South Dakota Retailers Association Scholarship Program

The South Dakota Retailers Association scholarship program is designed to provide assistance to students studying for a career in retail and hospitality businesses, whether as an owner, manager, or employee. To be eligible, applicant must enroll in a retail or retail-related course of study at a qualifying, accredited technical school, college, university, or certified professional training institute. Enrollment in an online degree program from a qualifying school is acceptable. Examples of fields of study considered to be retail or retail-related include (but are not limited to): Accounting, Agribusiness, Apparel Merchandising, Auto Mechanics, Automotive Technology, Business Administration, Business Management, Collision Repair, Computer Science, Commercial Baking, Culinary Arts, Diesel Mechanics, Electrical Maintenance, Gemology, Grocery, Heating/Ventilation, Hotel/Restaurant Management, Landscape Design, Pharmacy, Photography, Printing Industries, Refrigeration, Sales/Marketing Management, and Tourism Industry Management. (NOTE: this list is not all-inclusive.). Applicants must also have graduated from a South Dakota high school. Applicant must have completed at least 24 credits from a qualifying college or university, or 12 credits from a qualifying tech school or certified professional training institute by September of the year of scholarship application cycle to be eligible. We will consider full-time post-secondary work experience in lieu of the post-secondary education requirement.