Scholarships, grants, awards, and loans for educational purposes. Scholarships, grants, awards, and loans for educational purposes that are given because of need or achievement by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; state sources; federal sources; civic, fraternal, and alumni organizations; relatives; and lending institutions are considered complementary assistance. The total amount of complementary assistance must be disregarded.

Complementary assistance does not include social security benefits received by full-time students in a postsecondary school, college, or university. Social security student benefits are considered income when determining eligibility and the amount of the assistance grant.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 1 SDR 53, effective January 22, 1975; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 9 SDR 42, effective October 10, 1982 ; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28- 6-1 .

Prior versions effective: 1982-10-10.