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

South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship
Sponsor: South Dakota Legislature
Amount: Up to $7,500 over four years
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open residents of South Dakota at the time of high school graduation with at least a 24 on the ACT or 1260 on the SAT and who had a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 prior to graduation. Applicant must attend a university, college, or technical school that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota.

South Dakota Farmers Union Scholarships
Sponsor: South Dakota Farmers Union
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who will be freshman at a post-secondary institution of higher learning and those currently in their freshman year of school at the post-secondary level. Applicant must attend, or plan to attend, an in-state post-secondary college, university or technical school.