Resources for Scholarships and Aid Outside CSB+SJU

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Outside scholarships:

AES Scholarship (any major welcome to apply)

The consulting firm of AES Engineers is committed to continuing its support of higher education by providing scholarships to deserving students. This $500 award is available to all students, regardless of their field of study.

BigSun Scholarship

The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. They are offering an annual $500 scholarship to a deserving student. All student athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in or what their capacity in that sport is.

Bubba Wallace Live to Be Different Scholarship

The Live To Be Different Foundation, led by NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, is offering a $10,000 scholarship to an individual seeking to fulfill his or her potential, no matter age, skin color, disabilities, or ambitions. Through a message of compassion, love, and understanding, Bubba believes all barriers can be removed so that all dreams can be realized.

A Scholarship for Women Who Want to be the Boss

Go Skills is offering scholarships to any female high-school or college student, who wants to start her own online business.

A Scholarship for Women Who Want to go into Public Finance

The Minnesota Chapter of Women in Public Finance is offering scholarships for women whose career goal is to work in the public finance industry.

Coca-Cola Scholars Program

Seniors in high schools throughout the United States who meet the eligibility requirements may apply.

Community Giving Scholarships

A centralized community scholarship hub for students from the Alexandria, Brainerd, Carver County, the greater St. Cloud area, Willmar and beyond. Community Giving creates single framework to maximize area scholarship opportunities with more than 60 scholarships to explore.

Erickson Merkel Foundation

Erickson Merkel Foundation is a non-profit scholarship foundation with a goal of rewarding students who are working to put themselves through school while doing what it takes to avoid the burdens of student loan debt.

Financial Aid information from the MN Office of Higher Education

Paying for college can be difficult, but there are people and resources to help you.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Multiple scholarship opportunities for students who meet the qualifications listed.

Gates Millennium Scholarship

A scholarship for American students of color (African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans).

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship

Honoring the legacy and character of our nation’s 40th President, the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education.

Global Perspectives Scholarship

Rustic Pathways is offering $1,000 Global Perspectives Scholarships in 2025 to students. Rustic Pathways’s programs develop globally-minded self-aware students to identify their interests and passions, gain confidence, grow as individuals, and create positive impact at a local and global level.

Lavon H. Cooper Scholarship

A scholarship for graduates of Robbinsdale District 281, Robbinsdale, Minn. Students must have completed at least two consecutive semesters, or three consecutive trimesters, whichever is applicable, of post-secondary school education and have a GPA of 3.0 or better. The scholarship range is $300 – $1000. The district includes the cities of Robbinsdale, New Hope, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, and Brooklyn Center, all in Minnesota.

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

This is an extensive list of scholarships for Hispanic students.

Minnesota Association of Counselors of Color

The Minnesota Association of Counselors of Color (MnACC) gives a number of scholarship to Students of Color from Minnesota who plan to attend a MnACC college or university. CSB+SJU are both members.

Phillips Scholars Program

Phillips Scholars create and test innovative ideas that address community problems — running their own summer programming. There’s support along the way, with the students coming together to develop their leadership skills and prepare for their projects. Scholars receive more than $9,000 in scholarships and stipends. Ten students from 15 eligible Minnesota private colleges and universities will be selected each year.

Sallie Mae Scholarship Search

A free scholarship search engine giving searchers access to more than 5 million scholarships and matching them with scholarships that match their interests and skills. New scholarships are added every month!

Theisen Family Nursing Scholarship

The Theisen Family Nursing Scholarship Fund was created in 2005 for a student attending the College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University or St. Cloud State University. The purpose of the fund is to assist and encourage junior and senior post secondary students pursuing a career in nursing.