Build Your Future. Build Dakota.
Build Your Future. Build Dakota.
Get Your Tech Degree for Free
Are you a doer, fixer or solver? Do you want a career that uses your hands as much as your mind? If you answered yes, it’s time to get your technical degree. And you can do it 100% free, with the Build Dakota Scholarship. Apply now.
Start With A Solid Foundation
Nursing, engineering, automotive or ag technology—there are hundreds of high-need jobs waiting for you. But first, you need the proper education. Build Dakota is a scholarship program created for skilled scholars entering high-demand programs at South Dakota technical colleges. And it allows you to earn your degree for free. Just apply in three easy steps.
Start Working on your Application
Your next opportunity to apply for a Build Dakota Scholarship starts January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025. Find a few tips to get started below, and look for more information in the months ahead.
Please note: applications are managed directly through technical colleges. If you wish to apply at more than one school, you will need to create a separate application at each school. An industry partner is not required to apply. Please contact your technical college for application assistance.
More Than a Donor
When you donate to the Build Dakota Scholarship, you are giving students more than money. You are giving them the opportunities and resources to jumpstart their education, careers and futures.
A special thanks to the Gail & Delores Miller Charitable Fund and the South Dakota Community Foundation for their generous contribution to the students of South Dakota.