Scholarships

2026-2027 Academic Year Scholarship Winners:

SAF High School Scholarship $1,500

Jekhi Williams-In honor of Brian Keech

Christen Malard Larson-In honor of Shirley Sibert

Kynzee McConaughey - In honor of Paul Bass

Elliah Wolff -In honor of Paul Bass

Aubrey Benson, Ethan Rabou, Evelyn Rolfe, Samantha Sprenger

SAF High School Scholarship $1,000

Kayleigh Ravenscroft - In honor of Paul Bass

Blake Lancaster - In honor of Paul Bass

Cash Cooper- In honor of Paul Bass

Aiden Hand, Caden Stankowski

SAF College Scholarship $1,500

Taylor Battershaw, Katherine Cox, Brady Haake,

Connor Kreutner, Lex Larsen, Mataya Morrison,

Ayden Naslund, Jessa Olson, Lauren Schoonveld, Ashlyn Simonson,

Grant Springer, Marybelle Ward

SAF College Scholarship $1,000

Courtney Billings, Lauren Ferguson, Jenalee Garwood, Emma Kreutner,

Doc Lancaster, Jack Lancaster, Alexis Long, Caitlynn Mack-Claypool,

Dylan Naslund, Quinton Nelson,Cooper Phillips, Samantha Phillips,

Cadence Swanson

SAF Non-Traditional Scholarship $2,500

Carrie Ford

Anna Hollopeter Swan

Jennifer Janssen

Amanda Long

Anna Perrett

Michelle Witt Moore

Chet VanWinkle Memorial Scholarships $2,500

Hesston Fay

Blake Lancaster

CapRock Scholarship $2,000

Katherine Cox, Aubree Johnson,

Jessa Olson, Anna Perrett,

Lauren Schoonveld, Samantha Sprenger

Cherry County Hospital & Clinic Scholarship $1,000

Samantha Sprenger

Kevin Reece Memorial Scholarship $500

Samantha Sprenger

Our scholarship reception -

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 6 PM CT

at MPCC Valentine Campus

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Close to $45,000 in scholarships were awarded this past academic year alone, with now over one million dollars having been awarded since 1999 thanks to our many donors and privately funded scholarships. View our picture gallery of the 2025-26 scholarship recipients.

From top left: CapRock Scholarship recipients presented by Don Graham, COO and General Manager of CapRock; SAF College Scholarship recipients; SAF High School Scholarship recipients (including scholarships in memory of Brian Keech, Shirley Siebert, and Paul Bass); SAF Non-Traditional student scholarship recipient; and Cherry County Hospital & Clinic Scholarship recipient.

SAF is dedicated to supporting education and providing scholarships to students in Cherry County. The scholarships provide financial assistance to aid students in successfully pursuing their educational goals. We accomplish this through the generosity of donors who have established scholarship funds.

General Information

Applicant must be a resident of Cherry County or graduating from a Cherry County High School.
Applicant can be a graduating high school student, a student currently attending college or vocational school, or a non-traditional student pursuing additional education.
Applicant must meet the criteria for the scholarship they are applying for and complete its application correctly and in its entirety.
Applicant must complete the current year's application. Applications from past years will not be accepted, and application or requirements may change from year to year.
Scholarship selection can be based on financial need, school and community activities, educational and future goals and academic and athletic achievement.
Scholarships will be awarded for educational expenses to any accredited post-secondary institution.
All scholarship applications are subject to a Scholarship Committee review and will be awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. SAF does not discriminate based upon any protected status.
All correspondence and notifications will be sent through email.
Scholarship recipients must attend the SAF Scholarship Reception. Recipients will be honored, and scholarship awards will be presented at that time. If a scholarship recipient is unable to attend, there must be a representative present to accept the scholarship award on their behalf. Checks will not be mailed.
Scholarship awards must be used in the academic year in which the recipient applies.
Scholarships may not be awarded to all who submit an application.
Applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will not be eligible.
By signing any scholarship application, you are granting permission to SAF to use the likeness, voice and words of the Organization in television, radio, films, newspapers, magazines and other media, and in any form not heretofore described, for the purpose of advertising or communicating the purposes and activities of SAF and appealing for funds to support such activities.

Scholarship applications are now closed. Good luck to all area applicants!