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Sign InToggle navigation South Dakota Opportunity ScholarshipRequirements Initial Eligibility High School Curriculum Requirements Continuing Eligibility Administrative Rules Exemption Requests Continuing-Eligibility Redirect Resources Application Forms Initial Eligibility Application Form Institutional Transfer Form Returning Student Application Form Eligibility Reinstatement Form Exemptions FAQs Contact Us South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship Home Page Content ​​​​​​​ SD Opportunity Scholarship Application AVAILABLE ONLINE!! Incoming Fall 2024 Freshmen can apply online at the below link by September 1, 2024! ​Students can browse other available scholarships managed by the SD Board of Regents at the below site. https://sdbor.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/ Welcome! The South Dakota Legislature authorized the Regents Scholarship Program in 2003 to allow South Dakota's most academically accomplished high school graduates to receive an affordable education at any university, college, or technical school in South Dakota that is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2004, the Legislature renamed the scholarship the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship and authorized funding from the state of South Dakota's Education Enhancement Trust Fund, beginning with high school graduating classes in 2004. Scholarship Amounts​ Starting in Fall 2023, the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship provides up to $7,500 over four years to a qualifying student who attends an eligible higher education institution in South Dakota. Recipients may participate in the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship program for the equivalent of four academic years (eight consecutive fall and spring terms), or until attaining a baccalaureate degree. During each academic year, one-half of the annual scholarship award will be distributed at the beginning of the fall semester and the other half distributed at the beginning of the spring semester: $1,5001st year of attendance $1,5002nd year of attendance $1,5003rd year of attendance $3,0004th year of attendance NOTE: Students that entered the program prior to July 1, 2023 and are already receiving the scholarship will remain under the previous $6,500 funding structure. Participating Institutions​ ​ Augustana University ​ ​ Northern State University ​ Black Hills State University ​ South Dakota School of MinesTechnology ​ Dakota State University ​ South Dakota State University ​ Dakota Wesleyan University ​ Southeast Technical College ​ Lake Area Technical College ​ University of Sioux Falls ​ Mitchell Technical College ​ University of South Dakota ​ Mount Marty ​Univers​ity​ ​ Western Dakota Technical College ​ ​ ​ Contact Information Search The Site Kerri Richards Scholarship and Financial Aid Policy Analyst Email: Kerri.Richards@sdbor.edu 605-773-3455 Enter your search below. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try...