139 South Dakota Scholarships

All live scholarships, soonest deadline first

• Mark Twain Nonresident Scholarship

  $5,500

  Deadline 

  August 15, 2026 · 2 days left

• Amigo Scholarship

  $14,815

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Western Regional Graduate Program

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

• Western Undergraduate Exchange

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

• Back to School Nursing Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 31, 2026 · 79 days left

• Jayhawk Generations Scholarship

  $12,154

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Red Cedar Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

• University Scholars Award

  $8,000

  Deadline 

  November 1, 2026 · 80 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Academic Achievement Scholarship

  $7,500

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 94 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Academic Council Scholarship

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 94 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Provost Scholarship

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  November 15, 2026 · 94 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Blazer Achievement Scholarship

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Blazer Elite Scholarship

  $9,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Blazer Gold Scholarship

  $5,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Blazer Pride Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Incentive Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• McNair Scholars Award

  $12,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• McNair Scholars Finalist Award

  $8,000

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Nonresident Fee Waiver

  $5,300

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Out-of-State Capstone Scholar

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Collegiate Scholar

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Presidential Scholar

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Sun Devil Scholarship

  $6,500

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• Tuition Exemption Scholarship for Nonresidents

  $9,400

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

• UA Scholar

  Varies

  Deadline 

  December 1, 2026 · 110 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• HSF/Wells Fargo Scholarship Program

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  December 15, 2026 · 124 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• American Legion - South Dakota Loan

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 141 days left

• Dan Barney Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  January 1, 2027 · 141 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Continue the Tradition

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Fee Stipend

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Fee Waiver for the Performing Arts

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• Out-of-State Grant

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• President's Grant

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• President's Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Scholarship for New Nebraskans

  $500

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

• SSU Development Foundation Diversity Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  January 15, 2027 · 155 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Academic Community Enrichment Scholarship (ACE)

  $7,500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Academic Excellence Level 2 Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Alumni Legacy Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Blue & Gold Level 1 Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Blue & Gold Level 2 Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• BNSF Railway Company FFA Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Chancellor's Merit Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Dean's Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Fastline Publications FFA Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Merit Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Non-Resident Academic Full Tuition Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Non-Resident Academic Partial Tuition Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Non-Resident Merit Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Nonresident Incentive Tuition Waiver

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Presidential Scholarship

  $9,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• Provost's Scholarship

  $7,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• South Dakota Oratory Contest

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• University Merit - Non-Resident Scholarship

  $15,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• University President's Club Non-Resident Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

• Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  February 1, 2027 · 172 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.4

• Animal Health International FFA Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 8, 2027 · 179 days left

• MetLife Foundation FFA Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 8, 2027 · 179 days left

• Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  February 14, 2027 · 185 days left

• David Arver Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

• Mt. Garfield Non-Resident Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Out-of-State Tuition Assistance Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

• Regional Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  February 15, 2027 · 186 days left

• Ardell Bjugstad Scholarship

  Varies

  South Dakota Board of Regents

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

  Essay 

  None

• 7th GotScholarship $20K Give Away

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Alumni Association Non-Resident Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen

  $5,800

  Deadline 

  February 28, 2027 · 199 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Admissions Academic Scholarship - Non-Resident

  $3,500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Beau Mitchell Memorial Scholarship

  $1,300

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Dance Non-Resident Tuition Waiver

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.8

• Fred Schleiter Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• National Scholars Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Out of State Reduced Tuition Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Out-of-State Tuition Waiver

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• Paul Dirksen Smith Scholarship

  $1,750

  Deadline 

  March 1, 2027 · 200 days left

• F.W. Hatterscheidt Educational Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• General Nonresident Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Gold Scholarship

  $8,500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Joe Foss, An American Hero Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Marie Shea Memorial Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Out of State Access Grant

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Silver Scholarship

  $6,500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• Sioux Falls Area Retired Teachers Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Vincent L. Hawkinson Scholarship for Peace and Justice

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  March 15, 2027 · 214 days left

• International Student Scholarship

  $100

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• Non-Resident Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 · 230 days left

• Non-Resident Transfer Diversity Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Non-Resident Transfer Leadership Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Non-Resident Transfer Student Merit Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  April 1, 2027 · 231 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.8

• SDRA Scholarship

  $1,200

  Deadline 

  April 12, 2027 · 242 days left

• Hatterscheidt Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  April 30, 2027 · 260 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Diversity & Multiculturalism Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Out of State Award

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

• Presidential Scholarship

  $8,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Provost Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Transfer Times

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  May 1, 2027 · 261 days left

• Come 2 Iowa (C2IA) Senior Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  May 12, 2027 · 272 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• MGMA Midwest Section Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

• National Scholars Program

  $13,900

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

• Out-of-State Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

• Success Scholarship

  $3,100

  Deadline 

  June 1, 2027 · 292 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Brad's Deals Scholarship Competition

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  June 15, 2027 · 306 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Global Tiger Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  August 1, 2027 · 353 days left

• Legacy Tuition Reduction Grant

  Varies

  Deadline 

  August 1, 2027 · 353 days left

• Akron Advantage Blue Award

  $5,900

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Akron Advantage Gold Award

  $9,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Alert Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Essay 

  Required

• Arizona Excellence Award

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Centurium Non-Resident Scholarship

  $5,500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Cook Scholarship

  $7,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Deans' Non-Resident Scholarship

  $9,500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Dorcile Fowler Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Founders' Non-Resident Scholarship

  $11,500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Francis L. Waugh Memorial Scholarship

  $525

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Free Tuition for Children of Veterans who Die During Service

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Free Tuition for Dependents of National Guardsmen Disabled or Deceased in Line of Duty

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Free Tuition for Dependents of POW's and MIA's

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Free Tuition for Veterans

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Generations Non-Resident Tuition Waiver

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• John Edward Hess Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Opportunity Grant

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Out of State Fee Waiver

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Varies

  Min GPA 

  3.2

• Out-of-State Grant

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Out-of-State Grant

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Out-of-State Grant

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Out of State Grant

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Out-of-State Resident Grant

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• President's International Scholar Award

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• President's Non-Resident Scholarship

  $17,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• President's Out of State Scholar Award

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Reduced Tuition Program for National Guard Members

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• South Dakota Boys State Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• South Dakota Girls State Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• South Dakota State Tuition Assistance

  Varies

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Travel Scholarship

  $1,200

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Walter Higbee Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Wes and Gladys Storm Scholarship

  $600

  Deadline 

  Rolling

• Western Region Grant

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  Rolling