$1,000 Scholarship

Available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post-secondary institution.

Answer the topic question and email to company by deadline. Topic Question and more information available at http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm

June 15, 2012

$500 Scholarship

This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post-secondary education facility.

Write an essay of no more than 1000 words to the following question: What are your dreams for your future? When you look back on your life in thirty years, what would it take for you to consider your life successful? More information can be found at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm

October 5, 2012

Attend a 10 week Summer field placement, get a stipend up to $4,000, Housing for the Summer program; And up to $5,000 academic scholarship

• Second semester Sophomore or Junior
• Majoring in: American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Ethnic Studies, history, Labor Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Social Work, Sociology, or Women’s Studies
• Minimum of a 2.5 GPA
• Be a student of Color (Includes: African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American)
• Have a driver’s license
• Demonstrate interest in working for social and economic justice through the labor movement

Apply online at http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarDetailSGA.asp?id=685

February 28, 2012

$1,000 scholarship

$1,000 Scholarship

This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post-secondary education facility

• Discuss, in less than 1000 words, how your education has contributed to who you are today, or how it will affect who you will become.
• Your submissions must be sent to us by email at awards@studentawardsearch.com

May 28, 2012

$500 Scholarship

All student athletes, must be a high school senior or attending a postsecondary institute

Write a short essay. Additional information is available at http://www.bigsunathletics.com

June 22, 2012

$1,000 scholarship

$1,000 scholarship

• be a member of SWCS for at least 1 year
• have demonstrated integrity, ability, and competence in his or her work and possess skills gained through training or experience;
• have completed at least one year of full-time employment in a natural resource conservation endeavor;
• be currently employed in a natural resource-related field; and
• show reasonable financial need.

14 - $1000.00 scholarships

• Attending an accredited post-secondary institution
• Must have FirstChoice Checking account with First Dakota
• Applicants are judged on leadership, school and civic involvement, satisfactory scholastic progress and demonstrate financial responsibility

15 - $1000.00 scholarships

• Either the parent or the student must be a current customer of the bank
• US citizen
• Student must be a high school senior
• Student must plan to attend a SD accredited post-high school institution

$1,000 scholarship

$1,000 scholarship

$5,000 Scholarship

$1,000 scholarship

$500 scholarship

• To apply for a scholarship applicants must be enrolled full-time at (or accepted to) a college or university program as an undergraduate or graduate student.
• Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a scale of 4.0 (or similar grade assessment) and must also have citizenship in either the United States or Canada.

$1,000 scholarship

• be a member of SWCS for at least 1 year;
• not a family member of the Professional Development Committee;
• in junior or senior year of full-time undergraduate study in fall of 2012 or pursuing graduate level studies in a natural resource field.

Up to $10,000

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be enrolled full-time at an accredited university in the U.S. or U.S. Territory
• Must be a sophomore or junior.
• Must have earned and must maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
• Must be pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Native Vision will award two scholarships to Native youth entering their first year of college in the Fall of 2012.

• Be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe;
• Demonstrate a sustained involvement in the community and an applied concern for American Indian issues and initiatives;
• Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 at the time of application;
• Demonstrate involvement in extracurricular and/or athletic activities;
• Be admitted to an accredited community college or four year undergraduate program (for fall 2012)

• Completed application describing school activities, community activities, athletic activities and financial information.
• Proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe.
• A 200 word essay explaining goals for the future and how the Native Vision scholarship would assist in achieving dreams. Please emphasize how goals relate to continued involvement in American Indian/Alaska Native communities.
• High school transcript indicating GPA.
• Two (2) completed recommendation forms including written statements from recommenders (recommendations cannot come from a family member).

$1,000 bi-annual scholarship to be awarded to applicant chosen; shall benefit any High School Senior currently applying for college, nursing school or medical vocational or technical training school or current college undergraduate in a premedical, nursing, or medical technician program.

• Applicant shall be at least 17 years of age and be enrolled in and attending full-time a public, private or home school and be in their final year, previous to attending college or an institution of advanced or higher learning, of schooling at stated institution.
• Applicant shall be at least 17 years of age and be accepted and attending full-time an accredited University, college, secondary training, technical institution or vocational institution, either private or public.
• Applicant must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA based on the previous year's academic performance.
• Applicant must be applying to or currently attending a premedical, nursing, nursing assistant or medical technical program at an accredited university or technical college, private or public.

$5,000 Scholarship

• Applicant must be the son or daughter, step-son or step-daughter, or adopted child of an active or former member of law enforcement
• Resident of SD
• Criminal Justice degree will be given preference
• Must attend a post-secondary education facility

$1,000 scholarship

$25,000 in scholarships will be awarded to South Dakota high school seniors

• South Dakota high school senior whose parent or parents are current policyholders of Farmers Union Insurance
• Member of South Dakota Farmers Union
• A “Friend of the Farmers Union Foundation” (Defined as those who have contributed $25 or more to the Foundation in the past year)
• Participant in any South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) sanctioned event

• Complete Application Form (Available from school counselors, local Farmers Union Insurance Agents, or fill out the Insuring a Brighter Tomorrow Application and mail it to the address below)
• Provide Copy of High School Transcript and ACT/SAT Score
• Provide a Letter of Recommendation
• Submit Written Essay (Less than 500 Words)
• Provide Billfold Sized Portrait Picture

$500-$1,000 Scholarships

Applicants must be enrolled full-time for the fall semester (2012-2013) in a retail-related course of study at a college, university or vocational school, or other postsecondary trade school. Recipients must be either a graduate of a South Dakota high school or GED program -or- be enrolled in a South Dakota post-secondary school. An applicant must complete one year of college or one semester of vocational school by September 2012.

Fill out application form. Additional information is available at http://www.sdra.org/scholarship

April 10, 2012

Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation

• a U.S. citizen at time of application,
• 18 years of age or older as of August 1, 2012,
• able to participate in summer internships at DoD laboratories,
• willing to accept post-graduate employment with the DoD,
• a student in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by the SMART application) and,
• pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in one of the disciplines listed on the About SMART page.

• Of both pre- and post-9/11 service
• From all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, including service in the National Guard and Reserves

• Including surviving spouses

• Applicants must live in or maintain residency in Lincoln or Minnehaha County – even though they may attend school outside the area – or they must attend school in one of these two counties.
• Attend a school accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
• Must be pursuing a degree in business

40- $1,000 Scholarships

High school seniors, College Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors that are/will be enrolled in a four year college/university by fall of 2011. Must be a US citizen.

March 31, 2012

Awards between $1,000 and $10,000 to qualified minorities enrolled in a technical degree program at the bachelor level or above.

• Applicants must be academic high-achievers (3.0 or better GPA).
• Applicants must be US citizens or visa-holding Permanent Residents of African American, Asian, Pacific Island, Native American, Native Alaskan, or Hispanic descent.
• They must be enrolled as a full time undergraduate or graduate student in any of the following technical fields: Chemistry, Information Management, Computing & Software Systems, Material Science, Printing Management Science, Laser Optics, Physics, Material Science, and Engineering (Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Imaging, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Optical, or Software)

September 30, 2012

$1,000 Scholarship

• High school seniors that are going to attend private, liberal arts colleges

• Applicants must have:
a) a family relationship to Yankton College alumni, former faculty or staff; or
b) a family friend, teacher or pastor with a connection to Yankton College may recommend the applicant.

Fill out application form. Additional information is available at http://www.yanktoncollege.org/scholarships.html

February 10, 2012