University of Minnesota academic scholarships are highly competitive. Admitted freshmen are considered for these scholarships based on an overall assessment of the application for freshman admission. Full consideration for academic scholarships is given to students who submit a complete freshman application by the corresponding application deadline dates. Scholarship recipients are notified by the end of March of their senior year.
No separate application is needed, though demonstration of financial need is required for certain academic scholarships.
Recipients must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, or be eligible for the Minnesota Dream Act. Please note: there are a limited number of scholarships that are available for international students.
Scholarship decisions are based on a very careful, overall assessment of each admitted student's academic preparation and performance, as well as the additional information provided in the admission application, based on the academic and context factors listed below. The strongest consideration in the decision is given to the primary factors, and no single factor is the deciding factor in the decision.
University-Wide Scholarships
Award |
Amount |
Scholarship consideration is based on the holistic review of factors listed above. Additional criteria are listed below by scholarship. |
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Anthony Garofalo Scholarship Award | Amount varies |
Graduate of Hill-Murray (Maplewood, MN) Pursuing a degree in science or technology |
Bentson Family Scholarship | $24,000 over four years | Preference given to students of the Jewish faith |
Calmenson Family San Diego Chapter Scholarship | Amount varies | Graduate of a high school in San Diego County or Riverside County, California |
Charles E. Merrill Scholarship | Amount varies | Preference given to descendants of maimed or wounded veterans |
Dan Roland Legacy Scholarship | Amount varies |
Studying toward a degree in the area of business and/or entrepreneurship with a preference for students who have been accepted into the Carlson School of Management First generation college student, able to demonstrate leadership and hard work, and able to show evidence of engagement in student and professional activities and/or extracurricular activities. Minnesota resident |
Dawn Christine Hanna Memorial Scholarship | Amount varies | Graduate of Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota |
Dr. Robert Mossefin Scholarship | Amount varies | Graduate of Red Wing High School in Red Wing, Minnesota |
Ethel Curry Scholarship | Amount varies, renewable up to four years | Must present written documentation of tribal enrollment by May 1 of your senior year |
Gamma Omicron Beta Scholarship | Amount varies | Preference given to legacies of Gamma Omicron Beta Sorority |
Gold Scholar Award | Amount varies, up to $10,000 each year for four years |
Preference is given to National Merit Finalists Recipients must list the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as their first-choice college by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation deadline |
Harold Soine Memorial Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Harriet B. & Ester Snyder Merrill Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Irene Fraser Jackson Scholarship | Amount varies | Preference given to students interested in Library Sciences |
Iron Range Scholarship | $1,000-$3,000 each year for four years |
Minnesota resident or eligible for MN Dream Act Note: This is a highly competitive scholarship, where most awardees are in the top 10% of a graduating class. |
John O. and Ann R. Kangas Scholarship | Amount varies | Graduate of Moose Lake High School |
Josephine L. Merriam Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Judith Russell Henry and Patrick James Henry Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Kermit V. Haugan & Gladys Haugan Johnson Scholarship | Amount varies | Public high school graduate in Richfield, Minnesota, Two Harbors, Minnesota, North Branch, Minnesota or Horicon, Wisconsin |
Kevin Herkenhoff Memorial Scholarship | Amount varies | Graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Melody Jewell Endowed Scholarship | Amount varies |
Pursuing a teaching degree in a STEM field Preference for students from underrepresented populations |
Melvin Levin Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship | $6,500 each year for four years |
Minnesota resident or eligible for MN Dream Act Interested in English/creative writing, fine arts, foreign language, math, science, or social studies |
National Merit University of Minnesota Scholarship | $1,000 each year for four years | Eligible National Merit Finalists who list the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as their first-college choice by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation deadline |
National Scholarship | $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 each year for four years | Resident of any state, excluding Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin |
Nils & Pat Hasselmo Undergraduate Scholarship | Amount varies | |
North Texas UMAA Chapter Scholarship | Amount varies | Resident of North Texas |
Oelkers Scholarship | Amount varies |
First generation college student, graduates from a MN high school located in School District #279, 281, 11, 15 Preference for students studying STEM or economics |
Presidential Scholarship | $1,000 - $10,000 each year for four years | |
Puckett Scholars Program | $4,000 over four years |
High school senior from Minnesota Preference given to students who demonstrate strong academic achievement, leadership and/or community involvement, financial need, and who have excellent potential to succeed at the college level |
Richard Gary Stone Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Robert & Gail Buuck Scholarship | $5,000 each year for four years | Provides support for students with physical disabilities. Physical disability is defined as a mobility, hearing, vision, or systemic disability that substantially limits at least one major life activity. |
Ruby Hackett and Weldon Jones Scholarship | $5,000 each year for four years | Minnesota resident or eligible for MN Dream Act |
S.I. Marvin Scholarship | Amount varies | Preference for children or grandchildren of current or retired employees of Marvin Windows and Doors or its subsidiaries |
Schott Family Scholarship | Amount varies |
Graduate from the Chicago area of Illinois Preference for first generation students |
Sig Hagen Scholarship | $500 for one year | New York resident |
TLD Scholarship | Amount varies | Support students who have lost a parent to cancer. |
University Honors Program Scholarship | $2,000 each year for four years | |
University of Minnesota Alumni Association Freshman Leadership Incentive Scholarship | $2,000 or $3,000 for one year |
Minnesota resident or eligible for MN Dream Act Preference given to first-generation college students Financial need considered |
University of Minnesota Alumni Association Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Wigley Family Scholarship | Amount varies |
From Blue Earth county Preference for students from Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial High School |
Need-Based Academic Scholarships
Demonstration of financial need is required for the following academic scholarships. To be considered for these awards, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by March 1 of their senior year.
Award | Amount |
Scholarship consideration is based on the holistic review of factors listed above. Additional criteria are listed below by scholarship. |
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American Indian Environmental Leadership Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Dave Larson Scholarship | $21,500 over four years |
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Buuck Family Scholarship | $5,000 each year for four years |
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Olseth Family Scholarship | $23,000 over four years |
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Leslie Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Donovan O. Adamek Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Harry F. Albert Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Bentson-Niblick U of M Merit Scholarship | $2,500 each year for four years |
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Arthur Barlow Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Anna Rose and Lawrence Biever Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Laura and Arthur Brecher Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Doepke Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Mary L. Edwards Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Martha Enbody Scholarship | Amount varies |
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S.I. Marvin Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Mildred Hunter Evans Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Leon & Ida Finkelstein Memorial Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Morton S. Katz Scholarship | $1,000 each year for four years | |
Warren C. Locke Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Jay & Rose Phillips Family Scholarship | $2,000 each year for two years |
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Alvin B. and Bailie Sheehan Scholarship | Amount varies |
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St. Paul Central Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Harriet Snow Sutton Memorial Scholarship | $500 for one year | |
Germain J. Vigeant Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Herbert E. Olson Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Annexstad Family Foundation Leaders for Tomorrow Scholarship | $25,000 over four years |
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Coca-Cola Scholarship | $5,000 for one year | |
Bay Area UMAA Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Vulcan Community Charities Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Power of One Scholarship | $5,000 for one year |
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Bud and Norma Crewdson Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Yetka Family Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Barbara and Robert de la Vega Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Nicollet Chapter of AA Scholarship | Amount varies |
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UMAA Washington, D.C. Chapter Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Larry and Mary Laukka Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Wen Ping Pan Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Bill & Carol Riley Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Norbert and Eve Johnson Scholarship | Amount varies | |
Roger Young Opportunity Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Pass Family Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Immigrant Opportunity Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Brian L. Fitterer Scholarship | $5,000 each year for four years |
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Jack Schmidt Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Results Foundation Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Tobin and Susan Jones Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Lotus Scholarship | $10,000 each year for four years |
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Horatio Alger-Annexstad Scholarship | $25,000 over four years |
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Horatio Alger-Davis Scholarship | $25,000 over four years |
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Mindy Siebenaler Bopp and Alexander Bopp Scholarship | Amount varies |
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James L. Ballard Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Patricia and John Bowen Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Carl & Eloise Pohlad Scholarship | Amount varies |
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Carol A. and Richard R. Wagner Family Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Chase Allen-Lloyd Passauer Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Dan and Rachel Root Family Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Dr. Joe and Maria Yamamoto Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Gateway Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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George and Dadee Reilly Opportunity Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Hendrik and Marri Oskam Humanities Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Hendrik and Marri Oskam Sciences Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Herb and Annette Nichols Undergraduate Scholarship in Mathematics |
Amount varies |
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Ida Leviton Sanders Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Laura and Matthew Murphy Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Levi and Baumgarten Families Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Mai Vang and Neng Chua Thao Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Miesbauer Family Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Minnesota United Players present the Forever United Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Naik Storlie Family Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Omega Psi Phi - Xi Chapter Scholarship in memory of Roy Wilkins |
Amount varies |
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Parker Family Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Pathways to Opportunity Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Peter J. Reed Opportunity Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Randy Weinberg '71 and Barbara Gengler Endowed Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Spencer and Nancy D. Holmes "petite ville" Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Tien Bach and Phuong-Nga Phan Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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Timothy Phillips Scholarship |
Amount varies |
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International Scholarships
There are a limited number of scholarships that are available for international students. Visit Costs, Scholarships, and Visas for International Students for more information.