Dakota Corps Scholarship

Governor Rounds created the Dakota Corps Scholarship for high school and college students in South Dakota to provide full tuition and generally-applicable fees to selected qualified applicants in critical need occupations.   These scholarships are supported through private funds.

The Department of Labor will designate shortage occupations from time to time.  The current critical need occupations are:

• Teaching K-12 music, special education, or foreign language in a public, private, or parochial school.
• Teaching high school math or science in a public, private, or parochial school.
• Working as a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, or in another allied health care field.

For more information on the Dakota Corps Scholarship, visit http://www.state.sd.us/dakotacorps/default.html