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Black Hills Area Community Foundation
Black Hills Area Community Foundation publishes a first-party list of named awards for students in the Black Hills. Cards show eligible schools, amounts and a yearly window that opens in January and closes in April. The page tells students how to apply. Individual awards can be limited to a named school. You can read the cards without an account.
Best for: Students tied to Black Hills area schools who want named local awards with amounts and a yearly apply window.
Limitation: Eligible schools differ by award, so a Black Hills tie alone does not mean every listing will fit.
Our rating
3.4out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.0 / 5)
- The page has no scholarship filters.
- Each card shows eligible schools, amount and dates.
- The list is short enough to read award by award.
Scholarship Quality (5.0 / 5)
- The site states a yearly January to April application window.
- Awards are posted on the foundation's own pages.
- Cards show eligibility, amount and dates, with apply steps at the top.
Ease of Use (4.0 / 5)
- Pages open without a blocking pop-up.
- The list and apply path stay easy to reach.
- Pages fit a phone screen without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- A full privacy policy covers cookies, sharing, advertising, children, retention and opt-out.
- Pages load Google tools, with no ad units shown.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.
Updated November 2026