Through the support of alumni, industry and friends Dairy and Food Science (DFS) students are supported through scholarships and awards totaling nearly $170,000 for current undergraduate students and graduate students. Scholarships for incoming students are also made available through SDSU Admissions. In 2024, a total of 110 DFS scholarships and awards were awarded to 53 DFS students. A list of all Dairy Science scholarships is provided below. Awards are made at the Dairy and Food Science scholarships and awards banquet in the second week of April.
Other scholarship opportunities are also available to Dairy and Food Science students, e.g., from the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, FFA, Duane Rath Foundation, Institute of Food Technologists and others. These will be announced as they become available.
| Scholarship Name | Total Amount Awarded |
|---|---|
| Agropur Inc - Dairy Manufacturing | $2,000 |
| Agropur Inc - Dairy Production | $2,000 |
| Agropur/Jay Headley Memorial | $1,500 |
| Alfred Herman Rishoi Memorial | $1,200 |
| Alltech | $1,500 |
| bel brands USA | $3,000 |
| Bongards | $5,000 |
| Clyde G. and June R. Helsper Memorial | $2,500 |
| Clyde G. Helsper SD Dairy Field Representative funded by Central Plains Dairy Foundation | $2,000 |
| Dairy Connection Inc. | $1,500 |
| Dairy Club | $2,500 |
| Dairy Farmers of America | $500 |
| Dairy Fest | $1,000 |
| Dairy Science | $2,000 |
| Dairy Science Faculty | $1,800 |
| David A. Thompson in Dairy Manufacturing | $5,500 |
| David A. Thompson in Dairy Science | $5,500 |
| David H. Henry Memorial | $600 |
| David J. and Darlene K. Schingoethe in Dairy Science | $1,500 |
| De Laval Animal Welfare | $1,000 |
| De Laval Future of Dairy | $1,000 |
| De Laval We Live Milk | $1,000 |
| Derdall | $750 |
| Dr. Vikram Mistry Endowment | $2,200 |
| Ed & Jennifer Bick Food Science | $1,500 |
| Emery H. Bartle Memorial | $7,500 |
| George Marx in Dairy Production | $1,000 |
| I-29 Legend-Dairy Golf Tournament | $10,600 |
| Idaho Milk Processors Association | $4,000 |
| James Marvel Memorial | $400 |
| John Anderson Memorial | $6,000 |
| John C. Gross | $1,000 |
| Joseph Van Treeck | $2,000 |
| Kemps LLC | $1,500 |
| Kenneth I. Gross In Dairy Production | $600 |
| Kirk and Dorothy Mears Memorial | $1,050 |
| Lactalis Dairy Manufacturing | $4,000 |
| Land O'Lakes Dairy Science | $300 |
| Leprino Foods | $4,000 |
| Midwest Dairy Association | $10,000 |
| MN Institute of Food Technologists | $1,000 |
| North Central Cheese Industries Association | $6,175 |
| Ode Family | $500 |
| Pete Behrends Memorial | $3,000 |
| Prairie Farms | $2,000 |
| Ralph Rogers Memorial | $400 |
| Robert Chamberlin in Food Science | $1,300 |
| Rogers Dairy | $1,100 |
| Ross Baker | $500 |
| Royal D. and Helen B. Doner in Dairy Production | $400 |
| Ryan Graber Memorial | $1,000 |
| Saputo Cheese USA | $2,000 |
| Sara Sontag Schmitt Memorial - AMPI | $1,000 |
| Schreiber Foods, Inc. | $5,000 |
| Schuch Family | $2,000 |
SD Dairy Field Representative funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation | $4,000 |
| SD Dairy Producers funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation | $2,000 |
| SDState Dairy Association funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation | $6,000 |
| Shirley Seas Memorial | $450 |
| Susan Hawkins | $2,000 |
| Valley Queen Charitable Foundation | $10,000 |
| Walt and Yvonne Wosje | $2,000 |
| William and Marge Kallemeyn & Sons | $1,800 |
| Award Name | Total Amount Awarded |
|---|---|
| Alfred and Hilde Tobkin Memorial | $1,300 |
| Arnold Hippen Dairy Challenge | $800 |
| Dairy Judging Manufacturing | $150 |
| Dairy Judging Production | $150 |
| Forbes Leadership | $300 |
| Howard Voelker Memorial | $560 |
| LeRoy Graber-Ford | $300 |
| Non-Dairy Science Student Dairy Club | $1,000 |
| Sara Sontag Schmitt Dairy Club Memorial | $1,000 |
| Delbert and Robert Breazeale Memorial - Graduate | $3,100 |
| Dairy Products Judging Graduate Student | $325 |
| Scholarship Name | Total Amount Awarded |
|---|---|
| CAFES Dean's Excellence | $2,000 |
| Frank E. and Josephine Kaberna Memorial in Agriculture | $650 |
| J and J Sisco | $13,000 |
| Jackrabbit Journey Dual Credit | $1,000 |
| Merlin J. Snyder in Agriculture | $2,000 |
| Yellow and Blue | $15,000 |
