Scholarships

2025-2026 Academic Year Scholarship Winners:

CapRock Scholarship $2,000

Katherine Cox, Aubree Johnson,

Jessa Klabenes, Lauren Schoonveld

SAF College Scholarship $1,500

Jadyn Andersen, Taylor Battershaw, Lindsey Boes, Lauren Ferguson, Hayes Hammond, Aubree Johnson, Jessa Klabenes, Connor Kreutner, Alexis Long, Lee Major, Logan Muirhead, Lauren Schoonveld, Grant Springer, Grace Wolff

SAF High School Scholarship $1,000

Jenalee Garwood-In honor of Brian Keech

Jocelyn Jordan-In honor of Shirley Sibert

Katherine Cox, Allison Heath, and Ayden Naslund-In honor of Paul Bass

Olivia Beel, Courtney Billings, Brady Haake, Emma Kreutner, Doc Lancaster, Cinch Miller, Quinton Nelson, Cadence Swanson, Marybelle Ward

SAF Non-Traditional Scholarship $2,500

Anna Perrett

Cherry County Hospital & Clinic Scholarship $1,000

Emma Kreutner

Our scholarship reception was held

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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.

Scholarship applications are now closed and will reopen in 2026.