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

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Carlson School of Management

The Carlson School of Management offers over 4.5 million dollars annually to our incoming freshman, including but not limited to the following awards. Requirements for scholarships vary, but many awards are based on academic performance, financial need and leadership.

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
David and Shirley Hubers Undergraduate Scholarship$7,500 each year for four years
  • Contribution to Diversity
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
John and Jane Clark Scholarship$10,000 each year for four years
  • Contribution to Diversity
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
Donald M. Anderson Undergraduate Scholarship$7,500 each year for four years
  • MN Residents
  • Academic Performance
Burnham Endowed Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Greater MN
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
  • Leadership or Community Involvement
Duane and Susan Ottenstroer Undergraduate Scholarship$7,500 each year for four years
  • Academic Performance
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
Eileen (Teigum) Russell Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Contribution to Diversity
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
Frank & Carol Trestman Family Undergraduate Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Academic Performance
John & Jane Mooty Undergraduate Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
Schmalz Family Undergraduate Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Academic Performance
Thomas Leary Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • MN Residents
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
  • Community Involvement
Valdemar & Marilyn Olson Undergraduate Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Interest in International Business
Jennifer Houle Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship$7,500 each year for four years
  • Academic Performance
  • Leadership
  • Contribution to Diversity
Centennial Scholarship$7,500 each year for four years
  • Leadership
  • Academic Performance

College of Biological Sciences

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.

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration

CBS Advancement of Biology Scholarship

$2,500 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

CBS Undergraduate Scholarship for Diversity and Excellence

$3,000 each year for four years

  • Academic Merit
  • Contribution to diversity

Cheryl L. Quinn and Robert J. Buck Scholarship

$2,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

Clare and Jerome Ritter Scholarship

$3,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit

Dale and Elaine Timmers Scholarship for Greater Minnesota Students

$3,000 each year for four years

  • Demonstrated financial need

David Grantham Burbee Memorial Scholarship

$2,500 for one year

  • Academic performance
  • Plan to major in biochemistry
  • Demonstrated financial need

Denneth C. and Joan L. Dvergsten Scholarship

$2,500 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

Dr. Lolly Schiffman Scholarship

$6,000 each year for four years

  • Demonstrated financial need

Dr. Venkateswarlu Pothapragada & Family Undergraduate Scholarship

$1,500 each year for four years

  • Academic merit

Edward B. Lewis Memorial Scholarship

$2,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit

Elde Baskin Scholarship in Biology

$2,500 for one year

  • Demonstrated Financial Need
  • Preference given to students who are first-generation
  • Contribution to diversity

Harold Paul and Mary Sisson Dey Morris Scholarship

$2,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

J. Robert and Marilyn C. Roach Scholarship

$5,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

John S. and Rebecca H. Anderson Scholarship

$2,500 each year for four years

  • Demonstrated financial need

Kien T. Nguyen and Julie A. Warren Scholarship

$2,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit

Marie K. and David L. Goblirsch Scholarship

$1,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

Monica Tsang and James Weatherbee Merit Scholarship in Biology

$5,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit

New Opportunities STEM Scholarship

$1,500 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Preference given to students who are first-generation college students

Richard and Ethel Rapp Scholarship Fund

$2,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

Robert L. Wortz Scholarship

$9,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Demonstrated financial need

Sadie and Wayne Luchsinger Scholarship

$3,000 each year for four years

  • Academic merit
  • Plan to major in biochemistry

Sally B. Jorgensen Scholarship

$2,500 each year for four years

  • Demonstrated financial need

College of Design

College of Design scholarship award decisions are based on an overall assessment of each student's application for admission, including strong academic achievement, leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity. For information about scholarship opportunities for enrolled College of Design students, please visit their scholarships website.

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
Carl J. Remick Scholarship$1,000 - $2,500 for one year
  • Academic promise
  • Preference given to architecture majors
Victor Gilbertson Scholarship$1,000 - $2,500 for one year
  • Academic potential
  • Preference given to architecture majors
John Koepke Scholarship$2,000 - $3,000 for one year
  • Academic promise
  • Demonstrated financial need 
  • Preference given to landscape architecture majors
Legacy Scholarship$2,000 - $3,000 per year, single and multiple-year awards (up to four years)
  • Academic achievement
  • Demonstrated financial need 
  • Apparel design, graphic design, interior design, product design, or retail merchandising majors
Sylvia and Sam Druy Scholarship$1,000 - $3,000 for one year
  • Academic promise
  • Preference given to retail merchandising
Augustus Searle Scholarship$1,500 - $3,000 per year, single and multiple-year awards (up to four years)
  • Apparel design, graphic design, interior design, product design, or retail merchandising majors

College of Education and Human Development

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
CEHD Legacy Award$5,000 each year for four years
  • Strong academic achievement, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
  • Family Social Science major or Youth Studies major
  • Financial aid considered
College of Education and Human Development Barto Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship$3,000 each year for four years
  • Strong academic achievement, demonstrate leadership, creativity, community involvement, and contribution to diversity
David V. Taylor Scholarship$2,000 each year for four years
  • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program, or the TRIO Student Support Services 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
Faculty and Staff Legacy Scholarship$2,000 each year for four years
  • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program, or the TRIO Student Support Services Program in the College of Education and Human Development
John and Nancy Peyton Scholarship$3,000 each year for four years
  • Preference given to students admitted into the President's Emerging Scholars Program, or the TRIO Student Support Services Program in the College of Education and Human Development
  • Academic potential
  • Financial aid considered
Campbell Scholarship for Education$5,000 each year for four years
  • Academic achievement
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Pursuing any education major: Early Childhood, Elementary or Special Education
Urban Scholarship Fund$5,000 each year for four years
  • Academic promise
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Preference for students who have graduated from a Minneapolis or St. Paul public high school
H&B Yaffe Scholarship$2,500 each year for four years
  • Preference for American Indian / Native American students who are enrolled or eligible for enrollment in a federally recognized tribe
  • Demonstrated financial need
RS Wright CEHD Freshman Scholarship$1,500 for one year
  • Strong academic achievement and community involvement
  • Commitment to completing a CEHD degree
CEHD Access Scholarship$3,000 each year for four years
  • For those who will create a more diverse and inclusive student body
  • Demonstrated financial need

Greater Minnesota Fund

$5,000 each year for four years

  • Academic Promise
  • Minnesota students from outside the metro area
  • Demonstrated financial need

Rural Reservation Fund

$5,000 each year for four years

  • Academic Promise
  • Enrolled in federally recognized tribe in Minnesota
  • Demonstrated financial need

Richard Lussier Scholarship

$5,000 each year for four years

  • Academic Promise
  • Student on Red Lake Reservation
  • Second preference: enrolled in federally recognized tribe
  • Demonstrated financial need 

Ruth S. Brown Scholarship

$3,000 each year for four years

  • Academic Promise
  • Strong and verified interest in Family Social Science
  • First Generation
  • Demonstrated financial need

Marion S. Barber II Scholarship

$2,500 each year for four years

  • Will create more diverse and inclusive student body
  • Overcome barriers
  • Demonstrated financial need

Piechowski & Oberto-Medina Scholarship

$2,000 each year for four years

  • First generation in college
  • Permanent residents or refugees/asylees

Jean Morris Helms Scholarship

$2,000 each year for four years

  • Academic promise
  • Kinesiology major
  • Demonstrated financial need

McCutcheon Family Scholarship

$1,500 each year for four years

  • First generation in college
  • Demonstrated financial need

Dorothy W. Hilligos Scholarship

$1,000 each year for four years

  • Academic promise
  • From any of these areas: Hibbing, Chisholm, Grand Rapids, Coleraine, Cook, Tower, Ely, Owatonna, Nashwauk, Keewatin, Cherry

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

CFANS and its departments award nearly $2.5 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:

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Scholarships$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-$16,000 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 Education, Communication and Marketing Scholarship$500-$2,000 single year awards
  • Agricultural Education or Agricultural Communication and Marketing major
  • Demonstrated leadership and community involvement
  • Academic achievement and potential
Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics Scholarship$500-$3,000 per year, single and multiple year awards
  • Plant Science, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems 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 Sustainable Systems Management major
  • Academic achievement and potential
Department of Food Science & Nutrition Scholarships$1,000-$5,000 single and multiple year awards
  • Food Science or Nutrition Major
  • Academic Achievement
Department of Forest Resources Scholarships$1,000-$3,000 per year, single year awards
  • Forest and Natural Resources Management major
  • Professional promise and need
  • Academic achievement
Department of Horticultural Science Scholarships$500-$3,000 single year awards
  • Plant Science, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems 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
Land-Grant Legacy Scholarship$5,000 each year for four years
  • Students admitted from greater Minnesota (outside the seven-county metro area)
  • Student must enroll and pursue a major in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

College of Liberal Arts

Due to the generosity of our donors and alumni, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is proud to offer incoming freshmen and transfer students (spring & fall admits) collegiate scholarships, including but not limited to the following awards.

CLA selects scholarship recipients based on academic performance and/or financial need, and in recognition of the excellent qualities they will bring to the college. Additionally, CLA’s Department of Dance, School of Music, and Theatre Arts BFA Actor Program offer scholarships to incoming students that include a talent component.

CLA strongly believes in the power of scholarships to support and enhance a student’s experience in college while earning their degree. Welcome to CLA!

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
Incoming Freshman Collegiate Scholarships300 multi-year awards of $2,000 - $4,000 per year, for up to four years
  • Financial need and/or academic merit and/or contributions to diversity
Incoming Transfer Student Collegiate Scholarships150 multi-year awards of $2,000 - $4,000 per year, for up to two years 
  • Financial need and/or academic merit and/or contributions to diversity
Dean's First-Year Research and Creative Scholars (DFRACS) Scholarships125 awards of $2,000 for spring semester
  • Incoming freshman or fall transfer students with academic merit and interest in research or creative projects
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program Living Learning Community24 single-year awards of $3,000
  • Incoming freshman students who have opted to join the MLK Program and be housed in the MLK LLC
Full-Tuition Transfer Scholarships1 single-year award of $16,000+
  • Minnesota resident
  • Financial need
Department of American Indian Studies Transfer Scholarships4 single-year awards of $5,000 
  • Financial need and/or academic merit and/or contributions to diversity
School of Music Scholarships30 awards of $3,000 - $7,000 for one year, or up to four years
  • Audition-based selection plus financial need and/or academic merit and/or contributions to diversity
Theatre Arts BFA Acting Scholarships21 awards of $3,000 - $7,000 for one year, or up to four years
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Contributions to diversity
Department of Dance Scholarships15 awards of $3,000 - $7,000 for one year, or up to four years
  • Audition-based selection plus financial need and/or academic merit and/or contributions to diversity
Marching Band Scholarships15 awards of $3,000 - $7,000 for one year, or up to four years
  • Audition-based selection plus financial need and/or academic merit and/or contributions to diversity

College of Science and Engineering

Freshman and transfer applicants are automatically considered for all available scholarships; 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.

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
3M ScholarshipApproximately $3,000 - $5,000 each year for four years
  • Preference for students interested in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, computer science
  • Preference for students from Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin
3M Impact ScholarshipApproximately $5,000 - $10,000 each year for two to four years
  • Contribution to diversity broadly defined
Robert K. Anderson ScholarshipFull tuition each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
  • MN residents with preference for students from Crow Wing County
Richard Kramer Scholarship, Robert Fridgen Scholarship, and George & Margaret Hentges ScholarshipApproximately $4,000 each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
  • Preference given to students from Minneapolis North High School or Minneapolis Public Schools
James & Erma Cabak ScholarshipApproximately $2,500 each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
  • MN residents with preference for students from Pine or Clearwater Counties
John Dexheimer and Carla Haugen ScholarshipApproximately $2,000 each year for four years
  • Preference for students who are the first generation of their family attending a four-year college.
  • Students from Johnson or Harding High Schools in St. Paul or in the county of Lac Qui Parle, MN. 
Norman Family ScholarshipFull tuition each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
  • Preference for students from Red Wing High School, or high schools in Goodhue or Wabasha counties
Glen E. Ullyot ScholarshipApproximately $10,000 each year for four years
  • Preference for students from South Dakota
Robert F. Hartmann/Nordby Scholarship and Robert E. RiceApproximately $10,000 each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
  • For students interested in electrical or computer engineering
Lee S. Whitson ScholarshipApproximately $10,000 each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
Sezzle ScholarshipCost of attendance each year for four years
  • Based on financial need
  • Preference for students interested in computer science, computer engineering, and data sciences
  • Preference for students from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
  • Contribution to diversity broadly defined

Dakota Aggregates Scholarship

Approximately $10,000 for four years

  • For students interested in civil, environmental or geo-engineering or earth science or environmental geosciences

3M Coleman Scholarship

Approximately $10,000 for four years

  • For students interested in civil, environmental or geo-engineering

Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering Scholarships

Approximately $2,000 - $5,000 for two or four years

  • For freshmen and transfer students interested in civil, environmental or geo-engineering

George B. and Mary Ann Bodem Scholarship, Stanley Bonnema Scholarship, and Kenneth and Marion Owens Scholarship

Approximately $3,000 -$4,000 for one or two years

  • Based on financial need
  • For students interested in chemistry

Wayland Noland Scholarship

Approximately $4000 for one year

  • For students interested in chemistry

Stefan & Elaine Dunda Scholarship

Approximately $2000 for two years

  • Based on financial need
  • For MN students from the Iron Range

Robert J and Lorene W Youngquist Scholarship and Bruce and Joan Richard Engineering Scholarship

Approximately $5,000 -$6,000 for two years

  • Preference for students interested in electrical and computer engineering

Mechanical Engineering Matched Scholarship and Robert & Margaret Bredeson Scholarship

Approximately $5,000 for two years

  • For students interested in mechanical engineering

School of Nursing

The School of Nursing offers incoming freshmen renewable scholarships for four years. All freshmen applicants are considered for scholarships. Requirements vary, but many awards are based on academic performance, financial need, commitment to nursing, and leadership.

AwardAmountCriteria for consideration
School of Nursing Scholarship$2,000 - $5,000 per year
  • Financial need
  • Academic performance
  • Commitment to building an inclusive and equitable nursing workforce
  • Leadership