Higher Education Scholarship Program | Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate - Department of Education
12554 BIA Highway 711, Tribal Administration Building, Sisseton, SD 57262
The student must be an enrolled member of the tribe. They must be attending an accredited post secondary school. Comprehensive universities, regional universities, two-year colleges, private institutions, and online universities are acceptable as long as they are accredited. They must pass their course with a grade of "C" or better to receive funding.
8:00am - 4:30pm (CT), Monday - Friday
Dakota
Fill out a Higher Education Program Application, which can be accessed by visiting the website. Then, mail the applications to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Offices.
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Richland County, ND Sargent County, ND Codington County, SD Day County, SD Grant County, SD Marshall County, SD Roberts County, SD
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Provides funding for Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate students to pursue higher education. Undergraduate students are paid according to per credit hour earned. Graduate students receive the endowment incentive based on graduate level of studies and will be paid according to per credit hour earned.
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Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate - Department of Education
Works collaboratively to educate and promote cultural awareness, preserve the Dakota language, and develops strategies to increase persistence, retention, and graduation rates.