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Minnesota Scholarships
181 local and statewide scholarships for Minnesota students. Deadlines, amounts, eligibility, and how to win each one.
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Equity Promise Scholarship Program Mounds View Public Schools · $1,000-$1,500 · Ramsey · Closes Jan 8 Wallin Education Partners 4-Year Program Wallin Education Partners · Up to $16,000 over four years · Closes Jan 29 Anderson Niskanen Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $2,000 per year, up to 4 years ($8,000 total) · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Amelia and Emanuel Nessell Family Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $1,250 – $1,500 for two years (Total $2,500 – $3,000) · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Cohen Gordon B Great Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $2,000 for one year · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Barrows Family Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $800 – $1,000 for one year · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Bobo Kochevar Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $1,000 one time · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Bob and Carole Lent Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $1,000 for one year · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 David Hartley Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $1,500 – $,2000 for one year · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Dr. Mark Rathke Family Scholarship Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $1,000 for one year · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Cory Jam Memorial Award Fund Boreal Waters Community Foundation · $1,500 – $2,500 for one year · Saint Louis · Closes Feb 9 Delano Area Scholarship Association Scholarship Delano Area Scholarship Association · Varies · Wright · Closes Feb 26 Wendy Jo Shaffer Memorial Scholarship for Women in Engineering Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation · $1,500 · Washington · Closes Mar 21 Kelly L. Spaulding Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation · $3,000 · Washington · Closes Mar 21 MAEF Signature Scholarship Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation · $2,500 · Washington · Closes Mar 21 American Legion Kramer Berg Post 507 Scholarship Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation · $1,000 · Washington · Closes Mar 21 MAEF Community & Technical Scholarship Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation · $1,000 · Washington · Closes Apr 16 Minnesota GI Bill Minnesota OHE / MN Department of Veterans Affairs · Up to $3,000/year ($10,000 lifetime undergrad / $20,000 grad) · Rolling, apply anytime 1000 Lakes Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $3,000 recurring ($1,000 for years 2, 3, and 4) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Dr. Jules & Ilo Meyer Medical Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $5,000 · Itasca · Opens January 1 Essentia Health - Future in Healthcare Scholarship Essentia Health (fund at Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation) · $5,000 · Itasca · Opens January 1 Steven Pietila Memorial Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $5,000 · Itasca · Opens January 1 Skallman Family Scholarship - Grand Rapids Skallman Family (fund at Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation) · $4,000 recurring ($2,000/year for up to two years) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Skallman Family Scholarship - Bigfork Skallman Family (fund at Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation) · $4,000 recurring ($2,000/year for up to two years) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Skallman Family Scholarship - Deer River Skallman Family (fund at Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation) · $4,000 recurring ($2,000/year for up to two years) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Myles Reif Memorial Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $4,000 recurring ($1,000 each year up to 4 years) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Burgess Family Scholarship Fund Burgess Family (fund at Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation) · $2,500 recurring ($1,250 for 2 years) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Robert & Shirley Bennett Educational Sciences Award Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $2,500 · Itasca · Opens January 1 Kurt L. (Buzz) & Jean A. Samuelson Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $2,000 · Itasca · Opens January 1 Truman and Borghild "Bud" Shoaff Family Memorial Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $2,000 · Itasca · Opens January 1 Bill and Ruth Powers Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $1,800 · Itasca · Opens January 1 G.J. Holt Family Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $1,500 recurring, renewable up to 4 years · Itasca · Opens January 1 Northland Scholarship Fund Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $3,000 (payable in varying amounts over each year of school) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Willmar Civic Scholarship Association - Dorothy Brown Scholars Fund Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $10,000 (paid over 4 years, up to 3 awards) · Kandiyohi · Opens December 1 Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,000 - $4,500 · Renville · Opens December 1 St. Cloud Builders Exchange Legacy Scholarship Fund Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $2,000 (4 awards) · Benton · Opens December 1 Leo and Agnes Bauerly Memorial Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,500 · Benton · Opens December 1 Adams Educational Foundation Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,000 (up to 5 awards) · Kandiyohi · Opens December 1 Kandiyohi County Farm Bureau Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,000 · Kandiyohi · Opens December 1 Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $5,000 · Stearns · Opens December 1 Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $2,500/year (renewable, 4 awards) · Meeker · Opens December 1 Watkins-Kimball-Eden Valley VFW Post 5460 Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,000 ($2,000 for Voice of Democracy participants) · Meeker · Opens December 1 Alan Peterson Agricultural Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $2,000 (2 awards) · Opens December 1 Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,500 · Central Minnesota (10 counties) · Opens December 1 Brian Klinefelter Law Enforcement Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,500 · Stearns · Opens December 1 Farmers & Merchants State Bank General Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,200 (6 awards) · Morrison · Opens December 1 Dorothy Timm Meili Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · $1,000 · Kandiyohi · Opens December 1 Bernick Family Trades Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Varies · Central Minnesota · Opens December 1 Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Varies · Central Minnesota · Opens December 1 Minnesota Teacher Candidate Grant Minnesota OHE · $5,000 per year · Due each July 1 Aviation Pathways Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Southeast Minnesota · Opens January 2027 Sustainable Agriculture & Forestry Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $5,000 · Southeast Minnesota · Opens January 2027 Ron & Marsha Durst Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $3,000 · Dodge · Opens January 2027 Minnesota BetterLife Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $2,000 · Opens January 2027 Blenkush, Dilley, Tvedt, Tyce and Olson Memorial Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1,500 · Dodge · Opens January 2027 Amy L. Donahoe Memorial Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Fillmore · Opens January 2027 GySgt Blaine Miller Halvorson Memorial Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Dodge · Opens January 2027 Tammy Schettl-Morris Memorial Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Wyatt M. Coy Memorial Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · Varies · Dodge · Opens January 2027 Minnesota State Grant Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) · Up to ~$13,000/year (varies by income, institution, enrollment) · Due each July 1 North Star Promise Scholarship Minnesota OHE · Last-dollar (tuition + mandatory fees) · Due each July 1 Minnesota Postsecondary Child Care Grant Minnesota OHE · Up to $5,000 per child per year · Due each July 1 Minnesota Safety Officer's Survivor Benefit Minnesota OHE · 100% tuition + fees at MN public institutions · Due each July 1 Minnesota Workforce Development Scholarship Minnesota OHE · Up to $2,500 per year · Due each July 1 Lilah Maddy Brandon Scholarship Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation · $4,000 recurring ($1,000/year for four years) · Itasca · Opens January 1 Sydney M. Galleger Memorial Scholarships The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $2,500 per academic year · Hennepin · Opens each December Matthew Taylor Memorial Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each December Elina Curran and Chris Wivholm Memorial Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1000 · Hennepin · Opens each December Griffiths Family Scholarship in Health Sciences The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $3,750 per academic year · Hennepin · Opens each December Randell D. Voas Memorial Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each December Christina P. Stolz “Life Bandmates” Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each December Aaron Husmann Memorial Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each December The Suzie Sime Theatre Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each December Ron Iverson Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,500 · Hennepin · Opens each December Matheson Family Technical School Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $2,500 · Hennepin · Opens each December The Noel-Karulf “Spirit” Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each December Boyd-Estall Family LGBTQ+ and Allies Scholarship The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools · $1,000 per academic year · Hennepin · Opens each December Alice L. Schubert Medical Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Up to 4 - $5,000 Scholarships · Stearns · Opens December 1 George and Shirley Torrey Nursing Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Four - $4,000 Scholarships · Stearns · Opens December 1 Miller Architects & Builders Industry Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · 1 - $2,000 Scholarship · Stearns · Opens December 1 Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Multiple $2,000 Scholarships · Stearns · Opens December 1 Gerry Osendorf Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · 1 - $1,000 · Stearns · Opens December 1 Paul Edward Host Memorial Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Varies · Stearns · Opens December 1 Kurt Langer Memorial Scholarship Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CommunityGiving) · Varies · Stearns · Opens December 1 Walter and Pauline Castner Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $3,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Century Panther Pride Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Lance Pfrimmer Memorial Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Joyce L. Osborn Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $1,500 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Katharine Kilbourne Memorial Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 JM Class of 1964 Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Better Chance Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $2,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Kristi Lambert Memorial Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $500 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Marjorie L. Seeba Holt Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $4,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Stewartville Merit-Based Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $500 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Dorothy and J. Edwin Brin Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $1,000 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Dr. A.O. Hagen-Helen Tews Hagen Scholarship Rochester Area Foundation · $1,500 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Leona Engel Memorial Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · Varies · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Stewartville Tiger Scholarship Fund Rochester Area Foundation · $500 · Olmsted · Opens January 2027 Ramsey Lions Club High School Scholarship Ramsey Lions Club · $1,500 · Anoka · Closes each July 31 Ramsey Scholarship Trust Fund Ramsey Lions Club · Varies · Anoka · Closes each July 31 Ramsey Lions Club College Scholarship Fund Ramsey Lions Club · Varies · Anoka · Closes each July 31 Ramsey Lions Club Technical College Scholarship Fund Ramsey Lions Club · Varies · Anoka · Closes each July 31 Southwest High School Foundation Scholarships Southwest Foundation · 2,000 · Hennepin · Opens each February Ann Brinley Scholarship Southwest Foundation · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each February Helen Ann Omodt Scholarship Southwest Foundation · $250 · Hennepin · Opens each February Holly Firehammer Scholarship Southwest Foundation · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each February Julia Berg Memorial Award Southwest Foundation · $500 · Hennepin · Opens each February Rotsch Family Scholarship Southwest Foundation · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each February Kopp Foundation Scholarship Southwest Foundation · $500 · Hennepin · Opens each February William Beha Memorial Scholarship Southwest Foundation · $1,000 · Hennepin · Opens each February Village Scholars Scholarship The Minneapolis Foundation · $5,000/year (recurring) · Hennepin · Verify deadline Northwest Minnesota Foundation Scholarships (General) Northwest Minnesota Foundation · Varies (multiple scholarships) · Northwest Minnesota (Polk/Pennington/Red Lake/Marshall/Kittson/Roseau/Norman/Mahnomen) · Verify deadline Frontline Families Scholarship Fund Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Varies · Verify deadline MPS College Scholarships Achieve Twin Cities (MPS Foundation) · Varies · Hennepin · Verify deadline Meyer Band Scholarship White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation · Varies · Ramsey · Verify deadline White Bear Lake Lions Club Scholarship White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation · Varies · Ramsey · Verify deadline Centennial Scholarships Rotary Club of Saint Paul #10 · $5,000-per-year · Ramsey · Verify deadline Community Service Scholarship Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation (SSEF) · $1,500 · Stearns · Verify deadline Science and Technology Scholarship Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation (SSEF) · $1,500 · Stearns · Verify deadline David and Alice DeZurik Scholarship Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation (SSEF) · $1,200 · Stearns · Verify deadline Rotary Clubs of Rochester STRIVE Scholarships Rochester Public School Foundation · $500 · Olmsted · Verify deadline Local Schools Scholarship Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association · $1,500 · Wright · Verify deadline Hanover Athletic Association Scholarship Hanover Athletic Association · Varies · Wright · Verify deadline The AHEF Thurston Fund for Post-Secondary Education for Anoka-Hennepin District Graduates Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation · Varies · Anoka · Verify deadline The Dennis Carlson Scholarship for Music & The Arts Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation · $2,000 · Anoka · Verify deadline CAEF Scholarship Program Centennial Area Education Foundation · Varies · Anoka · Verify deadline Building Trades Scholarship Endowment The Partnership Plan (Stillwater Area Public Schools) · Varies · Washington · Verify deadline Youth Engagement Leadership Academy Scholarship Woodbury Community Foundation · Varies · Washington · Verify deadline Rotary Club of Stillwater Scholarship Rotary Club of Stillwater · Varies · Washington · Verify deadline Dakota Electric Association Scholarship Dakota Electric Association · $2,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Rotary Club of Eagan Scholarship Rotary Club of Eagan · $1,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Scholarship Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Club · $1,500 · Dakota · Verify deadline Eagan Lions Club Scholarship Eagan Lions Club · $2,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Eagan Hockey Association Scholarship Eagan Hockey Association · $2,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Scholarship Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon · $2,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Eagan High School Boys Basketball Scholarship Eagan High School Boys Basketball Booster Club · $1,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Rosemount VFW Post 9433 - LCDR Brian L. Mirs Scholarship Rosemount VFW Post 9433 · $1,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Eagan Community Foundation Hope Scholarship Eagan Community Foundation · $1,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Friends of Wescott Library Scholarship Friends of Wescott Library · $1,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline River Valley #35 Chapter - School Nutrition Association Scholarship River Valley #35 Chapter - School Nutrition Association · $500 · Dakota · Verify deadline Deerwood Elementary PTO Scholarship Deerwood Elementary PTO · $500 · Dakota · Verify deadline Rising Together Scholarship Sagstetter/Hopkins Family · $1,000 · Dakota · Verify deadline "Service Above Self" Scholarship Rotary Club of Lakeville · Varies · Dakota · Verify deadline STRIVE Scholarship Rotary Club of Lakeville · $1000 · Dakota · Verify deadline Ron Oliphant Scholarship Rotary Club of Lakeville · $1500 · Dakota · Verify deadline Lakeville Area Chamber Foundation Scholarship Lakeville Area Chamber Foundation · Varies · Dakota · Verify deadline Apple Valley Rotary Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Apple Valley Rotary Scholarship Foundation · Varies · Dakota · Verify deadline Inver Grove Heights B.E.S.T. Foundation Scholarship Inver Grove Heights B.E.S.T. Foundation · Varies · Dakota · Verify deadline Shakopee Rotary Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Shakopee Rotary Scholarship Foundation · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline Thomas J. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship Prior Lake Rotary Club · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline Jordan Education Foundation Scholarship Jordan Education Foundation · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline New Prague Area Education Foundation Scholarship New Prague Area Education Foundation · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline LEF Klima Scholarship (Math and Science) Laker Educational Foundation · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline Sederstrom Scholarship Laker Educational Foundation (Sederstrom Family) · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline Shakopee Foundation Annual Academy Scholarships Shakopee Foundation · Varies · Scott · Verify deadline Sundem Family Scholarship Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Hennepin · Verify deadline Minnetonka Unified Community Fund Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Hennepin · Verify deadline Momentum Memorial Scholarship Fund Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation · Varies · Hennepin · Verify deadline Class of 1964 Scholarship Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation · $2,500 · Hennepin · Verify deadline Peter Nunnink Scholarship Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association · $1,250 · Wright · Past, check next cycle MMUA (Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association) Scholarship Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association · $1,000 each (five awards) · Wright · Past, check next cycle Buffalo American Legion Post #270 Scholarship Buffalo American Legion Post #270 · $2,000 each (two awards: General and Vocational) · Wright · Past, check next cycle Hanover Lions Club Scholarship Hanover Lions Club · $1,000 each (ten awards) · Wright · Past, check next cycle Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association Scholarship Wright Technical Center · $1500 · Wright · Past, check next cycle Buffalo Rotary Scholarship Buffalo Rotary · $500 · Wright · Past, check next cycle Route 55 Corvette Cruisers Scholarship Route 55 Corvette Cruisers · $500 · Wright · Past, check next cycle VEIT Construction Pathways Scholarship VEIT · $1500 · Wright · Past, check next cycle Thomas J. Paumen Memorial Scholarship Wright Technical Center · $1500 · Wright · Past, check next cycle Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce · $1,800 each (three awards) · Wright · Past, check next cycle Dr. Jean L. Harris Scholarships for Seniors Eden Prairie Community Foundation · Varies · Hennepin · Past, check next cycle Belle Plaine Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Belle Plaine Dollars for Scholars · Varies · Scott · Past, check next cycle EFB Bloomington Senior Scholarship Education Foundation of Bloomington · Varies · Hennepin · Past, check next cycle Edward R. Slebiska Lineworker Scholarship Wright-Hennepin Electric (WH Electric) · Up to $3,000 (up to three awards) · Wright · Past, check next cycle Firmin "ACE" Alexander Future Educator Scholarship Firmin "ACE" Alexander Family · $1,000 · Ramsey · Past, check next cycle Mechanic Arts High School "M" Club Scholarship Mechanic Arts High School "M" Club · $3,000 · Ramsey · Past, check next cycle Olga B. Hart Education Foundation Scholarship Olga B. Hart Education Foundation · $2,000 · Ramsey · Past, check next cycle Coon Rapids Community Scholarship Association Scholarship Coon Rapids Community Scholarship Association · Varies · Anoka · Past, check next cycle BHS Community Scholarship Foundation 191 (Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191) · Varies · Dakota · Past, check next cycle Boreal Waters Community Foundation Scholarships (General) Boreal Waters Community Foundation · Varies (over $800,000 awarded annually) · Northeast Minnesota / St. Louis / Lake / Cook County · Past, check next cycle Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Scholarship Boreal Waters Community Foundation · Varies · Northeast Minnesota · Past, check next cycle Wright County Health Care Scholarship Allina Health Foundation · $2,000 · Wright · Past, check next cycle
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