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Financial Aid

Financial aid is available to students that are admitted to a degree-seeking program of study at one of the six universities within this consortium. Financial aid is processed through the university from which you are seeking a degree. However, courses taken from other universities within this consortium may count toward the credit hours needed for full-time and partial Federal Student Aid mentioned below. We encourage you to contact your home university's website for further financial aid information:

Black Hills State University Dakota State University
Northern State University South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
South Dakota State University The University of South Dakota

 

Financial Aid Eligibility

Full-time federal financial aid:

To receive full-time financial aid support, you must be a full-time student taking at least 12 credits at the undergraduate level, or 9 credits at the graduate level (10 at Northern State University), and be admitted into a program of study at one of our six public universities.

Partial federal financial aid:

To receive part-time financial aid support, you must be a part-time student taking at least 6 credits at the undergraduate level, or 5 credits at the graduate level (4 at Northern State University), and be admitted into a program of study at one of our six public universities.

Possible financial aid programs include

  • Federal Pell Grants
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Stafford Loans and the
  • Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS).

These sources of federally funded aid are awarded on the basis of need. United States citizenship or permanent residency is required. If you are interested in federal financial aid you can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available online.

Additional financial aid information is available from your home university.

 

Scholarships

Degree-seeking students may be eligible for scholarships. Incoming students should submit a scholarship application to their home university. Information regarding scholarships is available from your home university:

Black Hills State University Dakota State University
Northern State University South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
South Dakota State University The University of South Dakota

Check out these FREE scholarship databases!

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