Scholarships

For scholarship questions, email kari.lena-helling@k12.sd.us.

Local Resources

Local Resources:	Due Date:
Sioux Valley Energy	January
Pay It Forward Scholarship	February 1
Alice M. Rusch Scholarship	March 1
Anita Sutton Memorial Scholarship	March 1
Armstrong Scholarship	March 1
Bechen Scholarship	March 1
Crystal Theatre Cultural Association Scholarship	March 1
F.A. Wittern Scholarship	March 1
Flandreau Education Association Scholarship	March 1
George Rice Scholarship	March 1
Jelliffe Scholarship	March 1
Masonic Scholarship	March 1
Vernon H. Lee and Elizabeth A. Lee Endowed Scholarship	March 1
Wade Hursey Memorial Scholarship	March 1
Michael J Entringer Scholarship	March
Trent Area Scholarship	March
Gordon J. Jones Scholarship	April 1
Jewett Memorial Scholarship	April 1
John and Steve Evans Memorial Scholarship	April 1
4H Scholarships	April (1st Monday)
P.E.O Scholarship	No application - FHS Staff nominate a Senior Girl

State Resources

Statewide Resources:	Due Date:
South Dakota Dept. of Education
SDEA Scholarships
South Dakota Farmers Union	8 a.m. on November 15, 2024
SD Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship for Military Descendants (must be a child or grandchild of a US Military Veteran)	December 1
Black Hills Stock Show Foundation Scholarship	December
SD Assoc. of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Educational Foundation Scholarship	December
Dakota Corps Scholarship	December
National Wild Turkey Federation Scholarship	January
JCI Senate Foundation Scholarship	January
SD Solid Waste Management Assoc. Scholarship	January
Eastern Chapter SD Engineering Society Scholarship	January
Optimist Essay Contest	February
Coach Against Cancer Scholarship-SDHSCA	February
Dave Prohl $1,000 Memorial Scholarship-SDHSCA	February
SD Coaches Foundation Scholarships-SDHSCA	February
SD High School Coaches Association Scholarships-SDHSCA	February
Gordon Horgen Scholarship	February
Ramia Boersma Scholarship	February
Annis I Fowler/Kaden Scholarship	February
Southeast Area Principals Scholarship	February
John Forkenbrock Educational Scholarship	February
National Assoc. of Women in Construction Sioux Falls Scholarship	February
NIAAA Scholarship	February
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation	March
Missouri River Energy Services Scholarship	March
SD Cattleman's Foundation Scholarship	March
American Legion Auxiliary-Dept. of SD Scholarship	March
Hatterschedit Scholarship	March (Post-Secondary Institution Decides Due Date)
Thelma Foster Scholarship	March
Dacotah Bank Scholarship	March
Fred and Marie Christopherson Scholarship	March
Joe Foss “An American Hero” Scholarship	March
Coach Russ Morrell Memorial Scholarship	March
Cogley-Buffington Certified Property/Casualty Underwriting Fund	March
Davenport Evans Scholarship	March
First National Bank Scholarship	March
Bellator Titans Motorcycle Club Scholarship	March
Build Dakota Scholarship	March
Resource Conservation Speech Contest Scholarship	March
SD Sheriffs' Association Scholarship	March
SD Fire Service Scholarship	March
First District Development Company Scholarship	March
South Dakota Aviation Association Scholarship	March
SD Assoc. of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Education Foundation Scholarship	March 1
David L. Profilet Scholarship	April
USA Softball of South Dakota Scholarship	April
Black Hills Home Builders Association Scholarship	April
Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire	April
SDRA Jerry Wheeler Scholarship	April
L.G. Everist, Inc. Scholarship	April
SD Association of Towns and Township Scholarship	April
South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship	September (Of your first year of college)

Native American Resources & Minority Resources

Native American Resources:	Due Date:
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Scholarship & Grants
SD Dept. of Tribal Relations/Indian Education
Native Forward Scholars Fund
Maureen & Howard Blitman Scholarship (Engineering)	April
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship
Native American Journalists Association
Truman D. Picard Scholarship
Native American Health Education Fund
American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Bureau of Indian Education
Center for Native American Youth
Horatio Alger Scholarship	October, December, March
Society for American Archaeology Native American Scholarships	January
Dakota Indian Foundation	January
Indian Health Service	February
Daughters of the American Revolution-American Indian Scholarship	February
Ardell Bjugstad Scholarship (Native American HS Students)	February
American Chemistry Society Scholarships	March
Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship	March
Fool Soldier Scholarship	March
Kimberly Rose Means- Native American Council of Tribes Scholarship	March
Osmann Family Native American Scholarship	March
Cobell Scholarship	March
Catching the Dream Scholarship	April
North American Indian Scholarship	April
American Indian Education Scholarship	April
The Herbert Lehman Education Fund	April
American Indian Science and Engineering Society Scholarships	May
College Horizons	May
Native Vision Scholarship	May
American Indian College Fund (Several)	May
NSCDA American Indian Nurse Scholarship Awards	June
American Indian Services	July

National Resources

National Resources:	Due Date:
Daughters of the American Revolution (Scholarships for history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therapy, elementary and secondary education, chemistry, math, science and English)	Application Portal: November 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm
45+ College Scholarships for Minority Students
Great Scholarship Program-Great Clips
StudentScholarship.org
Coca Cola Scholarships Foundation	September 30, 2024 (5pm)
Healthcare Leaders Scholarship	December 31, 2024
Hagan Scholarship	December 1, 2024
Equitable Excellence Scholarship	Application opens in October
FFA Scholarship Catalog	Application opens November 1, 2024
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program	January
NROTC	January 31
National Wild Turkey Federation Scholarship	March
Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship	March
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation	March
Maureen & Howard Blitman Scholarship (Engineering)	April

Other Resources

Other Resources:	Due Date:
Dakotas Area Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Fund
Davis-Bahcall Scholar Program The Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program is for students entering their first or second year of college. Scholars will spend four weeks exploring leading national and international laboratories and universities in the Black Hills, across the Midwest and in Chicago, Illinois.	January