💰 Winona State University Merit Scholarships

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Official Scholarship Information

View complete details on Winona State University's website

**Award Amount: $3,500 per academic year**

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Have a 4.0 cumulative high school GPA on a 4.0 scale * You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "4.0 cumulative high school GPA"]

📋 Renewal: 3.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount: $500**

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU. Awards of $500 are included in admission decision letters.

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)"]

📋 Does not renew. 🔗 These academic awards don’t renew and won’t be added on to Presidential Honor, Outstanding Academic Honor Awar Source ↗

**Award Amount:** Resident Tuition Rate This award means that you’ll pay the Minnesota resident tuition rate rather than the non-resident tuition rate.

Eligibility: **How to Qualify**: You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "enroll in Cross-Cultural Outreach Program to maintain renewal eligibility"]

📋 Renewal: 2.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount:** **Remaining cost of tuition and fees after other types of aid is applied** The NSP scholarship is a “last-dollar” program, which means that it covers the balance of tuition and fees remaining after other scholarships, grants, stipends, and tuition waivers have been applied.

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Be a Minnesota resident * Have a family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) as reported on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Minnesota Dream Act Application below $80,000 * Attend a Minnesota public higher education institution or Tribal College * Not be in default on a state or federal student loan * Be enrolled taking at least one credit * Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards * Have not already earned a baccalaureate degree * Be enrolled in a program or course of study that applies to a degree, diploma, or certificate **How to Apply:** Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Minnesota Dream Act Application. WSU will assess your eligibility on a term-by-term basis and automatically award North Star Promise Scholarships to all eligible students.

How to apply: ["Complete FAFSA or Minnesota Dream Act Application", "Be a Minnesota resident", "Meet AGI and SAP criteria"]

📋 WSU will automatically award NSP to eligible students; renewable for up to 120 credits. Source ↗

**Award Amount: $500-$3,500 per academic year** For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA.

Eligibility: For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA. | GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) | Award Amount | | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | | 4.00 cumulative high school GPA | $3,500 | | 3.90-3.99 cumulative high school GPA | $2,500 | | 3.80-3.89 cumulative high school GPA | $1,500 | | 3.30-3.79 cumulative high school GPA | $1,000 | | 3.00-3.29 cumulative high school GPA | $500 | **How to Qualify:** You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU.

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "domestic student GPA bands as listed"]

📋 Renewal: 3.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount: $500-$3,500 per academic year** For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA.

Eligibility: For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA. | GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) | Award Amount | | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | | 4.00 cumulative high school GPA | $3,500 | | 3.90-3.99 cumulative high school GPA | $2,500 | | 3.80-3.89 cumulative high school GPA | $1,500 | | 3.30-3.79 cumulative high school GPA | $1,000 | | 3.00-3.29 cumulative high school GPA | $500 | **How to Qualify:** You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU.

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "domestic student GPA bands as listed"]

📋 Renewal: 3.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount: $500-$3,500 per academic year** For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA.

Eligibility: For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA. | GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) | Award Amount | | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | | 4.00 cumulative high school GPA | $3,500 | | 3.90-3.99 cumulative high school GPA | $2,500 | | 3.80-3.89 cumulative high school GPA | $1,500 | | 3.30-3.79 cumulative high school GPA | $1,000 | | 3.00-3.29 cumulative high school GPA | $500 | **How to Qualify:** You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU.

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "domestic student GPA bands as listed"]

📋 Renewal: 3.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount: $500-$3,500 per academic year** For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA.

Eligibility: For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA. | GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) | Award Amount | | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | | 4.00 cumulative high school GPA | $3,500 | | 3.90-3.99 cumulative high school GPA | $2,500 | | 3.80-3.89 cumulative high school GPA | $1,500 | | 3.30-3.79 cumulative high school GPA | $1,000 | | 3.00-3.29 cumulative high school GPA | $500 | **How to Qualify:** You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU.

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "domestic student GPA bands as listed"]

📋 Renewal: 3.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount: $500-$3,500 per academic year** For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA.

Eligibility: For domestic students in the United States, the award amount is based on GPA. | GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) | Award Amount | | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | | 4.00 cumulative high school GPA | $3,500 | | 3.90-3.99 cumulative high school GPA | $2,500 | | 3.80-3.89 cumulative high school GPA | $1,500 | | 3.30-3.79 cumulative high school GPA | $1,000 | | 3.00-3.29 cumulative high school GPA | $500 | **How to Qualify:** You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU.

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "domestic student GPA bands as listed"]

📋 Renewal: 3.5 GPA Source ↗

Award Amount: Resident Tuition Rate This award means that you’ll pay the Minnesota resident (in-state) tuition rate rather than the non-resident (out-of-state) tuition rate. You can think of it as a roughly $6,700 scholarship.

Eligibility: How to Qualify: * Be a resident of another U.S. state * You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "residency in another U.S. state"]

📋 Renewal: 2.5 GPA Source ↗

**Award Amount: $1,000**

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Have earned 30 or more college credits * Have a cumulative college GPA of 3.35 or higher on a 4.0 scale * You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU

How to apply: ["application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "have earned 30+ college credits", "cumulative college GPA of 3.35+"]

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**Award Amount: $100-$1,500**

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Meet need and/or merit requirements * Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) * You’ll be automatically considered for this scholarship with your application to WSU

How to apply: ["Complete FAFSA", "application to WSU (automatic consideration)", "meet need and/or merit requirements"]

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**Award Amount:** **Varies, up to the estimated cost of attendance** Awards will be given on a first come, first served basis until all funding is awarded.

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Be a Minnesota resident * Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (FAFSA) by March 1 * Have demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAFSA * Must be admitted to WSU by March 1 * Must be registered for at least 15 credits when financial aid is first disbursed for the semester

How to apply: ["Complete FAFSA by March 1", "Be admitted to WSU by March 1", "Register for at least 15 credits at first disbursement"]

**Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year**

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Be a member of Phi Theta Kappa * Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale * Have earned an associate’s degree or completed MN Transfer Curriculum

How to apply: ["Membership in Phi Theta Kappa", "Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5", "Earned associate's degree or MN Transfer Curriculum completion"]

**Award Amount: $1,000**

Eligibility: There are a limited amount of scholarships available and students will be selected by a committee from the WSU Alumni Board. **How to Qualify:** * Be a child, grandchild, brother, sister, or ward of a WSU graduate * Complete the online applications for one or more Foundation scholarship

How to apply: ["Complete the online applications (academicworks)", "Selection by WSU Alumni Board committee"]

**Award Amount: $2,500 per academic year** You’ll receive a $1,250 award per term with a $7,500 maximum over 3 years total.

Eligibility: **How to Qualify:** * Must be a Minnesota resident. * Must have been awarded the WDS at your community or technical college. * Must be enrolled in an eligible program for a high-demand occupation (e.g., advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health care services, information technology, early childhood education, and transportation). * Must enroll in at least 9 credits per term. * Must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale. Some programs may require a higher minimum GPA.

How to apply: ["Must have been awarded the WDS at community/technical college", "Complete the Workforce Development Application (PDF) only if you received the WDS at your community or technical college", "Be a Minnesota resident"]

**One Application – Over 800 Scholarships!** By filling out one application, students can be considered for more than 800 scholarships.

Eligibility: **How It Works** 1 Complete the required General Application questions. 2 Answer the optional questions to be matched to additional scholarships. 3 Automatically be considered for over 800 scholarships.

How to apply: ["Complete the required General Application questions (academicworks)", "Answer optional questions to be matched to additional scholarships", "Sign in to winona.academicworks.com"]

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