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South Dakota Education and Training Voucher

Offered independently by South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Child Protection Services

Open to any schoolUp to $5,000 per yearSouth Dakota

About this scholarship

Financial assistance for South Dakota foster youth pursuing postsecondary education or training, renewable for up to five years.

Who can apply

Youth who were in South Dakota foster care at age 18, under 26, maintaining a 2.0 GPA and satisfactory academic progress.

Every scholarship in this directory is exclusively for current or former foster youth. Read the sponsor’s own eligibility rules before you start — they decide who qualifies.

How to submit your application

  1. 1. Check the deadline. No fixed deadline published — check the sponsor's site.
  2. 2. Gather your documents. Use the checklist to the side so you are not scrambling at the last minute.
  3. 3. Open the sponsor’s application. The button below takes you straight to South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Child Protection Services. Your application is submitted there, directly to them.
  4. 4. Save your confirmation. Keep the confirmation email or reference number, and follow up with the sponsor if you do not hear back.
Start your application on South Dakota Department of Social Services, Division of Child Protection Services’s site

Opens the sponsor’s own application. Thank a Teacher does not receive applications and never collects or stores any of your information.