Our Opportunities

Applicants must be admitted to St. Cloud State, have an active StarID, and intend to enroll for credit during academic year 2025-26.

Scholarship descriptions are shown below. There is just one application for all 500 scholarship opportunities, so it is important to submit a thorough and thoughtful application. Your written-response answers should be personal, concise, honest, and from your own voice and experience. Also, complete the additional questions under Demographics, Academic Record, Miscellaneous, and the questions for your college/major. You may continue to edit your application (even if submitted) until the submission deadline.

Students whose final semester is spring 2025 should not apply for scholarships. These scholarships are for academic year 2025-26.

Keyword examples to search for scholarships: your major, minor, department, college/school, class level, nontraditional, veteran, LGBTQ, hometown, volunteer, internship, student org, etc.

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Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$5,000.00	Myers Family Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman enrolled full-time 2. Graduated from a small...	Ended
varies	Admissions Scholarship This scholarship is for incoming freshmen and transfer students.	Ended
varies	Alumni Legacy Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman or new incoming transfer student with a...	Ended
varies	Alys Mayman Misho Freshman Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Scored at least 23 on the ACT or had a high...	Ended
$2,000.00	Amanda Blume Education Scholarship 1. Graduated from Monticello High School 2. New incoming freshman who...	Ended
500-750	Amber Zapzalka Memorial Scholarship 1. Graduated from Holdingford High School in Minnesota 2. New incoming...	Ended
varies	Arthur J. Kurtzman Sr. Scholarship in Education 1. Graduated from Albany or Rocori high school (including residents of...	Ended
$1,000.00	Caliber Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Major in a field of the Herberger Business...	Ended
varies	Charles and Laurel Brainard Scholarship 1. Incoming freshman or transfer student with good academic record 2....	Ended
varies	Childers Family Endowed Scholarship 1. Graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School 2. New incoming freshman ...	Ended
varies	Coborn's Inc. Endowed Scholarship This scholarship is for a newly admitted freshman who graduated from...	Ended
$1,000.00	Darlene M. Carlson Science Encouragement Scholarship for Freshmen 1. New incoming freshman 2. Graduated from a Minnesota high school in...	Ended
$1,000.00	Diana and Robert Carter Scholarship for First Year Business Students 1. New incoming freshman or transfer student 2. Enrolled full time when...	Ended
varies	Dr. Herbert and Mabel Sorenson Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman or transfer student 2. Scored at least 23 on...	Ended
varies	Dudley and Merl Brainard Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman or new incoming transfer student 2.Good...	Ended
varies	Effie Wiley Scott Endowment 1. New incoming freshman from Cook County, Minnesota (must complete the...	Ended
$8,600.00	Galaway Foundation Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Demonstrated academic and leadership...	Ended
$3,500.00	Grace Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Scored at least 23 on the ACT or had...	Ended
$1,500.00	Harry and Jan Hoelscher Endowed Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. High school GPA of 2.5 or higher 3....	Ended
varies	Holmgren Scholarship for African Americans 1. New incoming freshman 2. Enrolled full time when the scholarship is...	Ended
varies	James W. Miller Family Scholarship 1. New incoming freshmen who are from one of the following counties are...	Ended
$1,000.00	Judy C. Pearson Scholarship for First Year Students 1. New entering freshman or new entering transfer student 2....	Ended
varies	Kopp Investment Advisors Presidential Merit Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Scored at least 23 on the ACT or had...	Ended
varies	Lauren Marie Riesgraf Endowed Scholarship 1. Graduated from Maple Grove or Annandale high school with GPA of at...	Ended
$1,000.00	Leo and Margaret Skudlarek Vos Admissions Scholarship 1. Graduated from Holdingford High School in Holdingford, MN 2. New...	Ended
varies	Lula Mische Freshman Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Enrolled full time when the scholarship is...	Ended
$2,500.00	Minnesota Workforce Development Scholarship New-entering transfer students who were previously awarded a Workforce...	Ended
1000-2000	Minnie Boese Depuis Scholarship Fund 1. Graduate of Becker High School in Minnesota 2. New incoming freshman...	Ended
varies	Richard Green Scholarship 1. Incoming freshman enrolled full-time when the scholarship is received...	Ended
$500.00	Ringsmuth Family Admissions Scholarship 1. Incoming freshman who will be enrolled full time when the scholarship...	Ended
Full tuition	Robert and Laura Voit Opportunity Scholarship for the College of Science and Engineering 1. First year student (incoming freshman or transfer student) majoring...	Ended
$1,000.00	Robert and LuBell Kendall Admissions Scholarship 1. Incoming freshman enrolled full-time when the scholarship is received...	Ended
varies	Ronald G. Perrier Scholarship in Arts & Athletic Performance 1. Incoming freshman who intends to major in a field in the School of...	Ended
$1,000.00	St. Cloud Morning Optimist Club Freshmen Scholarship 1. Incoming first year student 2. Scored at least 23 on the ACT or had...	Ended
varies	Susan Lynn Webb Memorial Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Demonstrated exemplary leadership and/or...	Ended
$1,000.00	Todd and Jill Jackson Family Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman when the scholarship is first received 2....	Ended
varies	Vernie McDonald Ambassadors Scholarship 1. Applicants must be participants in the University Ambassador program...	Ended
varies	Vette Family Scholarship 1. Graduated from White Bear Lake high school 2. If a freshman has a...	Ended
varies	Viking Coca-Cola Admissions Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman 2. Scored at least 23 on the ACT or had...	Ended
varies	Ward's SCSU Stores Scholarship 1. New incoming freshman who is age 25 or older (nontraditional) OR new...	Ended

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