All Opportunities
Welcome to the Winona State University Foundation Scholarship website! The scholarships listed below are offered through the Winona State University Foundation. Click “Show Filters” to display filter options such as college or major. Use the “Search” box to find scholarships by keyword or name. Click the scholarship name to learn more about the opportunity. 
Once you have completed the required questions on the General Application, proceed with the optional questions.  Many of these questions are used to determine your eligibility for additional WSU Foundation Scholarships.
*Scholarship Application Dates *
The majority of scholarship application dates are as follows for the 2026-2027 academic year, unless otherwise noted:
*Incoming Freshmen Only: *
Application Start Date: 11/1/2025
Application Deadline: 12/1/2025
ALL students (including incoming Freshmen) who will be enrolled for 2026/27 
Application Start Date: 1/1/2026 
Application Deadline: 2/15/2025
If you are an incoming freshman and completed an application during the first application window, you will not need to complete another application.
If you are offered a scholarship, you will be notified via email.
If you have questions, email wsuscholarships@winona.edu
| Award | Name | Actions | 
|---|---|---|
| $1,500.00 | 
    
      Albert Conrad & Marie Posz Scholarship
    
     
      The Albert Conrad and Marie Posz Scholarship is created for incoming...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Art & Viola Mattson Scholarship
    
     
      The Arthur & Viola Mattson Scholarship is for students majoring in...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,500.00 | 
    
      Bernice A. Berg Scholarship
    
     
      The Bernice A. Berg Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,400.00 | 
    
      Class of 1949 Scholarship
    
     
      The Class of 1949 Scholarship is for full-time freshmen students...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,400.00 | 
    
      Class of 1955 Scholarship
    
     
      The Class of 1955 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate freshman...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,300.00 | 
    
      Class of 1957 Scholarship
    
     
      The Class of 1957 Scholarship is for full-time undergraduate freshmen...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Class of 1963 Scholarship
    
     
      The Class of 1963 Scholarship is created to provide scholarship funds to...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Cynthia Nelson Scholarship
    
     
      In December of 2017, the Cynthia R. Nelson Scholarship, in honor of...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,500.00 | 
    
      Dare Lamberton White Scholarship
    
     
      The Dare White Scholarship is created for undergraduate students...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,250.00 | 
    
      Dr. Stanley Arbingast Scholarship
    
     
      The Dr. Stanley A. Arbingast Scholarship is for undergraduate students...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,250.00 | 
    
      Evelyn Stephan Scholarship
    
     
      The Evelyn Stephan Scholarship is created for freshmen students who...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,200.00 | 
    
      Gerald R. & Edith V. Fraser Memorial Scholarship
    
     
      The Edith and Gerald Fraser Scholarship is for students who have...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $900.00 | 
    
      Harriette Kussin Memorial Scholarship
    
     
      The Harriette Kussin Memorial Scholarship was created for undergraduate...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $2,600.00 | 
    
      Hazel K. Baab Scholarship
    
     
      The Hazel K. Baab Scholarship is for undergraduate students enrolled...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $700.00 | 
    
      Hugh & Virginia Capron Scholarship
    
     
      The Hugh and Virginia Capron Scholarship is created to encourage and...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,400.00 | 
    
      John & Betty Waldo Scholarship
    
     
      The John and Betty Waldo Memorial Scholarship is created for students...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $2,000.00 | 
    
      Joyce Marilyn Jenney Memorial Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
    
     
      In December 2021, the Joyce Marilyn Jenney Memorial Scholarship was...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $900.00 | 
    
      Marie Krueger Scholarship
    
     
      The Marie Krueger Scholarship is created for undergraduate students...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,750.00 | 
    
      Mary Lucille Nelson Scholarship
    
     
      The Mary Lucille Nelson Scholarship is created for students who have...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,700.00 | 
    
      Merchants National Bank Scholarship
    
     
      The Merchants National Bank Scholarship is created for first year...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Ormsin Sornmoonpin Gardiner Healthy Start Scholarship
    
     
      In January 2022, the Ormsin Sornmoonpin Gardiner Healthy Start...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $400.00 | 
    
      Peerless Chain  Scholarship
    
     
      The Peerless Chain Scholarship is created for undergraduate students...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $4,800.00 | 
    
      Ruby A. & Margaret I. Johnson Scholarship
    
     
      The Ruby A. and Margaret I. Johnson Scholarship was created for incoming...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $3,500.00 | 
    
      Thomas Stark Scholarship
    
     
      The Thomas Stark Scholarship is created for first year...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $600.00 | 
    
      Watkins Incorporated Scholarship
    
     
      The Watkins Incorporated Scholarship is created for students who have...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Wells Fargo Bank Red Wing Scholarship
    
     
      The Wells Fargo Bank Red Wing Scholarship is created for students who...
     
   | 
  Deadline12/01/2025 | 
| $500.00 | 
    
      Accounting Faculty & Staff Scholarship
    
     
      The Accounting Faculty and Staff Scholarship is created for sophomore or...
     
   | 
  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 | 
    
      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 | 
    
      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 | 
| Varies | 
    
      Theatre and Dance Department Scholarship
    
     | 
  Ended | 
| Varies - Up to $1800 | 
    
      Thomas Leuchtenberg Theatre Scholarship
    
     
      The Thomas Leuchtenberg Theatre Scholarship is created for students who...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering
    
     
      The Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $4,000.00 | 
    
      Class of 1961 Scholarship
    
     
      The Class of 1961 Scholarship is created to encourage and support...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| 3000 if a full-time student and $1500 if part-time | 
    
      Erika K Scholarship
    
     
      The Erika K Scholarship is created to assist non-traditional women...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| Varies | 
    
      Hamilton Family Foundation
    
     
      To support student who are studying abroad in a country whose most...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| Varies | 
    
      Hugh Ouellette WSU Rochester Center Computer Science Scholarship
    
     
      The WSU Rochester Center and Dr. Hugh Ouellette Computer Science...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $500.00 | 
    
      Roger & Myra Carlson  Scholarship
    
     
      The Roger and Myra Carlson Scholarship is created to encourage and...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $500.00 | 
    
      Thomas E. Grier Journalism Scholarship
    
     
      In April, 2016, The Thomas E. Grier Journalism Scholarship was...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $600.00 | 
    
      Lewis Schoening Memorial Scholarship
    
     
      The Lewis Schoening Memorial Scholarship is created to encourage and...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $500.00 | 
    
      Gaylia Borror Human Advocacy and Leadership Scholarship
    
     
      Dr. Gaylia Borror, Winona State University (WSU) Professor Emerita,...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $4,000.00 | 
    
      Judy and Spencer Munkel Education Scholarship
    
     
      The Judy and Spencer Munkel Education Scholarship is created to...
     
   | 
  Ended | 
| $1,000.00 | 
    
      Miller-Wenker Family WGSS Scholarship
    
     
      In January 2018, The Miller-Wenker Family WGSS Fund was established with...
     
   | 
  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 | 
| $2,500.00 | 
    
      Aileen N. & Robert Rice Scholarship
    
     
      The Aileen N. and Robert Rice Scholarship is created to encourage and...
     
   | 
  Ended |