high school. Applicants who did not receive a traditional high school diploma, who entered the work force after graduation, or who were not the top students in previous academic work but who demonstrate personal growth and motivation through an improving academic record, strong work ethic, or some other factor will be given priority for this scholarship. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $2,500 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Kimberly Rose Means - Native American Council of Tribes Scholarship Criteria: Graduating high school seniors who are enrolled members of a South Dakota Native American tribe or South Dakota tribal members who are returning to school after an absence. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational school; have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; have participated in school and community activities (only applies to high school seniors); and have the desire and ability to accomplish his or her goals. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $750 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Kiwanis Clubs of Sioux Falls Scholarship Criteria: Graduating seniors from a Minnehaha or Lincoln County high school who plan to attend a South Dakota college, university, vocational, or technical school. Additionally, successful applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher; an ACT of 23 or higher; and be a child, grandchild, or stepchild of a Sioux Falls Kiwanis Club member or be a member of a Kiwanis affiliate Key Club in Minnehaha or Lincoln County. An applicant's interest in community service is also a criterion of this award. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $750 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Osmann Family Native American Scholarship Criteria: Graduating South Dakota high school seniors who are enrolled members of a Native American tribe. Applicants must plan to attend a college in the South Dakota university system or a vocational or technical school in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Mitchell, or Rapid City and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher after seven semesters of high school. Applicants must also have the desire and ability to succeed in further academic study and have participated in extra-curricular or community activities. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $1,000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Robert W. Best Scholarship Criteria: Graduating seniors of any Sioux Falls public high school or of Sioux Falls Christian High School. Applicants must have a “C” average or higher and plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school. Financial need and potential to succeed through involvement in community or school are also criteria for the award. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $5000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Sally Bertina Meyer Scholarship Criteria: Seniors who are residents of Minnehaha County and attend a Minnehaha County high school. Must plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, show an interest in the out-of-doors, and have the desire and ability to succeed in further academic study. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $1250 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Sunrise Sertoma-Kevin Roth Memorial and Minnehaha Sertoma Club Scholarships Criteria: Open to graduating seniors who have been served by the South Dakota School for the Deaf due to a hearing or speech disability. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university, community college, vocational or tech school. Preference will be given to residents of South Dakota. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Waneta Drake Miller Edmison Scholarship Criteria: Applicants of this scholarship must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in Minnehaha, Lincoln, Turner, or McCook County and 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. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $3,250 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: Washington High Alumni Scholarship Criteria: Graduating seniors from Washington High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, 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. For more information visit www.sfacf.org. Award: $2,000 Deadline: March 15, 2019 Bellator Titans MC Scholarship Criteria: Seniors; South Dakota resident; Financial need; must attend any in state post-secondary institution. The application is available in the counseling office or by emailing Jennifer.witt@k12.sd.us and requesting the application. Award: $500 Deadline: March 15, 2019 First District Development Company Criteria: Be a US citizen, a high school senior attending a South Dakota High School, be accepted into a business/finance program at an accredited, post-secondary institution in South Dakota, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or greater, calculated on a 4.0 grading scare, and submit an application with documentation by April 1, 2019. More information is available in the counseling office. Award: $1,000 (five) Deadline: April 1, 2019 Resource Conservation Speech Contest Criteria: Any student attending high school, grades 9-12, in South Dakota who plans to attend full time any college, university, or accredited vocational technical school in the state of South Dakota. Write and present a 5 minutes speech that incorporates our natural resources – soil, water, animals, plants and air – as applicable to the theme of the speech. For more information please stop go to https://sdda.sd.gov/conservation-forestry/educational-programs/resource-conservation-speech-contest/ Award: $1,100, $750, $450 (one scholarship at each amount) Deadline: April 13, 2019 BigSun Scholarship All student athletes are eligible regardless of the sport they are engaged in. The student must be a high school senior or be attending a post-secondary institute. For more information visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com/ Award: $500 (varies) Deadline: June 19, 2019 College Board Opportunity Scholarships Criteria: The College Board Opportunity Scholarships program is open to class of 2020 high school students in the United States, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories. There's no citizenship requirement. Class of 2021 students are eligible next year. For more information please go to https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/?SFMC_cid=EM85689-&rid=47678405 Award: $500 - $40,000 (varies) Other Scholarship/College Search Websites www.fastweb.com www.scholarships.com www.collegerank.net www.zinch.com www.sdmylife.com www.questbridge.org Horatio Alger - scholars.horatioalger.org/ |
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