![Purpose](../images/Purpose.gif)
The Dakota Corps Scholarship Program was created by Gov. Rounds to
encourage
South Dakota’s high school graduates to:
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Obtain
their postsecondary education in South Dakota
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Remain
in the state upon completion of their education
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Contribute to the state of South Dakota and its citizens by
working in a critical need occupation
![Administration and Funding](../images/Administration-and-Funding_NEW.gif)
![Scholarship Award](../images/Scholarship-Award.gif)
The intent of the program
is that the recipients do not pay anything towards tuition and generally applicable fees. The scholarships are in an amount approximately
equal to:
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The
maximum tuition and generally-applicable fees for 16
undergraduate credit hours at an institution of higher education
under the control of the South Dakota Board of Regents for
recipients attending a public four-year college, or
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The same amount that is paid for a
public four-year college if the student is attending a private
nonprofit college. Remaining tuition and generally applicable fees must be covered by the participating nonprofit college through institutional scholarship or tuition waiver.
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An amount determined on an
individual basis for technical college recipients that will
never exceed the maximum tuition and generally applicable fees
for sixteen (16) undergraduate credit hours for a public
college, or
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The
maximum tuition and generally-applicable fees for a full-time
undergraduate student at a tribal college if the recipient is
attending a tribal college.
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Not all eligible applicants will be selected for a
scholarship. From the total pool of applicants, a limited
number of recipients will be selected. Also, some South Dakota colleges
may limit the number of scholarship recipients they accept, or
not participate at all.
Remaining tuition and
generally-applicable fees must be covered by the participating
college through institutional scholarship or tuition waiver.
![The Dakota Corps Commitment](../images/The-Dakota-Corps-Commitment.gif)
Each recipient promises to
enter a critical need occupation in South Dakota following
completion of the program of study. The number of years a
recipient must work in a critical need occupation to fulfill the
entire obligation is equal to the sum of the number of years of
scholarship received, plus one year. For example, a four-year
scholarship recipient must work five years; a
three-year scholarship
recipient must work four years; a two-year scholarship recipient
must work three years, etc.
If the recipient does not
complete his/her commitment, the scholarship converts to a low interest
loan which must be repaid.
![Areas of Critical Need](../images/Areas-of-Critical-Need.gif)
The Department of Labor
will designate shortage occupations from time to time. The current
critical need occupations are:
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Teaching K-12 music, special education, or foreign language in a
public, private, or parochial school.
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Teaching high school math or science in a public, private, or
parochial school.
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Working as a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, or in
other allied health care fields.
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Working as a Large Animal Veterinarian.
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