South Dakota School of Mines

Scholarship: South Dakota School of Mines Scholarships


Description: In order to be considered for incoming freshmen scholarships, prospective students must be accepted for admission to South Dakota Mines by the priority scholarship deadline of January 15, as well as have a 3.0 unweighted cumulative GPA from high school.


The Office of Admissions will consider a student's highest composite score (either ACT or SAT) by the test date. Please note ACT Superscores (calculated by ACT) will not be considered. After the deadline of January 15, no additional test scores or updated high school transcripts will be considered.


The South Dakota Mines Scholarship Committee awards scholarships which are all renewable for an additional 3 years if continuing criteria is met. South Dakota Mines commits to awarding scholarship funds to as many students as possible. All of the scholarship funds in which South Dakota Mines receives are from alumni, family, corporations, and friends of South Dakota Mines. South Dakota Mines has outstanding students and merit scholarships are extremely competitive.

Need-based scholarships are awarded as part of the incoming freshman scholarships based on the demonstrated financial need of the student. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is used in determining eligibility. No separate scholarship application is required.

Application Deadline: January 15th


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