Scholarships for students South Dakota. Some scholarships specifically open to South Dakota students, and others give preference to students in South Dakota.

Bennett Clayton Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Bennett Clayton Foundation
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduates who reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota who have been diagnosed as having Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).

Jerry Wheeler Scholarship
Sponsor: South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA)
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a retail field of study during the 2026-2027 school year. Applicant must have graduated from a high school in South Dakota or has a plan to attend a college, university, or vocational school in South Dakota in the fall of 2026.

Celebrate the West High School Art Competition
Sponsor: Western Governors’ Association
Amount: Up to $600
Closing Date: April 24, 2026
Description: Competition is open to high school students (grades 9-12) in public, private, charter, and alternative schools. Home-schooled students in that age group also may enter. Student must be in a school in a WGA member state: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Applicant must create original work inspired by their state or otherwise evocative of the West.