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College Scholarships

To be considered for University scholarships, simply submit the application for freshman admission. Admitted freshmen are considered for most University scholarships based on an overall assessment of their admission application.

Please note that scholarships offered by the College of Liberal Arts require a separate application, which will be available in the fall. College of Liberal Arts scholarships are awarded to admitted fall 2013 freshmen on the basis of both academic merit and financial need.

Scholarship recipients are notified by the end of March of their senior year.

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  • Carlson School of Management Scholarships
  • College of Biological Sciences Scholarships
  • College of Design Scholarships
  • College of Education and Human Development Scholarships
  • College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Scholarships
  • College of Liberal Arts Scholarships
  • College of Science and Engineering Scholarships
  • Carlson School of Management: uscholar@umn.edu
    The following scholarships represent a sampling of the awards available to Carlson School freshmen each year. Eligibility requirements for scholarships vary, but many awards are based on academic performance and leadership.
    Award Amount Criteria for consideration
    Michael T. Steadland Scholarship$1,750
    • Minnesota resident from outside the metro area
    • Academic performance
    Roger and Judy Nord Scholarship$3,000
    • Financial need
    • Academic performance
    James R. & Carmen Campbell Undergraduate Scholarship $5,000
    • Academic performance
    College of Biological Sciences: 612-625-3419
    College of Biological Sciences scholarship award decisions are based on an overall assessment of each student's application for admission. College of Biological Sciences scholarship recipients are students whose applications demonstrate exceptional academic records, strong leadership, and extracurricular involvement, which may include scholarly study or research experience. For more information, please contact the College of Biological Sciences Freshman Admissions Counselor in the Office of Admissions at 612-625-3419.
    Award Amount Criteria for consideration
    College of Biological Sciences Freshman Scholarship $1,000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    Denneth C. & Joan L. Dvergsten Scholarship $1,000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    • Demonstrate financial need
    Clare and Jerome Ritter Scholarship$1000 for one year
    • Preference given to students outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area
    • Academic performance
    David Grantham Burbee Memorial Scholarship$1000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    • Plan to major in biochemistry
    • Demonstrate financial need
    Dr. Venkateswarlu Pothapragada and Family Undergraduate Scholarship$1000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    Edward B. Lewis Memorial Scholarship$2000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    • Strong interest in research
    Sadie and Wayne Luchsinger Scholarship$1000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    • Plan to major in biochemistry
    Kien T. Nguyen and Julie A. Warren Scholarship$1000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    Robert Buck and Cheryl L. Quinn Scholarship$1000 for one year
    • Academic performance
    • Demonstrate financial need
    Harold and Mary Sisson Dey Morris Scholarship$1000 each year for four years
    • Academic performance
    • Plan to major in biochemistry or molecular biochemistry
    College of Design: 612-624-1717
    College of Design scholarship award decisions are based on an overall assessment of each student's application for admission. For information about scholarship opportunities for enrolled College of Design students, please visit the CDes scholarships Web site.
    Award Amount Criteria for consideration
    Legacy Scholarship up to $5,000 each year for four years
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in apparel design, graphic design, housing studies, interior design or retail merchandising
    Design, Housing and Apparel Scholarships $1,000 - $5,000 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in apparel design, graphic design, housing studies, interior design or retail merchandising
    Mary Limberis Pappajohn Scholarship $2,500 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in apparel design, graphic design, housing studies, interior design, or retail merchandising
    Ann G. Salovich Scholarship $4,000 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in architecture or landscape design and planning
    Carl J. Remick Scholarship approximately $1,500 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in architecture
    Victor Gilbertson Scholarship approximately $1,500 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in architecture
    John Koepke Scholarship $2,000 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Majoring in landscape design and planning
    College of Education and Human Development: 612-624-8765
    Award Amount Criteria for consideration
    CEHD Legacy Scholarship $5,000 each year for four years
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Family Social Science major or Youth Studies major
    • Financial aid considered
    College of Education and Human Development Freshman Scholarship$1,000 per year for one year or 4 years
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    Ruth S. Brown Scholarship$2,000 for one year
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Family Social Science major
    • Financial aid considered
    Jean Morris Helms Scholarship$2000 each year for four years
    • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
    • Kinesiology major with interest in physical education
    • Preference given to students admitted into the University Honors Program
    Urban Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
    • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program in the College of Education and Human Development
    • Graduate of a Saint Paul or Minneapolis high school
    • Academic potential
    • Financial aid considered
    Greater Minnesota Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
    • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program in the College of Education and Human Development
    • Graduate of a high school in Greater Minnesota
    • Academic potential
    • Financial aid considered
    Rural Reservation ScholarshipUp to $5,000 each year for four years
    • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program in the College of Education and Human Development
    • Native American students who are residents of Minnesota
    • Preference given to students enrolled or eligible for enrollment in a federally recognized tribe in the state of Minnesota
    • Academic potential
    • Financial aid considered
    Ruth and Omer Netteberg Scholarship$2,000 for one year
    • Family Social Science major
    • Preference for female students
    • Academic performance
    • Financial aid considered
    David V. Taylor Scholarship$2,000 each year for four years
    • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program in the College of Education and Human Development
    • Academic potential
    • Financial aid considered
    Howard and Venetia Johnson Scholarship$2,000 for one year
    • Preference of graduates from Minneapolis North High School or any Minneapolis public high school who want to obtain a degree from CEHD
    Dorothy Wandrey Hilligoss Scholarship $1,000 for one year
    • Academic potential
    • Financial aid considered
    • Student must come from one of the following Minnesota areas: Hibbing/Chisholm,Grand Rapids/Coleraine, Tower/Ely or Owatonna
    McCutcheon Family Scholarship $2,000 for one year
    • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program in the College and Human Development
    • Academic potential
    College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS): 612-626-5602
    CFANS and its departments awards approximately $1.5 million dollars in scholarships to undergraduate students each year. Freshman applicants are automatically considered for all available scholarships, including departmental awards where applicable. Sample college and department scholarship information is below:
    Award Amount Criteria for consideration
    Dean's Scholar Program $1,000-$5,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Competitive high school class rank and ACT/SAT
    • Record of leadership and academic achievement
    • Student must remain enrolled in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences to continue scholarship.
    Diversity in Food and Natural Resources Scholarship (DFNRS) $1,000-$15,000 per year, multiple year awards
    • Contribution to diversity
    • High academic achievement and potential
    • Demonstrated leadership and community involvement
    • Student must remain enrolled in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences to continue scholarship.
    Lofgren Scholarships $1,000 - $5,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Preference given to students from the Iron Range and northeastern Minnesota
    • Based on academic merit and demonstrated financial need
    • Student must enroll and pursue a major in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
    Division of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Education Scholarship $500-$2,000 single year awards
    • Agricultural Education major
    • Demonstrated leadership and community involvement
    • Academic achievement and potential
    Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics Agricultural Industries and Marketing Scholarship $1,000-$3,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Applied Plant Science major
    • Agricultural Industries and Marketing major
    • Academic achievement and potential
    Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Scholarships $2,000-$3,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Pre-Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (CFANS), Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (CSE), or Bioproducts Marketing and Management major
    • Academic achievement and potential
    Department of Food Science & Nutrition Scholarships $1,000-$5,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Food Science or Nutrition Major
    • Academic Achievement
    Department of Forest Resources Scholarships $1,000-$5,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Forest Resources or Recreation Resource Management major
    • Professional promise and need
    • Academic achievement
    Department of Horticultural Science Scholarships $500-$3,000 single year awards
    • Horticulture major
    • Record of leadership and academic achievement
    Thomas H. Canfield Memorial Scholarship $1,000-$6,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
    • Animal Science major, interest in poultry or production agriculture
    College of Liberal Arts: 612-626-3140
    For a complete list of College of Liberal Arts scholarships for incoming freshman, visit the CLA freshman scholarship website. Please note that scholarships offered by the College of Liberal Arts require a separate application, which will be available in the fall. College of Liberal Arts scholarships are awarded to admitted fall 2013 freshmen on the basis of both academic merit and financial need.
    College of Science and Engineering: 612-625-0246
    Freshman and transfer applicants are automatically considered for all available scholarships, therefore no separate application is needed. The following scholarships represent a small sampling of the awards available to College of Science and Engineering freshman and transfer students each year.
    Award Amount Criteria for consideration
    Robert K. Anderson Scholarship approximately $2500
    • from High Schools in Crow Wing County
    Kermit Anderson Scholarship $2,500
    • students from Mounds View High School, Arden Hills, MN
    • intentions to major in physical sciences or mathematics
    John and Mary Buck Scholarship $2,500
    • preference for students from St. Louis Park High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
    Cyrus Scholarships approximately $3,000-$5,000
    • preference for students from these High Schools: Chokio-Alberta, Cyrus, Hancock, Minnewaska, or Morris school districts
    • based on demonstrated leadership and academic merit
    John Dexheimer and Carla Haugen Scholarship approximately $2,500
    • preference for student who are the first generation of their family attending a four-year college.
    • students from public high schools in St. Paul or Lac Qui Parle Valley HS, Dawson-Boyd HS
    Norman Family Scholarship $5,000 recurring based on satisfactory academic progress
    • based on financial need
    • preference for students from Red Wing High School, Cannon Falls High School, Goodhue High School, Kenyon-Wanamingo High School, Pine Island High School Walter H. Maginnis High School, Zumbrota/Mazeppa H.S., Elgin-Millville H.S., Lincoln High School, Lake City, MN Plainview H.S., Wabasha
    Glen E. Ullyot Scholarship approximately $6,000
    • preference for students from Clark High School, South Dakota or South Dakota generally
    Walter and Joyce Rembold Scholarship approximately $2,500
    • preference for students interested in geology or other majors.
    • preference for students from Scotland High School, SD Ishpeming HS, or Westwood HS, Michigan, or child of an employee of the Cleveland Cliff Company
    George S. Sitaramiah Scholarship approximately $2,500
    • based on financial need
    • preference given to students with family origins from India
    Kentner Wilson Scholarship tuition and fees covered
    • preference given to students from Miller, South Dakota

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    Office of Admissions, a Division of the Office of Undergraduate Education • 240 Williamson Hall • 231 Pillsbury Drive S.E. • Minneapolis, MN 55455-0213 • P: 1-800-752-1000 • F: 612-626-1693