Southeast Technical Institute

Scholarships

Southeast offers a limited number of scholarships, dependent upon funding provided by private organizations and individuals. The qualifications, deadlines, application forms, and amounts vary with each scholarship. Information regarding scholarships is distributed as it is received. Scholarships that have been offered in the past include:

• F.W. Hatterscheidt Foundation, Inc. Educational Scholarships - Three (3) $1,000 scholarships are awarded to new students for their first year of attendance. The applicant must be a South Dakota resident, who has financial need, has a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) and have been accepted for admission at Southeast.

• Drake Titze Midtown Sertoma Scholarship – Five (5) $100 scholarships were awarded to student organization members during the 1996-97 school year to help with the cost of books. Awards are made based on the completed application form, grade point average, financial need, and recommendations. Priority is given to students with hearing impairments.

• South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association offers one or two scholarships every other year to first year students. The awards go to students who have exhibited academic excellence during their enrollment and exemplified characteristics which will service them well in the automotive-related industry.

• Sioux Falls Rotary West provides scholarships to students interested in pursuing study in post-high school vocational/technical education. Grants ranging from $500 to $1000 are awarded to students from the Sioux Falls area who will be attending Southeast Technical Institute.

• American Business Women's Association offers scholarships through various local chapters.

• South Dakota Retailers Association offers three $1,000 scholarships to students seeking a career in the field of retailing.

• Eastman Kodak Scholarship – A $500 scholarship and a plaque is awarded to one student in Nuclear Medicine Technology and to one student in Cardiovascular Technology based on academic achievement, professional commitment and financial need. Awarded for second year of study.

• General Electric Scholarship – A $500 scholarship and a plaque is awarded to a student in Nuclear Medicine Technology based on the submission of a scientific paper relating to instrumentation used in Nuclear Medicine. Awarded for second year of study.

• Ervin F. Armfield/CCL Label – A $250 scholarship is awarded annually to a STI student who wishes to further his/her education in pursuit of a printing/ graphic arts career.

• Noontime Sertoma Scholarship – Five $100 scholarships were awarded during the 1996-97 spring semester to help with the cost of books. Awards are based on grade point average, financial need and recommendations. The applicant must be a member of VICA.

• East River Electric Power Cooperative Scholarship – A $250 award is given to a student in the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning program. Students must have a 3.0 grade point average and they or their parents must be members of an East River Cooperative member system.

• Robert W. Best Scholarship – A $500 award is given to a current year Sioux Falls high school graduate attending STI. The student must have earned at least a "C" average while in high school and must demonstrate financial need.

• Roger Swier Memorial Scholarship – One $250 award is made to an outstanding second year Electronics student. The award is based on academic achievement and financial need.

• Spirit of Sioux Falls – This $2500 scholarship is for Sioux Falls students who attend either a public or private college or university which is either located within the City of Sioux Falls or which maintains a physical presence within the City of Sioux Falls and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Eligible students will be completing their second year of post secondary education (first year for technical institute).

Other scholarships are available from time to time and are advertised within the school.