All Opportunities

To view a list of Winona State University scholarship opportunities, “Opportunities” above. This list shows all scholarships in the system, not scholarships for which you are receiving consideration.

  • Automatch scholarships will appear with “None” listed under the “Action” column – this means no additional action after completing the General Application is required for consideration.
  • The “Deadline” column indicates the deadline to complete the application to receive consideration.
  • Click into an opportunity to see eligibility criteria and any additional questions or essay requirements that will be needed for application submission.

Please Note: Most of the listed opportunities are for Fall 2025 and later.

Scholarship Application Dates
The majority of scholarship application dates are as follows for the 2025-2026 academic year, unless otherwise noted:

Incoming Freshmen Only:
Application Start Date: 11/1/2024
Application Deadline: 12/1/2024

ALL students who will be enrolled for 2025/26
Application Start Date: 1/1/2025
Application Deadline: 2/15/2025

For detailed instructions, download our How To Apply instruction details. If you have additional questions, contact wsuscholarships@winona.edu.

Keyword examples – your major, minor, department, college/school, class level, nontraditional, veteran, LGBTQ, hometown, volunteer, internship, student org, etc.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,500.00 Albert Conrad & Marie Posz Scholarship
The Albert Conrad and Marie Posz Scholarship is created for incoming...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,000.00 Art & Viola Mattson Scholarship
The Arthur & Viola Mattson Scholarship is for students majoring in...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,500.00 Bernice A. Berg Scholarship
The Bernice A. Berg Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,000.00 Carl T. Stange Scholarship
In March 2016, the Carl T. Stange Scholarship was established in the...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,400.00 Class of 1949 Scholarship
The Class of 1949 Scholarship is for full-time freshmen students...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,400.00 Class of 1955 Scholarship
The Class of 1955 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate freshman...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,300.00 Class of 1957 Scholarship
The Class of 1957 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate freshmen...
Deadline12/01/2024
$700.00 Class of 1962 Scholarship
The Class of 1962 Scholarship is created to encourage and support...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,000.00 Cynthia Nelson Scholarship
In December of 2017, the Cynthia R. Nelson Scholarship, in honor of...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,500.00 Dare Lamberton White Scholarship
The Dare White Scholarship is created for undergraduate students...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,250.00 Dr. Stanley A. Arbingast Scholarship
The Dr. Stanley A. Arbingast Scholarship is for undergraduate students...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,250.00 Evelyn Stephan Scholarship
The Evelyn Stephan Scholarship is created for freshmen students who...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,200.00 Gerald R. & Edith V. Fraser Memorial Scholarship
The Edith and Gerald Fraser Scholarship is for students who have...
Deadline12/01/2024
$900.00 Harriette Kussin Memorial Scholarship
The Harriette Kussin Memorial Scholarship was created for undergraduate...
Deadline12/01/2024
$2,600.00 Hazel K. Baab Scholarship
The Hazel K. Baab Scholarship is for undergraduate students enrolled...
Deadline12/01/2024
$700.00 Hugh & Virginia Capron Scholarship
The Hugh and Virginia Capron Scholarship is created to encourage and...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,400.00 John & Betty Waldo Scholarship
The John and Betty Waldo Memorial Scholarship is created for students...
Deadline12/01/2024
$2,000.00 Joyce Marilyn Jenney Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
In December 2021, the Joyce Marilyn Jenney Memorial Scholarship was...
Deadline12/01/2024
$600.00 Lewis Schoening Memorial Scholarship
The Lewis Schoening Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and...
Deadline12/01/2024
$900.00 Marie Krueger Scholarship
The Marie Krueger Scholarship is created for undergraduate students...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,750.00 Mary Lucille Nelson Scholarship
The Mary Lucille Nelson Scholarship is created for students who have...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,700.00 Merchants National Bank Scholarship
The Merchants National Bank Scholarship is created for first year...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,000.00 Ormsin Sornmoonpin Gardiner Healthy Start Scholarship
In January 2022, the Ormsin Sornmoonpin Gardiner Healthy Start...
Deadline12/01/2024
$400.00 Peerless Chain Scholarship
The Peerless Chain Scholarship is created for undergraduate students...
Deadline12/01/2024
$4,800.00 Ruby A. & Margaret I. Johnson Scholarship
The Ruby A. and Margaret I. Johnson Scholarship was created for incoming...
Deadline12/01/2024
$3,500.00 Thomas Stark Scholarship
The Thomas Stark Scholarship is created for first year...
Deadline12/01/2024
$600.00 Watkins Incorporated Scholarship
The Watkins Incorporated Scholarship is created for students who have...
Deadline12/01/2024
$1,000.00 Wells Fargo Bank Red Wing Scholarship
The Wells Fargo Bank Red Wing Scholarship is created for students who...
Deadline12/01/2024
$2,500.00 Joyce Bergquist (Anderson) Memorial Scholarship
In September of 2024 the Joyce Bergquist (Anderson) Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2025
$500.00 Accounting Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The Accounting Faculty and Staff Scholarship is created for sophomore or...
Ended
$1,000.00 Adolph Bremer Scholarship
The Adolph Bremer Scholarship was created to encourage and support...
Ended
$1,000.00 Elaine Vivian Scholarship
The Elaine Vivian Scholarship was created to encourage and support...
Ended
$1,000.00 Frank Brueske Memorial Scholarship in Digital Media
In November 2019, the Frank Brueske Scholarship in Digital Media was...
Ended
$1,000.00 Paul Corrigan Mass Communications Journalism Scholarship
The Paul Corrigan Scholarship is created for Freshmen students at WSU...
Ended
$1,000.00 WinCraft Inc. Community Service Scholarship
The WinCraft Inc. Community Service Scholarship will create a...
Ended
$1,000.00 WinCraft Incorporated Scholarship
The WinCraft Incorporated Scholarship is created for students enrolled...
Ended
$1,000.00 Winona Health Scholarship
The Winona Health Scholarship is created for freshmen students...
Ended
$1,000.00 Dr. Lee Mendyk Memorial Scholarship
In 2019, the Dr. Lee Mendyk Memorial Scholarship was established with...
Ended
$1,000.00 Harold Vivian Scholarship
The Harold Vivian Scholarship was created to encourage and support...
Ended
$1,000.00 The Geoscience Alumni Leadership Endowment (GALE)
Samuel and Shelby Plitzuweit, Douglas Portis, and Carl Matzek...
Ended
$4,000.00 Lois Olson Schultz Memorial Scholarship
The Lois Olson Schultz Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and...
Ended
Varies Theatre and Dance Department Scholarship
Ended
$2,000.00 Reginald Johnson Minority Athlete Scholarship
In June 2017, the Reginald “Reggie” Johnson established the Reginald...
Ended
Varies - Up to $1800 Thomas Leuchtenberg Theatre Scholarship
The Thomas Leuchtenberg Theatre Scholarship is created for students who...
Ended
$1,000.00 Dr. Scott J. and Michelle A. Mertes Always a Warrior Scholarship
In November 2021, the Dr. Scott J. and Michelle A. Mertes Always a...
Ended
$1,000.00 Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering
The Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering...
Ended
$1,200.00 70th Year Local Endowed Scholarship
The 70th Year Local Scholarship was established to support individuals...
$350.00 Accounting Alumni Scholarship
The Accounting Department Faculty and Staff Scholarship is for students...
Varies Agnes M. Bard String Quartet Scholarship
The Agnes H. Bard Scholarship is for undergraduate students enrolled...
$2,500.00 Aileen N. & Robert Rice Scholarship
The Aileen N. and Robert Rice Scholarship is created to encourage and...