Scholarship

WDT Foundation Scholarships

The Western Dakota Tech Foundation offers over 30 individual scholarships! Some are one award, but some are multiple awards, up to 70. See details here. The WDT Foundation Scholarships application opens twice a year. The Summer/Fall Scholarship window is between January 1 - March 31 and the Spring Scholarship window is between August 1 - October 31.

 

The WDT Foundation Scholarships application for the Summer/Fall 2022-2023 is NOW open until March 31st, 2023. Click HERE to apply! The WDT Foundation Scholarship application is a universal application that automatically applies each student to every WDT Foundation Scholarship they are eligible for during the application term. It means that students may be awarded for more than one scholarship. The WDT Foundation awards over $500,000 annually in scholarships. 

 

*Build Dakota Scholarship requires a separate application.* 

 

Summer/Fall WDT Foundation Scholarships

Alen Sigman Memorial - $250

Beef Bucks - $1,000

Betty Sever - $300

Black Hills Metal Fabricators - $1,000

Bridges Scholarship - $1,000

Brosz Engineering - $1,000

Building Community - $1,000

Caterpillar MineStar – Full-ride scholarship for Autonomous Equipment Technician Program (multiple awards)

Craig & Joan Uhre - $1,000

Crazy Horse Memorial - $500 to $2,000 (multiple awards)

eCampus Textbook Scholarship – Varies (multiple awards)

EE Diers Family Scholarship - $500 to $3,000 (multiple awards)

John T. Vucurevich Foundation (Nursing) - $1,500 to $2,500 (multiple awards)

John T. Vucurevich Foundation (Non-Nursing) - $1,500 to $2,500 (multiple awards)

Dr. Kenneth Gifford Memorial - $1,000 (two awards)

Milton DeBrie Memorial - $500

Montana Dakota Utilities - $1,250 (two awards)

Myron Matusiak Memorial - $1,000

Northern Hills DAV - $1,000 (two awards)

Robbie Ludeman Memorial - $250

SD Education Access Foundation - Varies (multiple awards)

Universal Pediatrics LPN-RN - $1,000 (three awards)

WDT Leadership - $500 (three awards)

William J. Pierce Memorial - $250

 

What are the eligibility requirements of WDT Foundation Scholarships?

Eligibility requirements for WDT Foundation Scholarships: 
  • All WDTC degree-seeking students are eligible to apply for WDT Foundation Scholarships, including incoming students.
    • Incoming students must meet the following criteria: 
      • Apply to Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC): https://wdt.edu/apply.  
        • You do not need to be accepted into the college before applying for the WDT Foundation Scholarships.
        • However, you must be accepted into the WDTC program and successfully enroll in the program's classes for the application term in order to receive any foundation scholarship.
  • No minimum GPA requirement, but GPA is considered in the selection process.
  • Individual Foundation Scholarship may have additional eligibility requirements.
  • The WDT Foundation Scholarship is a universal application. It will automatically apply each student to every Foundation Scholarship they are eligible for during the application term. 
      • An incomplete Foundation Scholarship application will NOT save on the system! You will start over every time you close the window. If needed, work on essays in a word processing software (ex. Microsoft Word), then copy & paste responses into the application.

 

*To receive any Foundation Scholarship, students must successfully enroll in the program's classes for the application term.