SDATAT is offering one $1000 and one $500 scholarship to two senior high school students who reside in South Dakota, are currently attending a South Dakota public, private, or parochialhigh school or a home school program and live in a small town or township that is a current member of SDATAT. Graduates of the class of 2021 are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The student must use the scholarship for a college, university, or vocational school which has a physical presence in South Dakota.

The essay topic for this year is “Inquire about the role a township board member or city councilman plays in their township or city by interviewing a member of one of those boards. Find out what is all included in their role along with its rewards and challenges. Then respond with what you learned from this interview and your interest in being part of this local government in the future.”

A copy of the application can be acquired by going online to www.sdtownships.com and clicking on Scholarship or contacting the SDATAT office at 605-353-1439 or writing SDATAT, PO 903, Huron, SD 57350.