Top South Dakota scholarships for you

The University of South Dakota Child of Alumni Program / Legacy Scholarship is available to incoming freshman students who are South Dakota residents and whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) graduated from USD. Please note that the Child of Alumni Program / Legacy Scholarship is currently not offered at the USD - Sioux Falls location.

The Iowa State University of Science and Technology Transfer Expedition Award can be stacked with the Transfer Achievement Award or Transfer Success Award. This award is available to new students starting in the Fall of 2024. Preference is given to students who apply by May 1, 2024. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship will be awarded to South Dakota's most academically accomplished high school graduates for them to be able to receive an affordable education at any university, college, or technical school. The scholarship provides over four years of scholarship money to a qualifying student. There are two ways for students to be considered, which are available on the scholarship's website. It might be determined by their GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Complete application packages are due to institutional representatives by no later than September 1st for those seeking initial enrollment during the Fall term, and no later than January 15th for those seeking initial enrollment during the Spring term. However, it is recommended that the initial scholarship application and transcript be submitted by June 1st when establishing eligibility for the Fall term and November 1st for the Spring term so that the financial aid office can begin to work with eligible students to package a scholarship award in a more timely manner. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact Kerri Richards for more information.

The Farm Credit Services of America Scholarship is open to students enrolled in fields of study related to Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources. Students must be enrolled in at least twelve credits. Preference is given to students intending to return to a farm, ranch, or farm related job in a rural community. Students may contact the Financial Aid Office for more information.

The Rita H. Walsh Scholarship aims to provide financial support for a student pursuing a career in nursing. Applicants must be a student pursuing a bachelor's degree (or higher) in nursing. Applicants must have a current South Dakota RN license, if they are an RN. Applicants must demonstrate the qualities of patient advocacy, patient education, compassion, and leadership. Students admitted or enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree nursing program are required to submit two letters of recommendation that must address criteria that are specific to this scholarship's criteria. At least one letter of recommendation should be from a faculty member with whom you have had your most recent nursing program experience. One letter of recommendation may be from a professional colleague (or employer if not a current RN). Pre-nursing students planning on an undergraduate degree in nursing but not yet admitted or enrolled in a nursing program are also required to submit two letters of recommendation from a professional colleague (or employer if not a current RN) that must address criteria that are specific to this scholarship's criteria. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the South Dakota Nurses Foundation for more information.

The Dr. Carl & Leona Stadler Scholarship aims to support a student pursuing a baccalaureate nursing degree. Preference will be given to a documented student enrolled member of a recognized tribal nation in South Dakota. Applicants must submit documentation of enrollment in Semester 1 or 2 of a standard undergraduate nursing major at an accredited South Dakota baccalaureate nursing program. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the South Dakota Nurses Foundation for more information.

The South Dakota Nurses Association Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship aims to provide financial support for a student pursuing a career in nursing. Applicants must be a resident of South Dakota with preference for a permanent legal resident of a county in SDNA District 4 (Brown, Campbell, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Marshall, McPherson, Spink and Walworth counties). Applicants must be enrolled in any accredited standard baccalaureate nursing program in South Dakota. They must be in good academic standing at time of award (Fall). Preference will be given to active involvement in South Dakota Student Nurses Association (include discussion of involvement). Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a staff nurse or a nursing program peer that discusses their patient advocacy, patient education, compassion and leadership. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the South Dakota Nurses Foundation for more information.

After his wife Carol died in 2022, Bruce Anderson of Britton, South Dakota, wanted to honor Carol in a meaningful manner. He decided that a nursing scholarship might be a significant way to accomplish this goal. The Carol and Bruce Anderson Memorial Family Nursing Scholarship will be awarded to a current South Dakota resident, with preference given to a resident of one of these locations (in order of preference): city of Britton; counties of Marshall, Brown, Day, Roberts, McPherson, Edmunds, Faulk, or Spink. They must be students accepted into the nursing major and currently attending an accredited pre-licensure registered nurse (associate or baccalaureate degree) program at one of the eligible nursing education programs. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation describing their personal qualities and activities that exemplify your leadership, compassion, activities, and community service. Letters of recommendation must be from non-family members, e.g., employer, pastor, school counselor. At least one letter of recommendation should be from a faculty member in your nursing program if you have completed one or more semesters in your nursing program. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the South Dakota Nurses Foundation for more information.

The Thomas E. and Marianne M. Stenvig Scholarship aims to support a male registered nurse in pursuit of his educational goals. Applicants must have a current South Dakota RN license. They must be pursuing a graduate degree in nursing (preferred) or a related field in an accredited program. SDNA membership is preferred. Applicants must demonstrate evidence of leadership, compassion, involvement in professional organization(s), professional activities, and community service. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation describing their personal qualities and activities that exemplify your leadership, compassion, involvement in professional organization(s), professional activities, and community service. At least one letter of recommendation should be from a faculty member with whom you have had your most recent nursing program experience. One letter of recommendation may be from a professional colleague. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the South Dakota Nurses Foundation for more information.