Scholarship Opportunities
Currently being updated for the 2025-2026 School year.
On this page you will find information regarding:
Local Scholarships
State Scholarships
National Scholarships
FAFSA & Priority Deadlines for SD Colleges/Universities
Informational video on how to apply for the FAFSA form.
Local Scholarships
Complete list of Local Scholarships Click Here Cover Page details Click Here
Scholarship Name | Due Date | Application |
|---|---|---|
PEO Scholarship | TBA | |
Richard Duerre Memorial Outstanding Senior Football player | TBA | |
Day County Conservation Scholarship | TBA | |
Stratford Community Theater Scholarship | TBA | Application |
Alumni Scholarships (One Application for 7 different scholarships) | TBA | |
Beck Memorial | TBA | |
Class of 1969 (5 Available Scholarship) | TBA | |
Class of 1982 | TBA | |
Columbia American Legion Auxiliary | TBA | |
Community Service Scholarship | TBA | |
Eastern Star | TBA | |
Enrich Groton SoDak In. Scholarship | TBA | |
Doug Doden Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Groton Area Teaching | TBA | |
Groton Chamber Scholarship | TBA | |
Gwendolyn O'Connor Broman | TBA | |
Kay & David Donovan Memorial | TBA | |
Wilfred N. & Lucille A. Heinz Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Dr. T. J. Johnson Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Lions Club | TBA | |
Rob Luecke Memorial | TBA | |
Masonic Lodge | TBA | |
Renee McKiver Memorial | TBA | |
SDSU Alumni & Friends | TBA | |
STEM Scholarship | TBA | |
Robotics Scholarship | TBA | |
Ruden Family Ag-Related Career Scholarship | TBA | |
Barry Schuring Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Robert Schuring Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Al & Vicki Strom Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Richard 'Dick' Voss Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Dale D. Wolter Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
James Valley Telecommunications Bob Peterson Memorial Telecommunications Scholarship | TBA | |
Jerald W. Peterson Memorial Scholarship | TBA | |
Hopps Dow Scholarship | TBA | |
Jack & Helen Walter Memorial Scholarship | TBA | Cover Page |
Kuehnert Scholarship (5 Possible Scholarships) | TBA | |
Shawn Weismantel - Kramer Memorial | TBA | |
Susan Deanne Weismantel Memorial | TBA | |
Dakota Prairie Museum Scholarship | TBA | |
Groton American Legion Post Scholarship | TBA |
State Scholarships
South Dakota has compiled all their scholarships into these webpages.
Other State level Scholarship | Due Date | Web-Page Link |
|---|---|---|
Texkota/ SDSGA Scholarship | TBA | Application |
Eastern Chapter of the South Dakota Engineering Society | TBA | Application |
Dakotaland Scholarship | TBA | |
TBA | ||
TBA | ||
TBA | ||
TBA | ||
February 9, 2025 | ||
April 30, 2025 | ||
Duane Snaza Scholarship (Day County) | TBA | |
TBA | ||
The Charles Johnson Memorial (Day County) | TBA | |
Military Descendants Scholarship by DAR | TBA | |
American Legion Auxiliary Grandchild of a veteran | TBA | |
American Legion Auxiliary Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members | TBA | |
Thelma Foster Senior Scholarship | TBA | |
American Legion Auxiliary - Senior Member | TBA | |
Children of Warriors | TBA | |
American Legion Auxiliary - Junior Members | TBA | |
TBA | ||
SD Education Association (SDEA) | TBA | |
Amy P. Todd Education | TBA | |
TBA | Application Cover shetApplication | |
TBA | ||
TBA | ||
TBA | ||
TBA |
National Scholarships
Scholarship Name | Due Date | Web-Page Link |
|---|---|---|
College Board | ||
QuestBridge (College Match) | ||
Fast Web | Scholarship search site | |
Niche | Scholarship search site | |
Finaid | Scholarship search site | |
Unigo | Scholarship search site | |
Student Scholarships | Scholarship search site | |
Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology | ||
JCI Senate Scholarship | ||
Young Arts Scholarship | ||
Horatio Alger Scholarship | ||
Better Business Bureau | ||
Coca Cola Scholarship | ||
VFW Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition | ||
Prudential Spirit of Community Award | Web-Page Link here | |
Hagen Scholarship Foundation | ||
AXA Achievement | ||
Farm Credit Services of America | ||
Minuteman Scholarship with the ROTC program | ||
Grow Ag Leaders | ||
Florin/Roebig Scholarship |
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
Priority Deadlines: The FAFSA is available to complete for the upcoming school year beginning October 1! You want to get your FAFSA completed as soon as possible. But some states have priority deadlines that you don't want to miss because it will affect the amount of money you get for state financial aid.
Mapping your Future link here
Post Education Institution | Priority Date |
|---|---|
Augustana University | March 1 |
Black Hills Beauty College | No Priority Date |
Black Hills State University | December 1 |
Dakota State University | March 1 |
Lake Area Technical College | April 1 |
Mitchell Technical College | April 1 |
Mount Marty College | March 1 |
NAU | No Priority Date |
Northern State University | March 1 |
Presentation College | March 1 |
Sinte Gleska University | April 15 |
SD School of Mines & Technology | No Priority Date (Scholarship deadline is January 15) |
SD State University | March 1 (Scholarship deadline is December 15) |
Southeast Technical College | February 1 |
University of Sioux Falls | January 1 |
University of South Dakota | April 1 (Scholarship deadline is December 1) |
Western Dakota Technical Institute | No Priority Date given |
Scholarships will be available at each Post Education location (Universities, Colleges, Tech Schools etc...). Make sure to check out their web-pages for other available scholarships.
For Questions and concerns on this page please email Jodi Schwan at jodi.schwan@k12.sd.us