The 2024-2025 Build Dakota Scholarship Application has ended on March 31, 2024. 

The 2025-2026 scholarship application will open on January 1, 2025*.

More information, please visit WDTC Build Dakota Scholarship FAQs.

*Apply during this application cycle if you plan to attend WDTC in August 2025 or January 2026. 

A full-ride scholarship covers*:

• Tuition & fees
• Textbooks
• Tools/equipment
• Laptop
• Uniforms/scrubs
• Other required expenses by the program
• *Build Dakota Scholarship does not pay for pre-nursing classes required for acceptance into either the LPN or RN programs. If you need to complete general education credits during the fall semester for the LPN or RN Program, you must contact the Scholarship Office. You will receive a "tentative" award, based on securing a seat into either program for the upcoming spring semester.
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Build Dakota Eligible Programs at Western Dakota Technical College (PDF with each program's link)

• WDTC Build Dakota Scholarship FAQs (PDF)
• General Build Dakota Scholarship FAQs

Build Dakota Scholarship Recipient's Commitments (PDF)

What happens now that you have graduated?

• Visit https://www.builddakotascholarships.com/resources/frequently-asked-questions/ (After Graduation Tab) or contact the Build Dakota Scholarship Specialist at 605-224-1025 ext. 113 or brandy@builddakotascholarships.com.