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Welcome to the Winona State University Foundation Scholarship website! 

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

The scholarship application period for the 2026/27 academic year has passed, and we will not be accepting any additional applications.

Application Dates for the 2026–2027 Academic Year

Application Opened: January 1, 2026
Application Deadline: February 15, 2026

Students who are awarded scholarships will be notified via email throughout the spring semester and into early summer.

Email wsuscholarships@winona.edu with any questions.

Opportunities Table

Award	Name	Actions
$500.00	Todd Copeman Memorial Scholarship In July 2015, Robin Honken established the Todd Copeman Memorial...	Ended
$1,000.00	Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering The Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering...	Ended
$2,500.00	Aileen N. & Robert Rice Scholarship The Aileen N. and Robert Rice Scholarship is created to encourage and...	Ended
$1,000.00	Alerus Scholarship The Alerus Scholarship replaced the Home Federal Savings Bank...	Ended
$5,000.00	Barbara Schilling Scholarship The Barbara Schilling Scholarship was established as an endowed...	Ended
$500.00	Benchmark Electronics Statistics Scholarship The Benchmark Statistics Scholarship is for new entering freshmen who...	Ended
$300.00	Bertha Skifton Tenhoff Elementary Education Memorial Scholarship The Bertha Skifton Tenhoff Elementary Education Scholarship is for...	Ended
$1,000.00	Derek Bute Memorial Scholarship The Derek Bute Memorial Scholarship was created in 2016 to support...	Ended
$1,000.00	Dr. Jim & Shirley Mootz Family Scholarship In February 2017, the Dr. Jim and Shirley Mootz Family Scholarship was...	Ended
$4,500.00	Dr. Lawrence Brynestad Memorial Scholarship The Dr. Lawrence Brynestad Memorial Scholarship is created to honor the...	Ended
$5,000.00	Elizabeth Geier Memorial Teacher Education Scholarship In December, 2020, the Elizabeth Geier Memorial Teacher Education...	Ended
$900.00	Farley & Sathers Candy Co. Scholarship The Farley and Sathers Candy Co. Scholarship is for undergraduate...	Ended
$1,000.00	Gayle Olsen Graduate Nursing Scholarship In December 2020, the Gayle Olsen Graduate Nursing Scholarship was...	Ended
$1,400.00	Phyllis Sanden & Robert Hartle Scholarship The Phyllis Sanden and Robert Hartle Scholarship is created to encourage...	Ended
$1,000.00	Study Away Diversity Initiative Scholarship In November 2017, the Study Away Diversity Initiative Scholarship was...	Ended
$1,000.00	William E. Prigge Scholarship In February 2021, William E. Prigge Scholarship was established with the...	Ended
$1,700.00	Windsor Financial Group Scholarship The Windsor Financial Group Scholarship is created for students who...	Ended
$1,000.00	Gabriel and Cecilia Manrique Faculty-Led Study Abroad Scholarship In September, 2018, the Gabriel and Cecilia Manrique Faculty-Led Study...	Ended
$500.00	Gaylia Borror Human Advocacy and Leadership Scholarship Dr. Gaylia Borror, Winona State University (WSU) Professor Emerita,...	Ended
$1,000.00	Karen & David Matzke Nursing Scholarship The Karen and David Matzke Nursing Scholarship is created for students...	Ended
$2,400.00	Michael A. Ericson Student Senate Leadership Award In December 2024, the Michael A. Ericson Student Senate Leadership Award...	Ended
$1,000.00	Miller-Wenker Family WGSS Scholarship In January 2018, The Miller-Wenker Family WGSS Fund was established with...	Ended
$1,000.00	Nicole Zanoni/Delta Epsilon Alpha Tau Scholarship The Nicole Zanoni/Delta Epsilon Alpha Tau Scholarship is created to...	Ended
$650.00	Gerry Cichanowski Computer Science Scholarship In January 2016, The Gerry Cichanowski Computer Science Scholarship was...	Ended
$1,200.00	70th Year Local Endowed Scholarship The 70th Year Local Scholarship was established to support individuals...	Ended
$350.00	Accounting Alumni Scholarship The Accounting Department Faculty and Staff Scholarship is for students...	Ended
$400.00	Alice & Howard Keller Scholarship The Alice S. and Howard L. Keller Scholarship was created for female...	Ended
$2,000.00	Alice Harkness Memorial Early Childhood Education Scholarship In February 2023, the Alice Harkness Memorial Early Childhood Education...	Ended
$2,100.00	Alumni Nursing Scholarship The Alumni Nursing Scholarship is created to encourage and support...	Ended
$500.00	Amanda Aarestad Scholarship The Amanda Aarestad Scholarship is for junior year students who have...	Ended
$500.00	American Society for Quality Scholarship (ASQ) The American Society for Quality Scholarship will benefit and encourage...	Ended
$700.00	Ann R. & Neil K. Sawyer Scholarship The Ann R. and Neil K. Sawyer Scholarship has a preference for a...	Ended
$1,000.00	Anna & John Bowers Scholarship The Anna and John Bowers Memorial Scholarship is for a non-traditional...	Ended
$5,000.00	Annexstad Family Foundation Leaders for Tomorrow Scholarship The purpose of this scholarship is to provide funds to assist needy and...	Ended
$1,100.00	Athletic Training Alumni Scholarship The Athletic Training Alumni Scholarship is for graduate students...	Ended
$2,000.00	Augusta Nelson English Memorial Scholarship The Augusta Nelson English Scholarship is created to encourage and...	Ended
$2,000.00	Augusta Nelson Foreign Language Memorial Scholarship The Augusta Nelson Foreign Language Memorial Scholarship is created to...	Ended
$3,300.00	Barbara & John Heddle Memorial Scholarship for Student Teaching in Special Education The Barbara & John Heddle Memorial Scholarship for Student Teaching in...	Ended
$1,000.00	Barbara and Don Roeder Memorial Scholarship The Barbara and Don Roeder Memorial Scholarship will encourage and...	Ended
$1,500.00	Bay State Milling Community Service Scholarship The Bay State Milling Student Community Service Scholarship’s purpose is...	Ended
$1,400.00	Becker College of Business Achievement Scholarship The Becker College of Business Achievement Scholarship was established...	Ended
$900.00	Becky Morgan Eberhard Memorial Scholarship The Becky Morgan Eberhard Memorial Scholarship is to encourage and...	Ended
$1,000.00	Befidi Family Scholarship The Befidi Family Scholarship is created to provide assistance to...	Ended
$1,200.00	Benchmark Electronics Engineering Scholarship The Benchmark Engineering Scholarship is for students seeking a degree...	Ended
$400.00	Berger & Margaret (Buehler) Ostmoe Scholarship Berger and Margaret (Buehler) Ostmoe Scholarship is created to encourage...	Ended
$4,000.00	Bernard & Beverly Murtaugh Teacher Education Scholarship In December 2016, Bernard and Beverly Murtaugh conceived the idea of...	Ended
$600.00	Beth & Conway Elton Scholarship The Beth and Conway Elton Education Scholarship is created to give...	Ended
$1,500.00	Borhart Scholarship In March, 2022, the Borhart Scholarship was established with the the...	Ended
$2,800.00	Braden Holst Memorial Scholarship The Braden Holst Scholarship is for students who have membership in Phi...	Ended
$2,800.00	Brett Ekker Memorial Scholarship by Mary Ann Preston and Family In September 2014, Mary Ann Preston established a scholarship with the...	Ended

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