All Opportunities

Welcome to the Lake Area Technical College Foundation Scholarship & Build Dakota Scholarship Homepage.

Below you will find a listing of scholarships available to students along with a brief overview. To apply to Foundation Scholarships & the Build Dakota Scholarship, please sign in using your MyPortal User Login + lakeareatech.edu and your MyPortal password Example of Username: AB12345lakeareatech.edu. If you need help with your MyPortal User Login or password, please contact the Foundation Office at foundation@lakeareatech.edu

You will then have the opportunity to complete a general application and, if applicable, apply for specific scholarships including the Build Dakota Scholarship.

You must be fully accepted to Lake Area Tech to apply.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$2,500.00 3M MAPS Scholarship
3M MAPS Scholarship
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 A-OX Welding Supply
Awarded to a welding student
Deadline03/31/2025
$3,000.00 Alliance Scholarship
Northeast Technical High School student who transfers to LATI in related...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Anthony J. Vitek Scholarship
Awarded to students enrolled in Law Enforcement.
Deadline03/31/2025
$200 Arlo and Mae (Rossow) Meseberg Memorial
Awarded to a 2nd year Agriculture student enrolled in either the...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 Ashley Wiekamp Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a student enrolled in the Agriculture program and resides in...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Bertsch-Seaton Family Scholarship
Awarded to a 1st year student with financial need and preferably from...
Deadline03/31/2025
$250.00 Beverly B Howell
Awarded to a Native American student.
Deadline03/31/2025
$750 Boss Hoss, Inc. by Monte & Meredith Warne Scholarship
Awarded to a student enrolled in Aviation Maintenance Technology.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Boulder Memorial
Awarded to students enrolled in any program.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 Brad Thuringer Scholarship for Physical Therapist Assistant Student
Awarded to a 2nd year student enrolled in Physical therapist Assistant...
Deadline03/31/2025
$350 Brown Clinic - 1st year
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in a health program – Medical...
Deadline03/31/2025
$350 Brown Clinic - 2nd year
Awarded to a 2nd year student enrolled in a health program – Medical...
Deadline03/31/2025
$250.00 Brown Clinic/Paul A Flaherty Ph. D Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a 2nd year student enrolled in Computer Information Systems.
Deadline03/31/2025
Varies Build Dakota Scholarship
Full-ride scholarship supports tuition, fees, books and other required...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Carrie Weier Memorial
Awarded to a student enrolled in a Business program.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Cartney Scholarship
Awarded to a student who is a veteran, spouse of current military...
Deadline03/31/2025
$750 Chad Peterson Memorial
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in Welding Technology, preferably...
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,250 Charles O. Stormo Family
Awarded to a High School Graduate from one of the following counties:...
Deadline03/31/2025
$750 Christopher J Gustad Memorial
Awarded to a student enrolled in Aviation Maintenance Technology...
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 CHS Foundation Scholarship - 1st year
Awarded to 1st year students enrolled in Agriculture.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 CHS Foundation Scholarship - 2nd year
Awarded to 2nd year students enrolled in Agriculture.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,500 Clint DeGeest Memorial
Awarded to a 1st year student, preferably from Miller or Lincoln county.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Colleen & Glenn Edland Memorial
Awarded to a students enrolled in Nursing.
Deadline03/31/2025
$350.00 Collin Schull Scholarship
Awarded to a 1st year student that demonstrates that they are coming to...
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Cornerstone Church Scholarship
Awarded to a single parent
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Cowboy Country Stores
Awarded to a 1st year student from Clear Lake, DeSmet, Miller, Ft....
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Custom Fabricators, Inc.
Awarded to a studet enrolled in Financial Services.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 D. L. Fie Family
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in Precision Machining with a 2.5...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Dacotah Bank of Watertown
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in Financial Services or...
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Dale & Cecilia Knox Family
Awarded to a student enrilled in Agriculture or Diesel Technology.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Dale & Diane Christensen Family
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in Financial Services.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 Dallas I. Hanson Scholarship formerly AGC-Building Chapter Scholarship
Awarded to students enrolled in Building Trades with financial...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 David D Roehr Scholarship
$500 awarded to a student with financial need
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 David Smith Memorial
Awarded to a 2nd year student enrolled in Agriculture Business or...
Deadline03/31/2025
$2,500.00 Dawn Nelson Memorial
Awarded to a 2nd year Med Lab Tech student.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 DeBerg Family Scholarship
Awarded to a student with financial need.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Dee Feuerstein Memorial - NAIFA-Glacial Lakes Region
Awarded to a student enrolled in Financial Services.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Donald Loterbauer Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a student enrolled in Diesel Technology.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Dorothy DeBerg Memorial
Awarded to a student with financial need.
Deadline03/31/2025
$750 Dorothy Schooley
Awarded to a student enrolled in Nursing.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 Dr. Gerald & Tammy Rieber Scholarship
Awarded to a Aviation professional fixed wing pilot student
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 Dr. Howard F. and Lorraine Aarstad Memorial
Awarded to a student enrolled in a health care related program.
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Drs. Evelio & Josephine Garcia
Awarded to a student enrolled in Med/Fire Rescue – Paramedic Option.
Deadline03/31/2025
$500 Elva Sigurdson
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in Medical Assisting.
Deadline03/31/2025
$3,300.00 Ervin and Sybil Schafer Scholarship
Awarded to students enrolled in Agriculture, preferably from Watertown...
Deadline03/31/2025
$250 ESCO Manufacturing/Stein Sign Display, Inc.
Awarded to a 1st year student enrolled in Welding Technology. Student...
Deadline03/31/2025
$1,000 Falcon Plastics/Premier Source
Awarded to a student enrolled in Precision Machining.
Deadline03/31/2025
$2,000.00 Farm Credit Services of America
Awarded to a 2nd year student enrolled in Agriculture. This scholarship...
Deadline03/31/2025
$500.00 First Bank & Trust
Scholarship will be awarded to 1 student in Financial Services
Deadline03/31/2025