Scholarships

Scholarships

Current and Incoming Scholarship application periods are closed.


The Current Student Scholarship Application is now open until November 15th. Make sure you complete the general application and answer all the questions at https://mitchelltech.academicworks.com/. If you are a full-time dual credit student, you are not eligible for these scholarships. Please contact Robin Jacobsen with any questions.

The Incoming Student Scholarship Application is now open through March 31, 2024. Make sure you complete the general application and answer all the questions at https://mitchelltech.academicworks.com/. Please contact Robin Jacobsen with any questions.

$1000

2 AVAIL.

John And Diane Weber “Career Change” Endowed Scholarship

John and Diane Weber Family and Friends

This scholarship was established in 2015 by the daughters of Diane Weber. Diane’s early adult years were spent in the Peace Corp, working at Bell Telephone and teaching German and English after college. The scholarship honors Diane’s desire in 1974 to change her career and her enrollment at Mitchell Tech to become a Clinical Lab Technician. The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient’s account the following Fall semester.
Accounting
Agricultural Business
Agronomy
Animal Science
Architectural Design and Building Construction
Automation Controls/SCADA
Culinary Academy of South Dakota
Diesel Power – Ag Power Technology
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Electrical Utilities & Substation Technology
Geospatial Technologies
Heating & Cooling Technology
Human Services Technician
Information Systems Technology
Machining and Manufacturing
Medical Assistant
Medical Laboratory Technology
Medical Office Professional
Power Line Construction & Maintenance
Power Sports & Marine Technology
Precision Ag Technology
Radiation Therapy
Radiologic Technology
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Utilities Technology
Wi-Fi & Broadband Technologies
Wind Turbine Technology
Full time enrollment in a program at Mitchell Technical College to prepare for a career change GPA of 3.0 or higher Program instructor recommendation Outside employment of 10 hours or more per week Completion of current online scholarship application during the open application period time frame

$500

2 AVAIL.

Interstates Endowed Scholarships

Interstates, Sioux Center, Iowa, has been a great industry partner of Mitchell Tech. Interstates began offering scholarships to ECM students in 2004 and their Endowment achieved full funding in 2012. The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient’s account the following Fall semester.
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Applicant must currently be enrolled as a first year full-time student in the Electrical Construction & Maintenance program at MTC Applicant must complete the MTC online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for this scholarship Applicant must maintain and GPA of 3.0 or higher

$500

4 AVAIL.

Home Builders Of The Sioux Empire Scholarships

Sioux Empire Home Builders Association

Home Builders of the Sioux Empire has been offering scholarships to Architectural Design and Building Construction students since 2003. The scholarships awarded to Current student recipients will have funds applied to their accounts the Fall semester of their second year. The scholarships will be selected by a committee comprised of ADBC instructors and Mitchell Tech staff.
Architectural Design and Building Construction
Scholarships will be awarded in September to students currently enrolled as full-time second year Architectural and Building Construction students. Students must complete the online application in the Fall of their first year as instructed to be eligible for these scholarships. The funds will be applied to their accounts at the beginning of the second semester of their second year Scholarship recipients must be members of the NAHB in order to receive the scholarships

$1000

5 AVAIL.

Gene Haas Scholarship

Gene Haas Foundation

This scholarship was established in 2017 with funds received from the Gene Haas Foundation. The scholarship will be given to students enrolled in a machining-based training and/or engineering program at the postsecondary level.
Machining and Manufacturing
Applicant must be enrolled full time in the Welding and Manufacturing Technology or Automation Engineering/Advanced Manufacturing Technology program. Applicant must complete the MTC Online application period during the open application period to be eligible to receive this scholarship.

$500

1 AVAIL.

Gary Plagmann Memorial Scholarship

The Gary Plagmann Memorial Scholarship was established by his family in 2011. Gary was involved in the Telecommunications Industry in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota for nearly 40 years and participated in many rural telephone company upgrades during his career.
Wi-Fi & Broadband Technologies
Applicant must be a full-time current enrolled student in the Wi-Fi and Broadband/Telecom Program Applicant must be a resident of South Dakota Applicant must have a GPA of 2.5 or better Applicants must complete the MTC Online application during the open application period to be eligible for this scholarship

$500

4 AVAIL.

Forty And Eight Voiture 481 Nurse Training Scholarship

Forty and Eight Voiture 481

La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses), is an independent, invitation only, honor society of American veterans and service members; more commonly known as The Forty and Eight. The Forty and Eight is committed to charitable and patriotic aims. Our purpose is to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, to promote the well-being of veterans, their widows, widowers and orphans, and to actively participate in selected charitable endeavors, which include programs that promote child welfare and nurses training. The titles and symbols of The Forty and Eight are derived from the experiences of U.S. troops during World War I. American soldiers were transported to the front on the French rail system. Cramped into narrow gauge boxcars, each stenciled with “40 Hommes/8 Chevaux”, denoting its capacity to hold either 40 men or 8 horses. The Forty and Eight was founded in 1920 by American veterans returning from France. Originally an arm of the American Legion, the Forty and Eight became an independent and separately incorporated veteran’s organization in 1960. 2 scholarships for LPN program. 2 scholarships for LPN to RN.
Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)
Registered Nursing (LPN to RN)
Applicant must be a fulltime student enrolled in the Licensed Practical Nursing Program or LPN-RN program Applicant must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher Applicant must be in good academic standing with the program Recommendations may be requested from program instructors Applicant must complete the MTC Online application during the open application period to be eligible to receive this scholarship.

$1000

2 AVAIL.

Farm Credit Services Of America Scholarships

Farm Credit Services has been providing Mitchell Tech Ag students with scholarship opportunities since 2010.
Agricultural Business
Agronomy
Animal Science
Applicant must be currently enrolled as a first year full-time student in the Ag Business, Animal Science or Agronomy programs at MTC and returning the following Fall semester Applicant must complete the MTC online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for this scholarship Applicant must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher Applicant must have primary residence in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas or Wyoming

$500

Enertech Global Scholarship

Enertech Manufacturing

Enertech Global provides comprehensive assistance in sizing, design, application, and installation support to their HVAC dealer network. They have been providing scholarships for Mitchell Tech Heating and Cooling Technology students since 2009. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient’s account the following Fall semester.
Heating & Cooling Technology
Applicant must currently be enrolled as a first year full-time student at MTC in the Heating and Cooling Technology program Applicant must have a 2.5 or higher GPA Applicant must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA (universal financial aid application form) Applicant must maintain an excellent classroom attendance record Applicant must complete the MTC online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for this scholarship

$1000

4 AVAIL.

Elite Electricians Of Tomorrow

Elite Electric

Elite Electric established this endowment in 2016. Luke 12:48 references: “For everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked”. This verse has lain heavy on the heart of the Wells family during the years of Elite Electric’s success in the electrical trade. Through hard-work and perseverance, God has greatly blessed Elite Electric. It is with this in mind, and through much prayer, that this endowment was created. This endowment represents a desire to help lay a strong foundation in the lives of the young electricians of the future. Elite Electric is pleased and honored to be a part of the journey. They pray, that Mitchell Tech Electrical Construction & Maintenance students will also be blessed and that they can, on some level, be a part of the student’s success story.
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Applicant must be a first year full time student enrolled in the Electrical Construction & Maintenance program Applicant must complete the MTC Online application during the open application period to be eligible to receive this scholarship.

$1000

2 AVAIL.

East River Electric Cooperative Scholarship

East River Electric Cooperative

East River Electric Cooperative has been providing scholarship funds to Mitchell Tech since 2003. This scholarship is provided annually for a student in the Power Line Construction and Maintenance program. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient’s account for the Spring semester.
Power Line Construction & Maintenance
Applicant must be currently enrolled as a full-time student at MTI in the Power Line Construction and Maintenance program Applicant must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher Applicant must complete the MTC online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for this scholarship

$1000

1 AVAIL.

Dennis Merchant Endowed Scholarship

Merchant Family

The endowment was established in 2012 by the family of former MTC Power Line instructor, Dennis Merchant. Merchant spent his entire working career in the power line industry and taught the Power Line Technology program at Mitchell Tech from 1974 to 1988. He and his wife Dorothy then made their business, Merchant Job Training and Safety Program, their priority. Merchant passed away in February, 2012. His family continues to run this business, now located in Brookings, SD. The scholarship will be announced in January each year and applied to the recipient’s account the Spring semester.
Power Line Construction & Maintenance
Applicant must be enrolled full-time in the MTI Power Line Construction and Maintenance program Applicant must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher Applicant must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA (universal financial aid application form) Applicant must complete the MTI online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for this scholarship

$500

1 AVAIL.

Dennis Knouse Memorial Scholarship

The fund was established in 2013 by family, friends and co-workers of Dennis Knouse. Knouse was a 1979 Electrical Construction and Maintenance graduate from Huron, SD who died in a motorcycle accident in 2010. Funds for the scholarships are provided by a Poker Run held each summer. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient’s account the following Fall semester.
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Electrical Utilities & Substation Technology
Power Line Construction & Maintenance
Applicant must be currently enrolled as a first year full-time student in the Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Power Line or Electrical Utilities & Substation Technology at MTC Applicant must complete the MTC current student online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for this scholarship The scholarship will be awarded in January to Power Line or EUST recipients and applied to their account for the second semester or to an ECM recipient and applied to their account the following Fall semester. Applicant must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above Financial need and indication of strong desire to make a career in the field required