Scholarship Guidebook

Building a Brighter Tomorrow Through Education

By evaluating community needs and opportunities, building engagement around important issues, and connecting donors with purpose, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation stands as a champion for philanthropy — transforming generosity into impact and improving the quality of life for all.

In partnership with our donors, we hold more than $15 million in scholarship funds and we’re proud to award more than 150 scholarships to deserving students each year.

Begin Your Scholarship Search

This booklet lists scholarships available to graduating high school seniors. Here’s how to begin your scholarship search:

Step One: Complete your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online at fafsa.gov.

Step Two: Visit sfacf.org to use our interactive scholarship searchand-match tool. Enter your GPA, ACT, high school,intended college and EFC (Expected Family Contribution), found on your FAFSA, to find scholarships you qualify for. In some cases, you may be eligible to apply for multiple scholarships. Our system will match your common application to all the scholarships you qualify for.

This booklet references the “Sioux Falls area.” For the purpose of this publication, “Sioux Falls area” is defined as Minnehaha, Lincoln, Turner and McCook counties.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Awarded to an Alcester-Hudson High School senior based on need and other criteria.

Awarded to graduating seniors of Baltic High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or technical school. Applicants must have financial need.

Bill Barlow “Second Chance” Scholarship

Awarded for the first year of higher education at an accredited college, university, vocational, or technical school for students from the Sioux Falls area who have a financial need.

Applicants must be graduating seniors of an alternative school, or of a Sioux Falls area public or private high school, or have earned a GED. Applicants graduating from a public or private high school must have a cumulative GPA of no greater than 3.0. No GPA requirement for applicants graduating from an alternative school or for those who have earned a GED.

Anna and Paul Lind Scholarship Arthur O. Moe Scholarship

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Cogley-Buffington Certified Property and Casualty Underwriters Fund

Awarded to graduating seniors from high schools throughout South Dakota, Southwest Minnesota, and Northwest Iowa who plan to attend an accredited, four-year college or university. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need; have a GPA of 3.5 or higher; participate in extra-curricular and community activities, and demonstrate an interest in and understanding of the role of business in American society.

$1,000

Dakota Alliance Soccer Club Student Athlete Scholarship

Awarded to graduating high school seniors from the Sioux Falls area who have participated in the Dakota Alliance Soccer Club, or in Sioux Falls high school soccer programs Additionally, applicants must plan to attend an accredited college or univer sity, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and demonstrate leadership through his or her role on a soccer team. Excellence in athletics or other extracurricular activities within the community will also be evaluated by the selection panel.

$750

Dale Lokke Law Enforcement Scholarship

Successful candidates for this award must be graduating from a Minnehaha County public or private high school and planning to attend a South Dakota college or university. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Additional criteria includes participation in extra-curricular and community activities and a desire and ability to succeed in a chosen career field.

$400

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of high schools in Brookings, Clay, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, or Turner counties of South Dakota. They must also have high academic achievement as demonstrated by cumulative GPA, class rank, and ACT score of 28 or higher; plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university in South Dakota; and be involved in school and community activities. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate a desire to pursue and meet educational goals. Children and immediate family members of the firm’s partners and employees are not eligible for the award.

Open to graduating seniors of Dell Rapids Public High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school. Applicants must also be ranked in the lower 90 percent of their graduating class and demonstrate financial need. The selection panel gives preference to qualified applicants who have not received other scholarship awards.

David Jay Schmidt Memorial Scholarship

Delmar and Rosemary Skluzak Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors of Kimball Public High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, vocational, or technical school. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, rank in the top 50% of their class, and have participated in extra-curricular and community activities. Preference will be given to students who plan to enroll in a South Dakota educational institution.

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Delmer Scott Award

Open to graduating seniors of Alcester-Hudson High School who have participated in agriculture courses or Future Farmers of America and who demonstrate financial need.

Duane and Bonnie Bly Family

Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors of Brandon Valley High School who plan to attend an accredited South Dakota college or university. Students must also demonstrate financial need.

$500 $2,500

The Equitable Sioux Empire Scholarship

Awarded to graduating seniors of an accredited public or private high school in the Sioux Falls area who plan to attend an accredited four-year academic college or university. Successful candidates will demonstrate diligence, determination to overcome challenges, and willingness to undertake unusual responsibility in pursuit of a worthy, nonacademic personal achievement. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need. ( Equitable employees, associates, immediate family members of employees, and associates of the Donor are not eligible for the award.)

Fool Soldier Scholarship

Open to descendants of the Fool Soldiers , a group of Teton Lakota men active in the early 1860s. Eligible applicants must be able to prove their ancestry; have a GPA of 2.0 or higher; be planning to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school; and have financial need.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria Amount

Frank Lingo Scholarship

Awarded annually to graduating seniors from Canton High School who plan to attend an accredited college or university, are ranked in the top 50% of their class, have actively participated in extra-curricular activities, and demonstrate financial need.

Fred and Marie Christopherson Scholarship

Applicants who plan to attend a four-year college or university in South Dakota, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.9 after seven semesters, and have a minimum ACT score of 28 are eligible for this award. Available to seniors graduating from South Dakota high schools

$1,750

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Gloria Rae Beck Scholarship

Awarded to graduating seniors who live in the Dell Rapids area . Applicants must also plan to attend Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

$1,750

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

*This award is renewable.

Ingwersen Scholarship

Graduating high school seniors from Doland High School are eligible for this award. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, univer sity, or vocational or technical school; demonstrate financial need; have a GPA of 2.0 or higher; and demonstrate the desire, motivation, and ability to succeed in his/her chosen field.

$1,500

Harrison-Joslyn Memorial Scholarship

Graduating seniors who have attended Canton Public High School for a minimum of two academic years are eligible. Further criteria includes attendance at an accredited postsecondary educational institution in South Dakota and involvement in school, community and church activities.

$3,500

$2,750

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Gordon

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Harry Lee Scholarship

Awarded to an Alcester-Hudson High School senior based on financial need and interest in pharmacy, medicine, nursing, laboratory science, chemistry, physics, or other sciences.

Herman and LaVerne Griller Scholarship Hopps Dow Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in the Sioux Falls area who plan to attend an accredited college or university and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Applicants must also demonstrate financial need.

Amount

$650

This scholarship benefits graduating seniors of Groton High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational school in South Dakota. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher, demonstrate financial need, and have the desire and ability to succeed in their chosen field of study.

$5,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

$4,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria Amount

Hovik Family Scholarship

Awarded to graduating high school seniors who live in Lincoln County and are members of the Lutheran faith with plans to attend accredited four-year colleges or universities that are affiliated with the Lutheran church. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need and have the ability to achieve academic success.

Independent Insurance Agents of Sioux Falls Scholarship

Successful applicants for this award must be graduating seniors of Sioux Falls public or private high schools who plan to attend a South Dakota college, university, or vocational or technical school. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need, which is the key factor in selecting a winner for this award. Additional criteria includes a GPA of 3.0 or higher and an ability to succeed in a chosen field of study.

James B. and Vera A. Sadler Undergraduate Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors of Washington High School in Sioux Falls who plan to major in education at an accredited four-year college or university. Successful applicants must demonstrate financial need and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

James and Bernice Kopperud

Scholarship

This award benefits graduating seniors of Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls who plan to attend a four-year accredited college or university. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, demonstrate financial need, and have the desire and ability to succeed in his or her chosen field of study.

$4,500

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

*This award is renewable.

$1,000 $1,000 $5,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Baum “Hope” Scholarship

Awarded to a graduating senior of Lincoln High School who plans to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school. Eligible applicants must demonstrate financial need and have participated in extra-curricular and community activities.

Awarded to a graduating senior of a Dell Rapids high school or a person who has earned a GED or equivalent and resides in Dell Rapids . Applicants must demonstrate financial need and plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school.

James Stenholtz Scholarship

Jeremy

Jerry Hoftiezer Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship benefits graduating seniors of Dell Rapids High School who plan to attend a four-year college or university and are involved in school and community activities. Special consideration is given to students who maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and who have taken five math courses, including AP Calculus. Applicants are not required to pursue a math-related college major to be eligible for this scholarship.

$2,750

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Jim and Fran

Scholarship

Foss

Applicants must be graduating seniors of a Sioux Falls public high school who plan to attend an accredited college or university. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA or higher and demonstrate financial need.

$5,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Joe and Norma Rahm Memorial

Scholarship

This scholarship supports graduating seniors of Doland or Redfield high schools who plan to attend a South Dakota accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school. Successful applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be involved in school and community activities, and be highly motivated self-starters.

$2,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria Amount

Joe Foss “An American Hero” Scholarship

Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college or university or vocational or technical school; have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and a minimum ACT score of 21; and demonstrate characteristics of an American patriot. Applications must also demonstrate financial need. Available to seniors graduating from South Dakota high schools .

$1,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Jon Richter Memorial Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors of Lennox High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or technical school.

$500

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria Amount

Julius A. and Dorothy L. Jacobsen Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors from Montrose, Tri-Valley, or West Central high schools . Applicants must also plan to attend an accredited, bachelor degree-granting, four-year college or university in South Dakota; excel in citizenship, work, extracurricular activities, or other endeavors; and have distinguished themselves academically as demonstrated by an ACT score of 26 or higher and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Junior League of Sioux Falls Scholarship

Applicants must be female; reside in Minnehaha or Lincoln Counties ; be a graduating senior from an accredited high school or a home school program; and plan to attend an accredited college, university, community college, vocational or technical school (excluding institutions whose academic programs are conducted primarily online or via correspondence). Additionally, applicants must have a minimum ACT score of 23 or a minimum SAT score in the math and critical reading components of 1060. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need.

$5,000 for public institutions

$10,000 for private institutions

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

*This award is renewable.

Justin Lake College Scholarship

Awarded to graduating high school seniors from Tea Area High School and Huron High School or James Valley Christian High School. An additional award is available to graduating seniors who attend any South Dakota high school . Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university, vocational or technical school and must demonstrate financial need.

$1,250

$1,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Scholarship

Name Award Criteria Amount

Bates Trimble WHS Class of 1962 Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Washington High School in Sioux Falls who plan to an accredited college, university, vocational, or technical school. Successful applicants must demonstrate financial need and have a GPA of 3.5 or above.

Katherine A. Larson Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Lincoln High School who have participated in extra-curricular and community activities; plan to attend an accredited college, university, vocational or technical school; have a GPA of 2.5 or higher; and demonstrate traits such as determination, desire to succeed, ability to work well with others, and to go beyond what is expected to help and inspire others.

$1,500

Awarded to graduating seniors of Baltic High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, vocational school, or technical school. Applicants must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

$750

$800

Karen

Kent Hegge Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Kimberly Rose Means – Native American Council of Tribes Scholarship

Awarded to graduating high school seniors who are enrolled members of a South Dakota Native American tribe or South Dakota tribal members who are returning to school after an absence . Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university, or voca tional school; have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; have participated in school and community activities (only applies to high school seniors); and have the desire and ability to accomplish his or her goals.

$900

Kiwanis Club of Sioux Falls Community Service Scholarship

Available only to students who have been selected as a Kiwanis Club of Sioux Falls Junior Kiwanian of the Month during the most recent academic year. Applicants must be graduating seniors of a Sioux Falls public or private high school who plan to attend an accredited college, university, community college, vocational school or technical school.

$1,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Kiwanis Clubs of Sioux Falls Scholarship

This scholarship is open to graduating seniors from high schools in Minnehaha or Lincoln County who plan to attend a college, university, vocational or technical school. Successful applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, an ACT of 21 or higher, show financial need, and show commitment to, and participation in, community service. Preference will be given to applicants who are children, grandchildren, or stepchildren of a Sioux Falls Kiwanis Club member.

$1,500

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Landon Wulf Brandon Valley High School Scholarship

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must be graduating seniors of Brandon Valley High School who have completed at least two academic years at Brandon Valley. Additionally, applicants must have participated in both school-sponsored choir and band for at least three high school academic years, plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Louis H. Shoraga Scholarship

Awarded to graduating seniors of Alcester-Hudson High School . Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate financial need, as opposed to those who demonstrate academic excellence.

Mark Bielen Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors from an accredited high school in Minnehaha or Lincoln County who plan to attend an accredited college or university or vocational or technical school. Participation in school and community affairs and motivation to pursue goals is also a must.

Mary Scott Award

Open to Alcester-Hudson High School seniors who have financial need and have participated and excelled in Family and Consumer Science or Family, Career, and Community Leadership of America.

Murray A. Rowe and Helen I. Rowe Endowed

Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Canton High School who plan to attend an accredited college/univer sity or technical college. Successful applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and must have participated in extracurricular activies and community service.

$1,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Myrtle and David Blomquist Scholarship

Awarded to graduating seniors from Sisseton High School who plan to pursue a post-secondary course of study of at least two years duration, have maintained a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale for the final three years of high school, and demonstrate financial need.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria Amount

W. Ranschau Memorial Scholarship

Applicants for this scholarship must be students who plan to pursue a degree in an agricultural-related field and who attend school or reside in Lyon County, Iowa; Sioux County, Iowa; Rock County, Minnesota; or the state of South Dakota. Applicants must be first-time students with financial need who have participated in agricultural extra-curricular activities.

Osmann Family Native American Scholarship

Awarded to graduating South Dakota high school seniors who are enrolled members of a Native American tribe .

Applicants must plan to attend a South Dakota university or a vocational or technical school in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Mitchell, or Rapid City and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher after seven semesters of high school.

Applicants must also have the desire and ability to succeed in further academic study and have participated in extra-curricular or community activities.

Norman

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Ralph and Doris Wallin Scholarship

Applicants must be residents of Minnehaha or Lincoln County who are 25 years old or younger and are enrolling for the first time at an accredited vocational or technical institution in South Dakota or within 250 miles of Sioux Falls. Applicants must have maintained at least a 2.5 GPA for the last three years of high school study.

$6,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

*This award is renewable.

Raymond Eddy Scholarship Regina “Grandma” Evans Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Sioux Falls Public Schools who plan to attend an accredited college or university in South Dakota. Financial need is a must. An outstanding GPA is not a distinguishing criterion for the award. The scholarship may be renewed for a second year.

$5,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

*This award is renewable.

Applicants must be graduating seniors of a public or private high school located in Dell Rapids who plan to attend an accredited technical school or four-year academic college or university. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

$750

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Robert W. Best Scholarship

This award is available to graduating seniors of Sioux Falls Christian High School or a Sioux Falls public high school. Applicants must have a C average or higher and plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school. Finan cial need and potential to succeed through involvement in community or school are also criteria for the award.

$5,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Scholarship Name Award Criteria Amount

Rush Family Scholarship

This award is available to graduating seniors of any South Dakota high school who are children of full time employees of North American Truck & Trailer, Inc. Graduating seniors who are not children of full time North American Truck & Trailer employ ees may also apply, however must be graduating from high schools in Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner or McCook Counties . Successful applicants must plan to pursue a degree in business or teaching (if attending a four-year col lege or university) or a degree in fields related to transportation (if attending a vocational or technical school) and must show a record of participation in school activities, volunteerism and employment.

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

This scholarship benefits high school seniors who attend a Minnehaha County high school in South Dakota . Applicants must plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, show an interest in the outdoors, and have the desire and ability to succeed in further academic study.

Sally Bertina Meyer Scholarship

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Shon Trimble Memorial Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors of Brandon Valley High School who plan to attend a four-year college or university. Success ful applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

$1,500

Siouxland Chapter CFMA Scholarship

Awarded to graduating seniors who wish to pursue an academic or technical degree in construction . Applicants must attend an institution of higher learning within 100 miles of Sioux Falls.

$750

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

Sunrise Sertoma and Minnehaha Sertoma Club Scholarships

Open to graduating seniors who have been served by the South Dakota School for the Deaf. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college, university, community college, vocational or technical school.

Tea Area Community Scholarship

Graduating seniors of Tea Area High School, including home-schooled students in Tea who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or technical school are eligible. Students must also have a GPA of 2.5 or higher over the most recent three years; demonstrate leadership ability through participation in extracurricular, community, church, or work activities; and demonstrate financial need.

Award amounts vary

The Country Club of Sioux Falls Honor Golf Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors who plan to attend an accredited four-year college or university and are youth golfers with two years participation in the Country Club of Sioux Falls’ junior golf program. Eligible applicants must be a child of a CCSF member with two years of membership and must be ranked in the top half of their class .

$500

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

$2,500

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Trent Area Scholarship

Graduating seniors who live in the Trent area benefit from this award. Eligible applicants must be of good moral character and plan to attend an accredited, post-secondary educational institution. They must submit a written application and official high school transcript or equivalent.

Applicants must be g raduating seniors of any high school program in Dell Rapids, South Dakota or a graduating senior from a public high school program in Huron, South Dakota . Applicants must also plan to attend an accredited vocational or technical school and have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Verne and Ardith Forbes Scholarship

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

Vince Beck Five Point Scholarship

Applicants must be graduating seniors of Canton High School who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school. Successful candidates must be involved in school and community activities and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to students planning to pursue a career in agriculture, wildlife conservation, veterinary medicine, law enforcement, or youth counseling.

$1,500

Viola Lingo Watson Scholarship

This scholarship is open to graduating seniors from Canton High School who plan to attend an accredited college or university, are in the upper 50% of their class, have actively participated in extra-curricular school activities, and have financial need.

$500

Waneta Drake Miller Edmison Memorial Scholarship

Applicants of this scholarship must be graduating seniors of an accredited high school in the Sioux Falls area and plan to attend an accredited college, university, community college, vocational school, or technical school. Additionally, applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and have participated in school and community activities.

$4,000

*Multiple scholarships are awarded.

High Alumni Scholarship

Washington

Graduating seniors from Washington High School in Sioux Falls who plan to attend an accredited college, university, or vocational or technical school can apply for this award. They must also demonstrate financial need, have maintained a “C” average or higher, and be committed to their educational goals.

$2,250

This award benefits graduating seniors from Dell Rapids public or private high schools who plan to attend an accredited college, or vocational or technical school, and demonstrate originality and interest in seeking personal challenges. Applicants may also be evaluated according to special circumstances, motivation to pursue goals, and the inspiration for those goals.

This scholarship goes to the applicants with the highest class ranking among graduating seniors of Faith High School , traditionally the valedictorian and salutatorian. Applicants must plan to attend a college, university, or vocational or technical school.

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Most applications are due by March 15.

Wyatt Ammon Memorial Scholarship

Yeager-Afdahl Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Name Award Criteria

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