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OLC In-House Scholarships (Policy 84-200)

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Students who would like to be considered for OLC Scholarships will need to meet the following criteria:

  • Completed Fafsa on file with OLC Financial Aid Office for current academic year
  • Minimum GPA of 1.5 for Freshman and 2.0 for all higher Classmen
  • Declared Major on File with OLC Registrar’s Office (Degree Seeking)
  • Satisfactory Standing (Not on Financial Aid Suspension with the exception of the Books, Tuition, and Fees Scholarship)
  • Demonstrate Unmet Financial Need as Determined by OLC Financial Aid Office
  • Complete AICF TCU Application for current academic year at the following link: aicf_scholarships
    • If this is completed in the Fall Semester, the application will be good for entire academic year. If student enrolled only in the Spring, an application may still need to be completed.

How are scholarship recipients decided?

  • OLC Financial Aid Office will download all applications submitted to the AICF Portal after the set deadline date that is communicated on a semester basis to students.
  • Financial Aid will verify that students applying are enrolled in the current semester and meet all above-mentioned criteria.
  • List of qualified students are provided OLC Scholarship Sub- Committee who then select students per scholarship based on criteria set for each scholarship and qualified students.

The Scholarship Sub-committee is as follows:

The Scholarship Subcommittee is a permanent standing committee of the Students Services Committee. The function of the Scholarship Subcommittee is to serve as the scholarship selection committee for OLC in-house scholarships. The membership of the Scholarship Subcommittee is as follows:

  • One Designated Center Representative from each of the 11 instructional sites with 1 vote per center.
  • The Financial Aid Director
  • The Registrar
  • One person appointed from the President’s Office

Quorum: There are a total of 14 members of this subcommittee. Eleven (11) members will constitute a quorum.

The standing chairperson is the Financial Aid Director and the standing secretary is the Registrar.

Chairperson:

  1. Conducts the meetings and establishes the agendas.
  2. Checks that all participants are notified of meetings, and that the minutes have been prepared.
  3. Is responsible to see that all scholarship information is distributed to all college centers for registration.
  4. Creates and maintains reference materials for the meeting.

Secretary:

  1. Keeps minutes of all meetings
  2. Distributes copies of the minutes to all members of the subcommittee.
  3. Maintains other documents, which certify that procedures have been followed in selecting scholarship recipients.
  4. Following the selection of students for scholarships, the secretary sends the minutes of the scholarship meeting to the Financial Aid Director which contains the following information:
  5. a list of scholarship recipients.
  6. The amount awarded to each student, and
  7. The district in which each student is registered.

OLC In-House Scholarships

American Indian College Fund TCU Scholarships

This is not a single scholarship but a number of scholarships that are received by American Indian College Fund each semester with varying scholarships.  Each scholarship has their own total number of scholarships and budgeted amount along with varying criteria. Recipients are selected each semester and funds are disbursed only once a semester. (AICF Full Circle Scholarships are decided by American Indian College Fund, not OLC.)  You may apply for both by applying at the same link which is: AICF Scholarship Application

In-House General Misc. Scholarships

This is not a single scholarship but a number of scholarships that are received by various funds each semester.  Each scholarship has their own total number of scholarships and budgeted amount along with varying criteria. Recipients are selected each semester and funds are disbursed only once a semester. You will be considered for this scholarship if you completed the application at the following link: AICF Scholarship Application

Johnson Scholarship

Business Major Scholarship for Undergraduates that demonstrate a financial need.  Students do not need to complete the AICF Scholarship application to apply for this scholarship, but it is recommended in the event that you are not selected for this fund.  Please click the following link to apply: Johnson Scholarship

Criteria:

  • Completed 2024-2025 Fafsa on File
  • Undergraduate
  • Declared in Business Majors with OLC Registrar's Office
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
  • Full-time Student
  • Tribally Enrolled
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress Standing (Not on Financial Aid Suspension)
  • Enrolled in at least one (1) business core class
  • Unmet Financial Need for the Spring 2025 semester, as verified by OLC Financial Aid Office
  • Submit a three (3) page mini business plan (Must include financial projections, type of for-profit business you plan to own and operate, and your business goals) 

Norther Hills Disabled American Veterans, Northern Hills Chapter 11 Scholarship

Scholarship opportunity for Disabled Military Veteran Students, Military Veteran Students, spouses of Military Veterans, and Children of Military Veterans.  Students do not need to complete the AICF Scholarship application to apply for this scholarship, but it is recommended in the event that you are not selected for this fund.  Please go to the follow link to apply: Veteran Scholarship

Criteria:

  • Full-time Enrollment (12 hrs. or more)
  • Senior or Junior Status (4-year degree) 
  • Vocational Students, 30 hrs. or more completed towards Associate Degree 
  • 0 GPA or higher
  • Complete 23-24 FAFSA on File
  • Copy of DD-214 (Required)
  • Disabled Military Veterans given first preference (documentation required).

Students Eligible to Apply:

  • Disabled Military Veteran
  • Military Veteran
  • Spouse of Military Veteran
  • Child of Military Veteran 

Books, Tuition, Fees Scholarship

Oglala Lakota College is pleased to announce the Books, Tuition & Fees Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year.  The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students that demonstrate a financial need who would not otherwise have the ability to cover books, tuition, and fees, due to financial circumstances which may prevent them from otherwise seeking higher education, such as Financial Aid Suspension, Max Pell to degree, Max LEU, and Default Status.  Please go to the following link to apply: OLC Books, Tuition, Fees Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements: 

  • Completed 2024-2025 FAFSA . Our Office will need to have a SAI (Student Aid Index) amount previously known as EFC received for you, in order to determine your financial need.  If no SAI is given, there may be additional documentation needed from the student and/or parent. 
  • Declared major on file with the Registrar's Office. Must be seeking a degree higher than that already obtained.  Only eligible course costs will be covered. Students who are found eligible and take any course(s) outside of the declared status sheet will not have those books, tuition, and fee costs covered, and the student will be considered self-pay on costs incurred for course(s) taken outside of the status sheet. Example:If an Associate's Degree has been earned, a student must be declared with Registrar's for a Bachelor's Degree, and only take courses associated with that declared major’s status sheet.  
  • Demonstrate a financial need(All outside and in-house funding received will be considered first, prior to the scholarship covering books, tuition, and fee costs for eligible students) 

Maintaining Eligibility: 

  • Eligible students will meet with their assigned counselor for an audit of their current status sheet to take only courses that apply to their status sheet for the declared major with the Registrar's Office.  No books, tuition, and fee costs incurred for classes taken outside of the status sheet requirements will be covered.  All courses being taken must pertain only to students declared major to be fully covered for the semester.  
  • Students will demonstrate an increase in their pace of progression or completion rate at the end of each semester to maintain eligibility for the following semester. 
  • Students who decrease in their pace of progression or academically withdraw after having their costs covered will be considered self-pay for the returning semester and may reapply for the scholarship after successfully passing a full semester.   (Being a self-pay student does not prevent students from enrolling or attending courses.)  

Ineligible Students: 

  • Students who are fully packaged or have their books, tuition, and fees covered by other funding sources such as Title IV or PELL, scholarships, grants, etc. 
  • Students seeking a degree equivalent to or lower than that already obtained. Example:Students who obtained an associate's degree and are seeking a second associate's degree. 
  • Re-certification seeking students.
  • Early Entry Students

Board of Trustees (BOT) Supplemental Scholarship

This is a scholarship available to Undergraduate students only with the following criteria: 

  • Minimum 2.0 Cumulative GPA (1.5 Cumulative GPA for Freshman)
  • Enrolled in a minimum of 3 hours
  • Have an unmet financial need as determined by the Financial Aid Office
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress Standing (Not on Financial Aid Suspension)
  • Have a completed 2024-2025 Fafsa on File 
  • Degree seeking with OLC Registrar's Office

This is a needs-based scholarship and all applying students will be reviewed and verified by OLC Financial Aid Department. 

Morgan Stanley Endowment Scholarships

This is not a single scholarship but a number of scholarships made possible by many generous donors who believe in the OLC mission and assisting students pursuing higher education.  These scholarships are payable each semester based on interest accrued per scholarship endowment.  Each scholarship has their own total number of scholarships and budgeted amount along with varying criteria. Recipients are selected each semester and funds are disbursed only once a semester. You will be considered for this scholarship if you completed the application at the following link: AICF Scholarship Application

  • Morgan Stanley General Scholarship Fund
  • McCarthy Scholarship
  • Jane Parker Scholarship
  • Martha M. Black Feather/Shorting Scholarship
  • Zona Fills the Pipe/Sadie Janis Scholarship
  • Graduate Studies Scholarship
  • Dorothy Gonzalez Scholarship
  • Dean Bettelyoun Scholarship
  • Trimble/Plum Scholarship
  • Bessie Cornelius Scholarship
  • Elouise Cliatt Spaeth Nursing Scholarship
  • Little Thunder Scholarship
  • Gerald One Feather Scholarship
  • Barbara Handyside Scholarship
  • Mary Alice Cox Scholarship
  • Calvin Jumping Bull Scholarship
  • Tracy Trimble Scholarship
  • Geraldine Janis Scholarship
  • John Around Him Scholarship
  • Matthew & Nellie Two Bulls Scholarship
  • Shirley Laskin Scholarship
  • Frank Fools Crow Scholarship
  • Emily & Tara Allen and Linda Portnoy-Allen Scholarship
  • Corporal Brett Lundstrom
  • Stuart Edwards Scholarship
  • Leon & Ginny Knight Scholarship
  • Nursing Scholarship
  • Arline Heckenlaible Scholarship
  • Charles A. Fruehauff Scholarship
  • Marguerite Steffey Snyder Scholarship
  • ALorraine Kavka Scholarship
  • Mary Pat Cuney-Farrell Scholarship
  • George Condon Scholarship
  • Linda Roche Walker Scholarship
  • Lawrence Dorcy Scholarship 2
  • Winnie Bachman Scholarship
  • Arthur Vining Davis Scholarship
  • Wilmer Mesteth Scholarship
  • Jeannie Christie Scholarship
  • Donald A Krepps Scholarship
  • Newton Cummings Scholarship
  • Joyce Dobbert Scholarship
  • Sandra Spafford Scholarship
  • JSF Thomas Short Bull Student Scholarship
  • George S Hallas Scholarship
  • Hans & Evelyn Riedinger Scholarship
  • Black Hills Energy Scholarship
  • Endowment 2018 Scholarship
  • Rosalie Weir Scholarship
  • Marty Waukazoo Scholarship
  • Mike Her Many Horses Scholarship
  • Shared the Vision Scholarship
  • Gary Gemmer Natural Science Scholarship
  • Richard Schifter Scholarship
  • David Strain Scholarship
  • William Horn Cloud Scholarship
  • William and Doris Ball Scholarship
  • Judy Gaalswyk Scholarship
  • Barbara A Traudt Scholarship
  • Eljin Bad Wound Scholarship
  • Robert Gay Scholarship
  • Phoebe Tallman Scholarship
  • Col Kenneth & Carol Brier Scholarship
  • Maria C Cavallaro Scholarship
  • James Dresser Scholarship
  • Aresena-Priestly Endownment Scholarship
  • Provo High School Scholarship Endowment
  • Synchrony Student Scholarship
  • Ruth Bohart Scholarship Endowment
  • F&P Teachers Scholarship
  • Alice Jones Scholarship
  • Harry Burke Scholarship Endowment
  • Rev William and Margaret Fay Scholarship
  • John & Frank Sparacio Scholarship
  • Christine Ford Scholarship
  • Linnemann/Phelps Scholarship
  • Susie Shot In The Eye Scholarship
  • Davis Memorial Scholarship
  • McAlpin Scholarship
  • Wilms Scholarship
  • Richtmyer Scholarship
  • Funding Exchange Scholarship
  • Lawlor Scholarship
  • Edith Kooyumjian Scholarship
  • Jeanne Smith Memorial Scholarship
  • Jesses Black Feather Scholarship
  • Kathryn Fritz Salway Scholarship
  • JSF Scholarship Scholarship