Scholarships

Major SD Scholarships:
====[|SD Opportunity Scholarship] (Open to seniors with an ACT composite score of 24 or higher, a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and no grades below a C in the following areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Fine Arts. Students must attend a SD technical school, college, or university.) Amount: $1000-$2000 per year __Deadline: Sept. 1, 2018, but **they recommend you submit by June 1, 2018**.__ ==== ====__Hatterscheidt Foundation Scholarship__ (Open to incoming college freshmen with 3.0 or higher GPA and a financial need.) Amount: $1500 __Deadline: varies according to school__ *Apply through participating SD institutions. ==== ====[|Jump Start Scholarship] (Open to students who attend a SD high school for at least 2 semesters, **graduate in three years or less**, and attend a participating South Dakota post-secondary school.) Amount: $1,700 __Deadline: ASAP and no later than September 1, 2018.__ ==== ====[|Ardell Bjugstad Scholarship](Open to freshman Native American students who are pursuing studies in agribusiness, agricultural production, agricultural sciences, or a natural resources degree at any post-secondary institution.) __Applications due: February 23, 2018. __==== ====[|Annis Irene Fowler/Kaden Scholarship](Open to first-time entering freshman at BHSU, DSU, NSU or USD and who will select elementary education as their major field. Special consideration is given to students with demonstrated motivational ability, a disability, or who are self-supporting.) Amount: $1000 __Applications due: February 23, 2017__. ==== ====Dakota Corps Scholarship (Open to students with at least a 2.8 GPA and an ACT score of 24 who plan to work in a critical needs area in SD: Teacher - High School Math, Science, or Career and Technical Education, Teacher - Elementary or Secondary Special Education, Accountant / Auditor, Engineer (includes all fields EXCEPT mining), Information Technology, Registered Nurse) Amount: full tuition and general fees __Deadline: February 1, 2018 __. ==== ====[|Build Dakota Scholarship] (Open to students entering high-need workforce programs at South Dakota's technical institutes who will commit to living and working in SD, in their fields of study, for three years following graduation. These areas include: agriculture, automotive, building trades/construction, energy tech, engineering tech, and healthcare) Amount: full tuition and fees __Deadline: varies according to school, but usually opens in January.__==== ====[|South Dakota Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship](Open to students who are undergraduates in their final two years of post-secondary education and who have been admitted into an elementary or post-secondary education program preparing you to work in a critical needs teaching area at a participating SD college or university. Students must have and maintain at least a 2.8 GPA and agree in writing to teach in a critical needs area in South Dakota for at least 5 years after graduation.) Amount varies: Applications due: __April 15, 2018__.==== ====__National Farmworker Jobs Program__ (Open to students who have done farm work for someone other than their immediate family in the past two years and who are in their final two years of college, such as a 2-year tech program or junior/ senior year of a 4-year college. Children of parents who have done farm work for others may be eligible, too.) Amount: $500 per semester *See Ms. Bourn for more information.====

=Scholarships by Institution:= ==== //Some scholarship applications are due as early as// __//December//__ //. You can apply to a school and apply for scholarships, even if you haven't made a final decision. If you decide not to attend a particular school, the scholarship goes back to the school.//====

[|Augustana]

[|Black Hills State University]
====[|Dakota State University]DSU has several endowed scholarships that pertain to Howard students. Students need to fill out DSU's general scholarship application by __March 1__ to be eligible. //The scholarships are: the Patrick R. Maroney Scholarship (Howard), the Grasser Family Scholarship (Howard), the Deb and Greg Reed Annual Scholarship (Lake and Miner Co.), the Harvey Family Memorial Scholarship (Lake, Miner, and Moody Co.), the Frederick Krueger Scholarship (Lake, Kingsbury, Miner, Moody, Minnehaha, or Brookings Co.), the Alyce Lundberg Memorial Scholarship (Elem. Ed. major living within 100 miles of Madison, SD), and the Evergreen Masonic Lodge Scholarship.//====

[|Lake Area Technical Institute]
[|Mitchell Technical Institute] Students interested in the fields of Architectural Design and Building Construction, apply for MTI's Willard "Bill" Kreuger Memorial Scholarship. Preference is given to Howard students. Amount: $500. Go to MTI's general online scholarship application to apply.

[|Western Dakota Technical Institute]
=More Scholarships:=

**AUGUST **
====[|Wells Fargo CollegeSTEPS Sweepstakes] (Open to high school students. No purchase necessary.) Amount: $1000 __Registration runs July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018__. ==== ====[|Guy E. Ham Beef Industry Scholarship] (Open to college students who have completed at least one full year of college, are pursuing a degree in agriculture or agri-business, and are current members or children of current members of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association. Applicants may join SD Stockgrowers at the time of Application.) Amount $500-$1000 __Deadline August 1, 2017__. ====

**OCTOBER **
====[|AES Engineers Scholarship] (Open to **all seniors** who are going on to a post-secondary school, __not__ just engineering students.) Amount: $500 __Applications due Oct. 6, 2017__. ==== ====[|Horatio Alger Association Scholarship] (Open to seniors with financial need who have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity, and who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree.) Amount: $5,000-$20,000 __Online applications due by Oct. 25, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">[|The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship] (Open to seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA.) Amount: varies __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">Deadline: October 31, 2017 __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|South Dakota Telecommunications Association Brian Meyer Scholarship] (Open to students who will have completed at least two semesters of course work at any accredited post-secondary school in South Dakota. The student or student's family must be a subscriber of a South Dakota Telecommunications Association (SDTA) member company, which includes Alliance and Santel.) Amount: __Deadline: October 31, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Good 360 Sustainability Scholarship] (Open to seniors and current college students with a 3.3 GPA.) Amount $1000 __Deadline: October 31, 2017.__ ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NOVEMBER **
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__DAR Good Citizens Committee Scholarship Contest__ (Open to a senior nominated for the Good Citizen Award by the staff.) Amount: $250 (state winner), $500 (division winner), and $5,000 scholarship (national winner) Essay writing time will be scheduled by Ms. Bourn __after Nov. 1, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Prudential 2013 Spirit of Community Awards] (Open to students in grades 5-12.) Amount: $1000 and a trip to Washington D.C. (state honorees) __Applications due Nov. 7, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Hagan Scholarship] (Open to seniors from rural areas who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and at least a 23 on their ACTs. Students must demonstrate financial need and must have worked 240 hours in the 12 months prior to the start of each academic year of college.) Amount: $24,000 or more over 4 years __Deadline: November 15, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Wayne State College High School Special Abilities Art & Design Scholarship Competition](Open to seniors who will attend Wayne State College in the fall and major in Art & Design with a concentration in Studio Art, Graphic Design, or K-12 Art Education.) Amount: varies __Deadline: November 15, 2017__.==== ====[|Sanford Legends for Kids Scholarship] (Open to seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA who have demonstrated exceptional character and leadership in furthering his/her own progress and enriching the lives of others, especially in athletic, school, and community involvement involvement.) Amount: $5,000 __Nominations Due: 5:00 p.m. Nov. 17, 2017__ *See Ms. Bourn for more information.====

====[|Sanford School of Medicine Alumni Student Scholars Program] (Open to seniors who plan to become physicians and who have a minimum of 28 on the ACT and excellent grades.) Amount: $1,000 per year for up to 4 years of medical school plus a $1,000 stipend after successful completion of a 6-week summer clinical preceptorship. __Deadline: December 1, 2017.__==== ====[|AXA Achievement Scholarship] (Open to seniors.) Amount: $10,000 for a student from each state. __Applications will be accepted until December 15, or until 10,000 applications are submitted__, whichever comes first, so apply early.)==== ====[|James Carmichael Memorial Scholarship] (Open to seniors and college students with a background in Hereford cattle. The applicant needs to be involved in agricultural youth activities such as Jr. Hereford Association, 4-H, FFA, etc. Amount: $500 __Deadline: December 31, 2017__.==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Burger King Scholars Program] (Open to seniors.) Amount: $1,000-$50,000 Open: __October 15-December 15, 2017.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|CTIA Wireless Foundation Drive Smart Challenge]__ (Open to students ages 13-18.) Students are asked to create a 15-30 second video on the dangers of distracted driving and the importance of not texting while driving. __Deadline: Dec. 18, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time__==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Odenza Marketing Group Volunteer Scholarship] (Open to students between the ages of 16 and 22 with a GPA of at least 2.5, and who have completed at least 50 hours of documented, unpaid volunteer work.) Amount: $500, Deadline: __December 30, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SD Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Scholarship] (Open to seniors and college freshmen who wish to have a career in this industry. Students must be sponsored by a member of this organization.) Amount: $500/$1000 Deadline: __Dec. 31, 2017__. ==== <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__GMAAC Agriculture Committee Scholarship__ (Open to seniors who are in FFA and plan to pursue a degree in Agriculture) Amount $500 __Deadline: December 31, 2017.__ *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Best of Senior Living Scholarship](Open to students enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college.) Amount: $2000 __Deadline: December 31, 2017__. ====
 * DECEMBER **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">JANUARY **
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program] (Open to seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 who plan to attend school full-time next year. This scholarship focuses on leadership, citizenship, and financial need.) Amount: $10,000 per year Open: __October 13, 2014-January 5, 2017 **or until 25,000 applications have been received**__, so apply early. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Open to seniors in SD. This scholarship is sponsored by the Jaycees.) Amount: $250 Deadline: __January 5, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for more info. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SDAEP Scholarship] (Open to seniors and current college students with a GPA of at least 2.0 who plan to pursue studies related to the protection and enhancement of our natural resources, environment, and/or related fields at a South Dakota school. Related fields include, but are not limited to: business administration, accounting, biology, chemistry, trucking, geology, hydrology, engineering, auto mechanics, computer science, education, heating/ventilation/refrigeration, environmental sciences, engineering technicians, government administration, agribusiness, energy technology, and more.) Amount: varies __Deadline: January 15, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="color: #0a0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SDSWMA Scholarship] (Open to seniors and college students planning to pursue a career supportive to the protection and enhancement of our natural resources and environment, the solid waste industry and/or related fields, including a broad range of industries relating to and supporting the proper disposal, reuse, hauling, or recycling of solid waste. Related fields include but are not limited to business administration, accounting, biology, chemistry, trucking, geology, hydrology, engineering, auto mechanics, computer science, heating / ventilation / refrigeration, environmental sciences, engineering technicians, government administration, agribusiness, education, biohazard, energy technology, and more. Students must attend a SD school.) Amount: varies __Deadline: January 15, 2017__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|South Dakota Engineering Society Scholarship] (Open to seniors in the Eastern Chapter area who plan to attend SDSU or SD School of Mines & Technology for engineering. There are scholarships available to students in their junior or senior year in SDSU's engineering program,also.) Amount: $2000 __Applications due Jan. 16, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|PHADA Scholarship Program] (Open to high school seniors who reside in public or assisted housing.)====

Amount: $5000-$7,000 __Applications due: January 27, 2017__
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Davis-Bahcall Scholarship Program] (Open to students age 18 or older at time of travel who are high school seniors or college freshmen at time of application. You must attend a South Dakota public, private, home school, or post-secondary institution,or have graduated from a South Dakota high school . You must have a demonstrated interest in science with the intent of pursuing an advanced degree in a math, science, engineering or technology field.) Program Summary:Davis-Bahcall Scholars will have the chance to spend one week of their summer digging deep into the science and engineering that exists at the Sanford Underground Laboratory, based in Lead, SD. They will spend three weeks studying modern physics at Princeton University in New Jersey under world-renowned scholars and researchers. They will also travel to research laboratories at home and possibly in Europe (funding permitting) to experience the world of modern scientific research. __Application Deadline: January 5, 2018__. ====

====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Central Electric Cooperative Scholarships]__The Basin Electric Power Cooperative Member Scholarship__ (Open to seniors and college students whose parents are members/customers of the Central Electric Cooperative with their primary residence receiving electric service from the coop, and who are attending an accredited 2- or 4-year school in the fall.) Amount: $1000 __Applications due Feb.1, 2018__. **==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|The Jay Headley Memorial Scholarship]__ (Open to children of members/customers of the CE Cooperative. *Board Members' and employees' children are excluded. Applicants must be seniors or college students pursuing a Bachelor's of Science degree in an agricultural related field.) Amount: $1000 __Applications due February 1, 2018__. **==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders] (Open to seniors and full-time college students under age 23. You do NOT have to be in FFA to apply.) Amount: $1500 __Deadline: February 1, 2018.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|ESA Scholarships] (These include a variety of scholarships for students in different circumstances and with different majors. *There is a $5 processing fee for each application submitted.) Amount: varies __Deadline: February 1, 2018__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|POET Never Satisfied Scholarship] (Open to seniors planning to attend any 2-year or 4-year post-secondary school.) Amount: up to $5000 __Deadline: February 2, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship]__ (Open to minority students planning to pursue a 4-year degree at a college or university. Students must have an ACT composite score of 21 or higher, show leadership potential, demonstrate dedication to community service, and demonstrate financial need.) Amount: up to $30,000 over four years __Deadline: February 2, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Ross Wagner Scholarship] (Open to students majoring in civil, biomedical, aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, and chemical engineering. Students seeking degrees in chemistry and physics may also apply. In addition, the student must attend one of the top 30 engineering schools in the U.S. and Canada as rated by U.S. News and World Report, specifically those that include Doctorate programs. Additionally, McGill University, the University of Waterloo and Simon Fraser University at Vancouver, British Columbia are eligible schools. The student must maintain a B grade-point average, work in the school’s engineering lab, and work in the field of endeavor during summer break.) Amount: Full Ride __Applications due Feb. 1, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Drake Physics Prize] (Open to high school students who have taken physics. Students must take an online and written test.) Amount: an unrestricted, four-year, full tuition scholarship to Drake University in Des Moines, IA. *__Students must register for the test by 1:00 on Fri., Feb. 2, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for more info. ==== ====[|We the Students Essay Contest] (Open to students in grades 9-12 or enrolled in a GED program.) Amount: $500-$5000 Deadline: __February 5, 2018__.==== ====[|WinField Careers in Agriculture Scholarship](Open to seniors and 1st and 2nd year college students who are pursuing 2- or 4-year degrees in agronomy, crop production, or closely related fields.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: February 10, 2018__.====
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.5;">FEBRUARY **

[|Dave Prohl Memorial Scholarship] (Open to high school senior athletes.) Amount: $10000 __Deadline: February 10, 2018__.
====[|South Dakota High School Coaches' Association Scholarship] (Open to high school seniors.) Amount: $1000 Deadline: __February 10, 2018__.==== ====[|Coaches Against Cancer Scholarship] (Open to high school student athletes who have had some type of medical issue, or whose family members have had a medical issue, that have affected them during their high school career.) Amount: $1000 Deadline: __February 10, 2018__.==== ====[|SDHSCA Scholarships] (One scholarship is open to children of SDHSCA members. The other is open to student managers/trainers.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: February 10, 2018__.==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|NSDAR Scholarships] The NSDAR awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of degrees in diverse disciplines including history, law, nursing, and education. All multi-year scholarships, typically renewable up to four years, must be for consecutive years of attendance at an accredited college or university in the United States. The only exception is the American Indian Scholarship that is available for students pursuing vocational training. Amount: varies by scholarship __Applications due February 15, 2018.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|SDEA/NEA Ramia Boersma Memorial Scholarship]__(Open to seniors and college sophomores who are children of current/retired South Dakota Education Association members and who plan to attend a SD school and enter the teaching profession. Seniors must be in the top quarter of his/her class and college sophomores must have at a 3.0 GPA.) Amount: $750 __Deadline: February 15, 2018__. ==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Eide Scholarship](Open to seniors planning to attend a South Dakota school. preference will be given to students going into the education field. The scholarship is available for undergraduate and graduate programs as long as the student maintains a 3.0 GPA.) Amount: may vary Deadline: __February 16, 2018__. **==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Yankton College Scholarship Program]__ (Open to students, undergraduate and graduate, with family members or friends with ties to Yankton College, or who have attended Yankton College in the past.) Amount: $500-$1000 __Deadline: February 23, 2018__. ==== ===**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Kingbrook Rural Water System Scholarship](Open to seniors and college undergraduate students who are, or whose parents are, members of the Kingbrook Rural Water System--students who live within the city limits are not eligible.) Amount: $500 __Applications due: February 23, 2018__ *See Ms. Bourn for an application. *Make sure to __sign__ the application! **=== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|NAWIC Scholarship]__ (Open to __college__ students pursuing a degree in a construction-related field, such as carpentry, plumbing, drafting, construction management, engineering, architecture, etc.) Amount: up to $1000 __Applications due: February 28, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">MARCH **
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|SDABA Scholarship]__ (Open to seniors and college students majoring in an agriculture related field and a SD school. The applicant must be a customer, employee, or family member of a business belonging to the SD Agri-Business Association, such as Central Farmers Coop.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: March 1, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|"Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow" Scholarship](Open to seniors who are participants in any SD High School Activities Association sanctioned activity, or whose parents are Farmers Union Insurance policyholders, SD Farmers Union Members, or Friends of the SDFU Foundation having contributed $25 or more in the past year. Students must plan to attend a South Dakota school.) Amount: $1000 __Applications due: March 1, 2018.__ ==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__South Dakota Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship__ **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Open to seniors who are direct descendants of a United States military veteran. Preference may be given to students attending a school in SD after graduation.) Amount: $500 __Deadline: March 15, 2017__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ==== ====[|American Legion Auxiliary Children of Warriors National Presidents' Scholarship](Open to seniors who are children/grandchildren/great-grandchildren of veterans who served during eligibility dates for membership in the American Legion. Students must have 50 documented hours of volunteer service and plan to attend a 4-year school.) Amount: $2,500-$3,500 __Applications due March 1, 2018__.==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SD Amateur Softball Association Scholarship] (Open to seniors ages 19 and under who have participated in the SD Amateur Softball Association for the past 3 years, or who have a parent who has participated in the program the past 3 years as a player, coach, umpire, SDASA official, or league official.) Amount: $500 __Due: March 1, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Foundation for Rural Service Scholarship] (Open to seniors with at least a C average who plan to live in a rural community following graduation from a college or technical school. The application must be sent to a sponsor at Alliance for a signature before submission, so apply __early!__) Amount: $500-$7000 __Due: March 1, 2018__. ==== ==== __[|The SD Sheriff's Association Scholarship]__ (Open to seniors majoring/minoring in criminal justice and pursuing a career in law enforcement.) Amount: $500 __Due March 2, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|East River Federal Credit Union Educational Scholarship](Open to seniors and currently enrolled, full-time college, university, or vocational school students who are current members of East River Federal Credit Union, and have been __for at least one year__, and who have a GPA of at least 2.0.) Amount: $500-$1000 __Applications due: March 2, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|South Dakota Bankers Association Scholarships] (Open to college freshmen and/ or juniors interested in banking, finance, business/ agribusiness, and science at various SD universities and tech schools.) Amounts: $1500-$3000 __Deadline: March 2, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|South Dakota Department of Agriculture Resource Conservation Speech Contest] (Open to students grades 9-12.) Amount: $1,100 (state champion), $750 (2nd place), and $450 (3rd place) __Local contests must be completed on or before March 31, 2018__. //Area contests will be held on or before April14, 2018. State finals will be held in Pierre on April 28, 2018.// ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Scott Mecham BBB Student of Integrity Award](Open to juniors and seniors who personify the values, leadership, and integrity exemplified by former BBB President, Scott Mecham, demonstrating ethical behavior and personal integrity, humility, courage, compassion, and respect for their peers, teachers and community. Applicants must reside in Nebraska, South Dakota or southwest Iowa) Amount: $2,000 __Deadline: March 9, 2018__. ==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Alliance Communications Scholarship](Open to seniors who live in a household served by Alliance communications and who will be attending school full-time in the fall.) Amount: $1000 __Applications due March 9, 2018__. *Additional $1000 scholarships are available for students pursuing careers in the telecommunications/computer field. **==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship__ (Open to seniors attending a South Dakota college, university, or tech school. Preference will be given to students pursuing studies in history, political science, or water resources, such as water conservation, quality, hydraulics, systems, management and operations, or environment.) Amount: $1,000 __Applications due: March 10, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ==== ====<span style="color: #212121; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">[|South Dakota Aviation Association & DJ Fischer Foundation Scholarship] (Open to seniors for continued education at a college, university, technical school, or approved flight training program, for a future career that is related to or will benefit the Aerial Application Industry. Students must be sponsored by a member. Follow link for a list.) Amount: $1,000-$3,000 __Deadline: March 15, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application.==== ====(Open to seniors who plan to attend a SD school after graduation. Students do not need a high GPA, but must be hardworking and motivated to succeed.) Amount: $500 per year, up to 4 years. __Deadline: March 16, 2018__.==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Horatio Alger National Career & Technical Scholarship] (Open to seniors and students younger than 30 years old who plan to complete a career or technical program at an accredited non-profit school. Students must demonstrate critical financial need, and be involved in community service activities.) Amount: up to $2500. __Opens: March 15, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Hawkinson Scholarship] (Open to seniors and college students in the following states: Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Students must have demonstrated a commitment to peace and justice.) Amount: $1000 for seniors, $4000-$5000 for college undergraduate and graduate students. Amount:$1000-$5000 __Deadline: March 15, 2018__. ==== ====[|SD Fire Service Scholarship] (Open to seniors and students entering their first semester of college who are children of a member of a SD fire department- living, deceased, or retired. Also open to students who are active members of a SD junior fire department. Preference will be given to students pursuing a degree in fire or emergency services.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: March 17, 2018__.==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Sullivan Supply's Youth Scholarship](Open to seniors and college students age 21 or younger. Application includes an essay describing experience in livestock showing and/or raising.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: March 15, 2018__. ==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__South Dakota Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship__ (Open to SD seniors who are direct descendants of US military veterans, including legally adopted children. Preference is given to those attending a school in SD.) Amount: $500 __Deadline: March 15, 2017__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. **==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Central Farmers Cooperative Scholarship](Open to seniors whose parents are producer members of the coop. Students must be going to a South Dakota post-secondary institution and be pursuing a career in agriculture.) Amount: $1,000 __Applications due: March 16, 2018__. **==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|The First Bank & Trust Scholarship]__ (Open to seniors who have a checking or savings account with them, and who plan to attend an accredited post-secondary institution full time.) Amount: $1000 __Applications due: March 23, 2018__. **==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Santel Communications' Ray Judy Memorial Scholarship__ (Open to seniors whose <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">parent or legal guardian is a residential telephone customer of Santel Communications Cooperative Inc. in one of the following exchanges: Alpena, Artesian-Fedora, Ethan, Forestburg, Letcher, Mount Vernon, Parkston, Tripp, Wolsey, or Woonsocket, and who plan to attend a school in South Dakota.) Amount: $500 __Applications due: March 26, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application form. **==== ====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Hach Scientific Foundation Undergraduate Chemistry High School Teacher-Training Scholarship__ (Open to students enrolling as freshman chemistry or biochemistry majors at SDSU and who are committed to becoming high school chemistry teachers.) Amount: $6,000 per year (renewable) __Applications due: TBA.__ *Contact the financial aid department at SDSU. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|iHELP Scholarship] (Open to seniors who plan to attend a post-secondary school.) Applicants are also entered in a drawing to win an iPAD. Applicants will receive mailings from the Student Loan Finance Corporation, which sponsors the scholarship. Amount: $1000 __Applications due March 31, 2019__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Open to seniors pursuing a degree in an ag. or conservation-related field and who graduate in the upper half of their class.) Amount: $500 __Applications due: March 31, 2018__. ====

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====**__Farmers State Bank of Carthage Scholarship__ (Open to seniors who attend a South Dakota college, university, community college, or technical school.) Amount:$500 __Deadline: April 1, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application.**==== ====[|2018 South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship](Open to seniors planning to attend a SD school and who demonstrate interest in future involvement in the beef industry.) Amount: $1000-$4000 __Applications due: April 1, 2018__.==== ====[|SDATAT Scholarship]Open to seniors who live in a town or township that is a current member of the SD Association of Towns & townships and who plan to attend a SD school.) Amount: $500-$1000 __Deadline: April 1, 2018.__==== ====__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kayla Cleveland Memorial Scholarship __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Open to seniors whose school participated in the "Playin' With An Angel" basketball tournament, such as Howard did. This scholarship is a __third term award__, so if you are awarded a scholarship, you must contact them at the beginning of your sophomore year to let them know where to send the funds. Students need to have a 2.0 GPA in college/tech school to receive the award.) Amount: depends on proceeds generated from the tournament __Deadline: April 1, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The SDACTE Scholarship](Open to seniors planning to attend any South Dakota technical institute, OR applying to or accepted into one of the following fields at any South Dakota university: Health, Business, Trade and Industry, Marketing, Agricultural Education, and Family Consumer Science Education. Scholarships are also available for current college students pursuing degrees in these areas.) Amount: not given Applications due: __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">April 1, 2018 __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|SD Society for Technology in Education Scholarship](Open to seniors with a GPA of at least 2.5 who are pursuing a post-secondary degree in the field of Educational Technology or Informational Technology. Students must have a school staff member or parent who is a member of SDSTE, such as Mr. O.) Amount: $500 __Applications due: April 1. 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Open to seniors with at least a 3.5 GPA who are pursuing a degree in business or finance at a SD school.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: April 6, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Sioux Empire Farm Show Exhibitor Scholarship] (Open to seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 who plan to study agriculture. Applicants must have exhibited at the Sioux Empire Farm Show during the year of application. Follow the link for more info on which shows qualify.) Amount: varies __Deadline: April 6, 2018__. ==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Rivers Edge Bank Scholarship__ (Open to seniors who plan to attend a South Dakota school full-time.) Amount: $1000 __Due: April 27, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application form. **==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fund for the Future Scholarship](Open to seniors, college students, and non-traditional students who are pursuing careers in a high need health field: LPN, LPN to Registered Nurse program, Ultrasound Tech, Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist, Laboratory Tech-MT and MLT, Recipients must agree to work for HRMC or in Beadle county for a specified period.) Amount: $5,000-$32,000 __Applications are considered on a rolling basis.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__Hylland Scholarship__ (Open to seniors who plan to attend USD. If no seniors plan to attend USD, it will be offered to Howard alumni currently attending USD.) Amount: approx. $1,300 (varies year to year) __Applications due: 4th period, April 6, 2018__ *See Ms. Bourn for an application. ====

**__Howard Farmers Co-op Scholarship__ (Open to seniors whose parents are members of the co-op.) Amount: $1,000 __Applications due April 13, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application.**
====[|South Dakota Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship] (Open to students with a family member who is: an employee of the SD Trucking Association, an employee or leased operator of a regular or associate member of the SD Trucking Association, or a regular or associate member of the SD Trucking Association.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: April 13, 2018__.==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.06em;">(Open to seniors.) Amount: $500 each for one boy and one girl __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Deadline: April 18, 2018. __**==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|South Dakota Retailers Association Scholarship] (Open to seniors and college students who plan to attend a school in South Dakota and pursue a retail or business-oriented career. A <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">broad range of business programs are eligible for the scholarship, including business administration, auto mechanics, computer science, culinary arts, heating/ventilation, pharmacy, photography, agribusiness, landscape design, printing industries, refrigeration, and more. Examples of fields of study which are NOT eligible: education/teaching, journalism, nursing, farming, ranching.) Amount: $500-$1600 __Deadline April 20, 2018__. ==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Open to seniors from Miner Co. Preference given to students with community service involvement.) Amount: Two $400 scholarships __Deadline: noon, April 22, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. **==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__The Booster Club Scholarship__ (Open to seniors. These scholarships are not based on your GPA, but on participation in activities in and out of school.) Amount: $500 each for one boy and one girl __Due: April 20, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application form. **==== ====**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__HHS Music Scholarship__ (Open to seniors who have participated in the Howard High School music program all 4 years of high school.) *See Ms. Winker for an application. **==== ====[|Hispanic Scholarship Fund] (Open to seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA, as well as college students and graduate students with at least a 2.5 GPA, with Hispanic heritage.) Amount: $500-$5000 __Deadline: April 26, 2018__.==== ====**__<span style="color: #7622b8; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">S __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|D Association of County Commissioners Scholarship] (Open to children/grandchildren of county employees who are in their 2nd year or more in a SD college or tech school. Amount: $1000 __Deadline: April 27, 2018__. **====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">May
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|South Dakota CattleWomen's Scholarship] (Open to seniors.) Amount: $250 __Deadline: May 1, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Sioux Falls Business and Professional Women's Organization Scholarship](25 scholarships, open to women, both traditional and non-traditional students.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: May 1, 2018__. ==== ====**__The Selix Scholarship__ (Open to seniors who are good students, have good moral character, and who do not use alcohol or illegal drugs.) Amount: $500 __Applications due May 3, 2018.__ *See Ms. Bourn for an application.**==== ====**__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Diamond Davison Scholarship __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Open to seniors pursing journalism, English, or mass communications.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: May 3, 2018__. *See Ms. Bourn for an application. **==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Associated General Contractors Scholarship] (Open to seniors and college students who are pursuing a career directly related to the construction industry and who are committed to working in SD after graduation.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: May 4, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|B. Davis Scholarship] (Open to juniors, seniors, and post-secondary students.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: May 22, 2018__. ==== ====** (Open to Howard seniors.) Amount: $1000 per year for two years at a community college/ tech school or four years at a college/ university. __Deadline: May 7, 2018.__ *See Ms. Bourn for an application.**====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Aspiring Animation Professional Scholarship Program] (Open to seniors interested in the animation/ design field.) Amount: $1,000 __Deadline: June 1, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Aspiring Business Professional Scholarship] (Open to seniors that are interested in pursuing a business degree at any accredited post-secondary school or college.) Amount: $1,000 __Deadline: June 1, 2018__. ==== <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Work Ethic Scholarship Program] (Open to students planning to pursue a career as an electrician, plumber, welder, auto tech, or other technical area.) Sponsored by Mike Rowe's Foundation. Check out the website for more info. __Deadline: June 4, 2018.__ ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Abbott & Fenner Scholarship] (Open to juniors, seniors, and post-secondary students.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: June 14, 2018__. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Global Lift Equipment Scholarship](Open to students with a GPA of at least 2.5 who plan to attend a post-secondary institution in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must submit a short story on this year's topic.) Amount: $500 __Applications due: June 15, 2018.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Big Sun Athletic Scholarship](Open to all student athletes, regardless of the sport they are engaged in. The student must be a high school senior or be attending a post-secondary institute.) Amount: $500 __Applications due: June 19, 2018.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Lift Parts Express Scholarship](Open to students between the ages of 16 and 21 with a GPA of at least 3.0 who will be attending school in the U.S. or Canada in the fall. Students must submit an essay on the current topic.) Amount: $500 __Deadline: June 30, 2018__. ====

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July **
====[|UEW Healthcare EEOICPA Scholarship] (Open to seniors with a GPA of at least 3.0 going into the healthcare field. Priority is given to students going into the home healthcare field and those who know someone who worked in the nuclear energy industry and received benefits from the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Program.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: July 31, 2018__.==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__[|Groth & Associates Scholarship]__(Open to seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA. It requires a 500 word essay about a personal hardship you have overcome.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: July 31, 2018__. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">August
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Aspiring Nurse Scholarship] (Open to seniors pursuing a degree in nursing, including LPN/ LVN, ADN, or BSN.) Amount: $1000 __Deadline: August 31, 2018.__ ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Golden West Publications Alert Scholarship] (Open to current seniors with a GPA of 2.5 or better. You must plan to attend college after graduation in any state. Applicants must submit an essay about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with drug/alcohol abuse and how it was handled.) Amount: $500 __No Deadline__ ====

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