Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Winona State University Scholarship Application! We are now accepting applications for the 2020/2021 academic year.

Through the efforts of the Winona State University Foundation and the generosity of private donors, we offer numerous scholarships each academic year. Scholarship award amounts vary and may not represent total tuition costs. Things considered in the selection process include demonstrated academic success, donor-stipulated criteria, and financial need.

The scholarships listed below are WSU scholarships offered by various colleges, departments, and offices throughout the University. Click on the scholarship name to learn more about the opportunity. Get started on your scholarship search now. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

  1. Sign on the system with your WSU Star ID and password.
  2. Complete the General Application and any supplemental applications presented. The system syncs with your data. You are automatically matched with scholarship opportunities for which you meet the criteria and the system provides additional “recommended” scholarships that may be available to you.
  3. After you complete the applications, you’re done! If you are awarded a scholarship you will receive an award email to your WSU email address. You can also check on the status of your application by logging back into the system at any time.

For detailed information on how to use this system, download our Frequently Asked Questions or contact scholarships@winona.edu

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,100.00 70th Year Local Endowed Scholarship
The 70th Year Local Scholarship was established to support individuals returning to school for further college work; needy and worthy students...
The 70th Year Local Scholarship was established to support individuals...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,100.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$350.00 Accounting Alumni Scholarship
The Accounting Department Faculty and Staff Scholarship is for students majoring in Accounting. Recipients must maintain a 3.0 or greater GPA. ...
The Accounting Department Faculty and Staff Scholarship is for students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $350.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Accounting Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The Accounting Faculty and Staff Scholarship is created for sophomore or junior students majoring in Accounting at WSU. Criteria 1. Each recipient...
The Accounting Faculty and Staff Scholarship is created for sophomore or...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Adolph Bremer Scholarship
The Adolph Bremer Scholarship was created to encourage and support students seeking a degree in Journalism. This scholarship will award 1 $1000...
The Adolph Bremer Scholarship was created to encourage and support...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$2,000.00 Aileen N. & Robert Rice Scholarship
The Aileen N. and Robert Rice Scholarship is created to encourage and support WSU students during the last three years of their college education...
The Aileen N. and Robert Rice Scholarship is created to encourage and...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $2,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Albert Conrad & Marie Posz Scholarship
The Albert Conrad and Marie Posz Scholarship is created for incoming freshman students enrolled full-time at WSU. Criteria 1. Each recipient must...
The Albert Conrad and Marie Posz Scholarship is created for incoming...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$400.00 Alice & Howard Keller Scholarship
The Alice S. and Howard L. Keller Scholarship was created for female students who have declared a major in engineering, mathematics and statistics,...
The Alice S. and Howard L. Keller Scholarship was created for female...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $400.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Alumni Nursing Scholarship
The Alumni Nursing Scholarship is created to encourage and support students who have been admitted to WSU’s Nursing Program. Criteria 1. Each...
The Alumni Nursing Scholarship is created to encourage and support...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$400.00 Amanda Aarestad Scholarship
The Amanda Aarestad Scholarship is for junior year students who have declared an Elementary Education major and have been accepted into the Teacher...
The Amanda Aarestad Scholarship is for junior year students who have...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $400.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 American Society for Quality Scholarship (ASQ)
The American Society for Quality Scholarship will benefit and encourage students to pursue quality as they approach their career, their lives, and...
The American Society for Quality Scholarship will benefit and encourage...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Ann R. & Neil K. Sawyer Scholarship
The Ann R. and Neil K. Sawyer Scholarship has a preference for a non-traditional student enrolled full-time who is a nursing major and in good...
The Ann R. and Neil K. Sawyer Scholarship has a preference for a...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$900.00 Anna & John Bowers Scholarship
The Anna and John Bowers Memorial Scholarship is for a non-traditional single female student with dependent children, enrolled full-time with a GPA...
The Anna and John Bowers Memorial Scholarship is for a non-traditional...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$5,000.00 Annexstad Family Foundation Leaders for Tomorrow Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds to assist needy and worthy students who have been accepted in good standing by the University...
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds to assist needy and...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $5,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$900.00 Art & Viola Mattson Scholarship
The Arthur & Viola Mattson Scholarship is for students majoring in elementary education. Criteria 1. Each recipient must be a full-time student...
The Arthur & Viola Mattson Scholarship is for students majoring in...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$900.00 Athletic Training Alumni Scholarship
The Athletic Training Alumni Scholarship is for undergraduate students enrolled full-time who have declared a major in Exercise Science/Athletic...
The Athletic Training Alumni Scholarship is for undergraduate students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Augusta Nelson English Memorial Scholarship
The Augusta Nelson English Scholarship is created to encourage and support students seeking a degree in English. The recipient must maintain a GPA...
The Augusta Nelson English Scholarship is created to encourage and...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$2,000.00 Augusta Nelson Foreign Language Memorial Scholarship
The Augusta Nelson Foreign Language Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and support students seeking a degree in Foreign Language. ...
The Augusta Nelson Foreign Language Memorial Scholarship is created to...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $2,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$3,000.00 Barbara & John Heddle Memorial Scholarship for Student Teaching in Special Education
The Barbara & John Heddle Memorial Scholarship for Student Teaching in Special Education is created to give assistance to a promising Special...
The Barbara & John Heddle Memorial Scholarship for Student Teaching in...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $3,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Bay State Milling Community Service Scholarship
The Bay State Milling Student Community Service Scholarship’s purpose is to create a recognition system to encourage our young citizens to...
The Bay State Milling Student Community Service Scholarship’s purpose is...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Becker College of Business Achievement Scholarship
The Becker College of Business Achievement Scholarship was established by Warren and Jen Becker to encourage and support a student in the College...
The Becker College of Business Achievement Scholarship was established...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$750.00 Becky Morgan Eberhard Memorial Scholarship
The Becky Morgan Eberhard Memorial Scholarship is to encourage and support students admitted into the WSU Nursing Program as a full-time student...
The Becky Morgan Eberhard Memorial Scholarship is to encourage and...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $750.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$900.00 Befidi Family Scholarship
The Befidi Family Scholarship is created to provide assistance to promising students who are seeking a degree in Computer Service, Engineering, or...
The Befidi Family Scholarship is created to provide assistance to...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Benchmark Electronics Engineering Scholarship
The Benchmark Engineering Scholarship is for students seeking a degree in Composite Materials Engineering at WSU. Criteria 1. Each recipient must...
The Benchmark Engineering Scholarship is for students seeking a degree...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$450.00 Benchmark Electronics Statistics Scholarship
The Benchmark Statistics Scholarship is for new entering freshmen who are interested in pursuing a Statistics major. Criteria 1. Undergraduate...
The Benchmark Statistics Scholarship is for new entering freshmen who...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $450.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$400.00 Berger & Margaret (Buehler) Ostmoe Scholarship
Berger and Margaret (Buehler) Ostmoe Scholarship is created to encourage and support students with any major at WSU. The students must participate...
Berger and Margaret (Buehler) Ostmoe Scholarship is created to encourage...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $400.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,500.00 Bernice A. Berg Scholarship
The Bernice A. Berg Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and support students in the pursuit of their education at WSU. Students must meet...
The Bernice A. Berg Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$300.00 Bertha Skifton Tenhoff Elementary Education Memorial Scholarship
The Bertha Skifton Tenhoff Elementary Education Scholarship is for students majoring in elementary education/early childhood education. Students...
The Bertha Skifton Tenhoff Elementary Education Scholarship is for...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $300.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Beth & Conway Elton Scholarship
The Beth and Conway Elton Education Scholarship is created to give assistance to adult students (age 30+) who aspire to teach, have a passion for...
The Beth and Conway Elton Education Scholarship is created to give...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,900.00 Braden Holst Memorial Scholarship
The Braden Holst Scholarship is for students who have membership in Phi Theta Chi. Criteria 1. Scholastic Standing at Winona State: In...
The Braden Holst Scholarship is for students who have membership in Phi...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,400.00 Bryan & Evan Sage Scholarship
The Bryan and Evan Sage Scholarship is created for students who have declared a Pre-Med or Geoscience major at WSU. Criteria A. A student enrolled...
The Bryan and Evan Sage Scholarship is created for students who have...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,400.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Bud Dahlen Memorial Scholarship
The Bud Dahlen Memorial Scholarship is for an undergraduate student with a declared major in the HERS Department-Movement Science Option, with...
The Bud Dahlen Memorial Scholarship is for an undergraduate student with...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$400.00 Burl & Nadine Leo Business Scholarship
The Burl and Nadine Leo Scholarship was created to encourage and support students seeking a business degree at WSU. Criteria 1. Each recipient must...
The Burl and Nadine Leo Scholarship was created to encourage and support...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $400.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 C.B. William Ng Chemistry Scholarship
The C.B. William Ng Chemistry Scholarship will benefit WSU students majoring in Chemistry. Criteria 1. Each recipient must be an undergraduate...
The C.B. William Ng Chemistry Scholarship will benefit WSU students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,400.00 Cal & Arlayne Fremling Nursing Scholarship
The Cal and Arlayne Fremling Nursing Scholarship is created to encourage and support students in the pursuit of their education at WSU. Students...
The Cal and Arlayne Fremling Nursing Scholarship is created to encourage...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,400.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,900.00 Cal & Ruth Hopf Scholarship
The Cal & Ruth Hopf Scholarship is created to give assistance to students who aspire to teach, have a passion for learning, desire to energize...
The Cal & Ruth Hopf Scholarship is created to give assistance to...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$3,000.00 Cal Fremling Biology Scholarship
The Cal Fremling Biology Scholarship is created to encourage and support students in pursuit of their education at WSU. Students must be majoring...
The Cal Fremling Biology Scholarship is created to encourage and support...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $3,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Carl T. Stange Scholarship
In March 2016, the Carl T. Stange Scholarship was established in the Winona State University Foundation. The scholarship will benefit and...
In March 2016, the Carl T. Stange Scholarship was established in the...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Carol Brosseth Sheffer Leadership Scholarship
The Carol Brosseth Sheffer Leadership Scholarship is created for students actively involved in leadership roles at WSU. Criteria • Each recipient...
The Carol Brosseth Sheffer Leadership Scholarship is created for...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Cass & Mary Gordon College of Business Scholarship
The Cass and Mary Gordon College of Business Scholarship will benefit and encourage non-traditional students in the College of...
The Cass and Mary Gordon College of Business Scholarship will benefit...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$700.00 Cecil W. Gronvall Memorial Scholarship
The Cecil W. Gronvall Memorial Scholarship is created for students majoring in the WSU’s Chemistry program. Criteria 1. Each recipient must be an...
The Cecil W. Gronvall Memorial Scholarship is created for students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $700.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Centennial, Elfie Christensen & Beulah Norton Scholarship
The Centennial, Elfie Christensen and Beulah Norton Scholarship is for students who have completed 16 credits but not more than 96 credits at the...
The Centennial, Elfie Christensen and Beulah Norton Scholarship is for...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,600.00 Charles F. & Mary Jane Neal Scholarship
The Charles F. and Mary Jane Neal Scholarship is created for students who have declared a major from the College of Liberal Arts. Criteria A. A...
The Charles F. and Mary Jane Neal Scholarship is created for students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,600.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$600.00 Chemistry Alumni Scholarship
The Chemistry Alumni Scholarship is for incoming freshmen students with a minimum ACT score of 22 or SAT score of 1030. Students must be enrolled...
The Chemistry Alumni Scholarship is for incoming freshmen students with...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $600.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$2,500.00 Class of 1942 Scholarship
The Class of 1942 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate new entering freshmen who possess an ACT composite score of 26 or above and who rank...
The Class of 1942 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate new...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $2,500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,800.00 Class of 1943 in Memory of President Mehus Scholarship
The Class of 1943 in Memory of President Mehus Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior students who have declared a...
The Class of 1943 in Memory of President Mehus Scholarship is for...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,800.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$500.00 Class of 1944 Scholarship
The Class of 1944 Scholarship is created to encourage and support students who are majoring in Education while attending WSU. Each recipient must...
The Class of 1944 Scholarship is created to encourage and support...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $500.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$800.00 Class of 1948 Scholarship
The Class of 1948 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate students. Criteria 1. Each recipient must be an undergraduate student enrolled...
The Class of 1948 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $800.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$1,000.00 Class of 1949 Scholarship
The Class of 1949 Scholarship is for full-time freshmen students enrolled at Winona State University. The scholarship is renewable the first eight...
The Class of 1949 Scholarship is for full-time freshmen students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $1,000.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$900.00 Class of 1951 Scholarship
The Class of 1951 Scholarship is for full-time freshmen students enrolled at Winona State University. Criteria 1. Each recipient must be an...
The Class of 1951 Scholarship is for full-time freshmen students...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020
$900.00 Class of 1953 Scholarship
The Class of 1953 Scholarship is created to encourage and support students who are majoring in education while attending WSU. This scholarship is...
The Class of 1953 Scholarship is created to encourage and support...
  • Deadline: 02/15/2020
  • Award: $900.00
 Deadline02/15/2020