Our Opportunities

Sign In to Apply Now! The application period for 2026-2027 scholarships is February 2 through March 15.

Applicants must be admitted to St. Cloud State, have an active StarID, and intend to enroll for credit during academic year 2026-27.

Complete and submit a General Scholarship Application by the deadline to be considered the 450+ scholarship opportunities listed below. You do not need to apply for individual scholarships.

Students whose final semester is spring 2026 should not apply. These scholarships are for academic year 2026-27.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
varies Abigail Falk Creative Writing Prize
1. English major with Creative Writing emphasis or Creative Writing...
Deadline03/15/2026
$2,500.00 Accounting Faculty Legacy Scholarship
1. Accounting major with upper division status 2. Overall GPA of 3.0 or...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Accounting Scholarship
1. Accounting major with upper division status 2. Junior or senior when...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Activism for Social Justice Scholarship
1. Undergraduate Social Work major 2. Has engaged in efforts to address...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Adam Theisen Endowed Scholarship for English Majors
1. Admitted English or Rhetoric and Writing major 2. Junior or Senior...
Deadline03/15/2026
1000-2000 Addiction Counseling Licensure Internship
1. Has successfully completed one semester of an internship and is...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Admissions Scholarship
This scholarship is for incoming freshmen and transfer students.
Deadline03/15/2026
varies AFSCME Local #753 Scholarship
1. Full dues paying member of AFSCME Local #753 in good standing OR...
Deadline03/15/2026
1000-4000 Al and Marge Hams Memorial Scholarship
1. Major or minor in Art, Music, Theatre, or Film 2. Sophomore, junior,...
Deadline03/15/2026
$500.00 Al Grewe Memorial Scholarship
1. Major in Biological Sciences 2. Sophomore, junior or senior during...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Alfred E. and Jennie Forslund Dixon Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship is for SCSU degree seeking students who will be...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Alfred Pavlish Physics Teaching Scholarship
1. Physics Education major 2. Junior or senior when the scholarship is...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Alice L. Binger Scholarship for Internship Programs
1. Undergraduate or graduate student doing an internship with an agency...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Allen and Betty Brink Mathematics Educators Scholarship
1. Math Education major 2. Minimum overall GPA 3.25 and 3.25 in major...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Alnwick England Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship is for SCSU degree seeking students enrolled to study...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Alton C. and Haidako H. Wolfer Endowed Scholarship in History
1. History BA major or BS Social Studies History major or Social Studies...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Alumni Legacy Scholarship
1. New incoming freshman or new incoming transfer student with a...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Alyn and Anna Dull Endowed Math Scholarship
1. Major or minor in Mathematics or Mathematics Education 2. Sophomore,...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Alys Mayman Misho Freshman Scholarship
1. New incoming freshman 2. Scored at least 23 on the ACT or had a high...
Deadline03/15/2026
$2,000.00 Amanda Blume Education Scholarship
1. Graduated from Monticello High School 2. New incoming freshman who...
Deadline03/15/2026
500-750 Amber Zapzalka Memorial Scholarship
1. Graduated from Holdingford High School in Minnesota 2. New incoming...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Anne Simonett Memorial Instrumental Music Scholarship
1. Instrumental Music or Music Education major
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Arch and Amy Pease Scholarship in Mass Communications
1. Undergraduate Mass Communications major with concentration in...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Arthur and Barbara Grachek Communication Studies Scholarship
1. Active in a student organization affiliated with Communication...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Arthur J. Kurtzman Sr. Scholarship in Education
1. Graduated from Albany or Rocori high school (including residents of...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Arvid R. Hansen Memorial Scholarship
1. Criminal Justice or Sociology major 2. Junior or Senior when the...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences Scholarship
1. Major in Atmospheric and Hydrological Sciences 2. GPA 3.0 overall...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Atwood Memorial Center Student Scholarship
1. Extraordinary employment or leadership in Atwood Memorial Center (on...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Aviation Career Scholarship
1. Has serious interest in building a career in some facet of the...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Barbara Gunderson Memorial Fund for Student Conference Travel
1. Special Education major who is in junior or senior year block or is...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Bauerly Brothers Construction Management Scholarship
1. Majoring in Construction Management or Technology Management with an...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Bernard, Geneva and Jim Burke Family Scholarship
1. Graduated from St. Michael-Albertville High School or Zimmerman High...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Bert and Helen LeBlanc Legacy Scholarship
1. Undergraduate adult learner as defined by the university 2. Admitted...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Beverly Timmers Scholarship for Special Education Student Teaching Semester
1. Special Education major 2. Will be student teaching when the...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Big Dog Diving Scholarship
1. Current member of SCSU men’s dive team 2. Enrolled full time when...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Bill and Sharon Ellingson Art Scholarship
Undergraduate or graduate student admitted to major in Art, Art...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Biology Endowed Scholarship Fund
1. Admitted major in Biology, Biomedical Sciences or Biochemistry and...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Bonnie Hedin Graduate Fellowship for Library Media Specialists
1. Admitted to a graduate program for Library Media 2. Overall GPA 3.0...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Braden G. Bogue Scholarship for English Majors
1. Admitted English or Rhetoric and Writing major 2. Demonstrated...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Bradley J. Kaffar Scholarship in Special Education
1. Undergraduate or graduate student admitted in Special Education...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Bradley Quin Erickson Memorial Scholarship
1. Junior or senior during term scholarship is disbursed, enrolled...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Brady Watts Basketball Scholarship
1. Member of men’s intercollegiate basketball team making satisfactory...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Brautigam-Wenker Family Endowed Scholarship in Education
1. Major in an education field 2. Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher;...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Brenda Danielson Glatzmaier Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is for SCSU degree-seeking students who will be...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Brendan and Vernie McDonald Scholarship
1. Member of men’s intercollegiate hockey team 2. Academically strong;...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Bret Hedican Endowed Hockey Scholarship
1. Member of men’s intercollegiate hockey team 2. In good academic...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Brian and Karla Myres Endowed Scholarship
1. Major in Finance 2. Junior or senior enrolled full time when the...
Deadline03/15/2026
$1,000.00 Brotherhood of Swimming Engineers Scholarship
1. Active member of the men’s swim and dive team 2. Admitted to major...
Deadline03/15/2026
varies Bruce and Gail Geyer Scholarship in Education
1. Admitted Elementary Education major 2. Overall minimum GPA 3.0 3....
Deadline03/15/2026
$5,000.00 Bryan Lervick Memorial Scholarship
1. Accounting major 2. Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher 3. Financial need...
Deadline03/15/2026