Scholarships For WHS STudents

Last Updated - 3-18-19

2019 Citi Youth Leadership Award
Criteria: Senior in a Sioux Empire School; must have 100 hours of community service in the last twelve months.  Applications are available in the counseling office. 
Award: $2,000 (3)
Deadline: March 20, 2019
 
Premier Community Scholarship
Criteria: Either the parent or the student must be a current customer of the bank at the time of the application, student must be a high school senior, student must be a US Citizen, student must plan to attend a South Dakota accredited post-high school college, university, technical school, community college, or junior college in the fall semester of the current year, and must provide confirmation of enrollment to the South Dakota accredited school.  Applications are available in the counseling office or at firstpremier.com.
Award: $2,000 (15)
Deadline: March 22, 2019

SDSTE Technology Scholarship
Criteria: Applicants must be a graduating high school senior enrolling or who has gained acceptance to a post-secondary educations institution in the field of Educational Technology or Informational technology related field, provide an official high school transcript demonstrating a minimum 2.5 GPA or above, have a current member of SDSTE in their direct or have a parent who is a current member of SDSTE, provide a verification letter for community service, 2 letters of recommendation, and one letter of recommendations from a current member of SDSTE.   The application is available in the counseling office or attached here. 
Award: $500
Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2019

SLFC iHelp Scholarship
Criteria:  A South Dakota senior planning to attend a college, university, or technical institute for the 2018/2019 academic year.  Apply online at http://ihelploan.com/blog/2016-sd-scholarship-application/
Award: $1,000 (5)
Deadline: March 31, 2019

Plains Commerce Bank
Criteria: Graduating High school seniors who plan to attend a post-secondary South Dakota college, university or vocational technical school on a full-time basis.   This scholarship will be based prim on the individual’s activities, community involvement, character and need not GPA.  The student or parent must be a customer of Plains Commerce Bank.  Applications are available in the counseling office.  
Award: $1000
Deadline: April 1, 2019

SDATAT Scholarship Program
Criteria: A South Dakota high school student who currently resides in a town or township that is a current member of SDATAT.   (a member list is available on the sdtownships.com website) The student must attend a college, university or vocational school that has a physical presence in South Dakota.  The application is available in the counseling office. 
Award: $1000 and $500 (one each)
Deadline: April 1, 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

Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire Scholarship
Criteria: Graduating high school senior who will be attending an accredited college, university, or technical school and major in a construction related field; applicants must reside in the HBASE service area of Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha or Turner counties. Application available in the counseling office and must be received by the deadline date.  Additional information can be found at http://hbasiouxempire.com/care-foundation/scholarships.
Award: $1,000 (multiple)
Deadline: April 1, 2019


Donald H. Quimby Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Graduate from a South Dakota High School, submit a 300 to 500 – word essay detailing your personal story, interests, and educational goals; please attach your essay and a copy of your high school transcript to this application, provide a copy of the acceptance letter to the post-secondary institution.   Application is available in the counseling office. 
Award: $350
Deadline: April 1, 2019


Inez Taylor Walter Scholarship Fund
Criteria: The Inez Taylor Walter Scholarship Fund was established Harely Taylor in memory of his sister, Inez Walter who was from the Ipswich area.  The scholarship is for high school students in South Dakota.  Preference in awarding this scholarship will be given to a student planning on attending a South Dakota or North Dakota college or university in the field of nursing.   An essay of 750 words of less on “Why I am choosing Nursing as my profession” and the application must be completed.  The application is available in the counseling office.  
Deadline: April 1, 2019

Floyd’s Truck Center – Brain H. Greif Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: High school graduate who plans to enroll full time into a diesel technician program.   The application is available in the counseling office.  
Award: $5000 (up to three)
Deadline:  April 1, 2019
 
SD Weed and Pest Conference Scholarship
Criteria: Must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of South Dakota, a high school graduate, post-secondary student with an agriculture production, precision farming, agronomy or entomology field of study in a South Dakota College, University or Technical School.  A 500-word essay on “Why do we need to take care of Noxious Weeds and how does that effect the agriculture economy?”  The application is available in the counseling office. 
Award: $500 (or more)
Deadline: April 5, 2019

Riley Stonehouse Memorial Scholarship
Criteria: Graduating Washington High School seniors who plans to attend a technical school.   The scholarship will be awarded based on the application and financial need.  
Application: The applicants are asked to write a one page paper describing their plans for the future as well as how this scholarship would impact them. Application forms are available in the Counseling office.
Award:$450 (2 scholarships available)
Deadline: April 12, 2019

Elmer & Mildred Hansen Scholarship
Criteria: Applicants must be seniors at Washington High, Sioux Falls, SD and entering a post-secondary institution in the 2019-2020 school year; must have a min GPA of a 2.7 or higher; preference will be given to students desiring a career in elementary or secondary education. Applications are in the counseling office.
Award: $2,400 (2)
Deadline: April 12, 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

Heritage Bank Scholarship
Criteria: The student must be a graduating senior from a Sioux Falls High School with a GPA of 2.5 and planning to attend college in the fall of 2019.  Preference will be given to students who are customers (or whose parents are customers of) Heritage Bank.  Additional information and the application can be found at https://www.heritagebankna.com/heritage-bank-scholarships/
Award: $1,200
Deadline: April 15, 2019 (to the counseling office)

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

ACT Scholarship Giveaway
Criteria: Eligible sophomores and juniors who register for the April, June, or July 2019 US national test dates may enter. During registration, check YES to opt-in to the ACT Scholarship Giveaway for your chance to win.  Go to act.org/ACTScholarshipGiveaway to learn more.
Award: up to $40,000 scholarship and a $5000 tech package
Deadline: June 24, 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/