All Opportunities
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.
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.
You do not need to search for scholarships and apply to them individually.
Important Dates for the 2026–2027 Academic Year
- Application Opens: January 1, 2026
- Application Deadline: February 15, 2026
Download the required General Application essay questions here: Scholarship Essay Questions to get a head start on your application!
NOTE: Incoming freshmen who completed an application during the first application period do not need to submit another application for the second application period.
If you are offered a scholarship, you will be notified via email.
Email wsuscholarships@winona.edu with any questions.
| Award | Name | Actions |
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| $1,000.00 |
Gutierrez Community Mental Health Scholarship
In December 2020, the Gutierrez Community Mental Health Scholarship was...
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| Varies |
Hamilton Family Foundation
To support student who are studying abroad in a country whose most...
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| $800.00 |
Harriet H. Choate & L.L. Brown Memorial Scholarship
Harriet H. Choate and L.L. Brown Memorial Scholarship is for sophomore,...
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| $5,000.00 |
Harriet Johnson August Scholarship
The Harriet Johnson August Scholarship was established through her...
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| $2,500.00 |
Harriet L. Green Elementary Education Scholarship
The Harriet L. Green Elementary Education Scholarship fund will provide...
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| $4,000.00 |
Heda Najmaie Annual MIS Scholarship
In October, 2021, Heda Najmaie Annual MIS Scholarship was established...
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| $1,600.00 |
Helen B. Imm Scholarship
The Helen B. Imm Scholarship is created for students majoring in...
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| $2,000.00 |
Helen Jeanne Helble Memorial Scholarship
The Helen Jeanne Helble Memorial Scholarship is created to give...
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| $1,100.00 |
Helen L. Klein Memorial Scholarship
The Helen L. Klein Memorial Scholarship is created for students who have...
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| $1,000.00 |
Helen Rose (Redig) Kirch Family Scholarship for Special Educators
In June 2020, the Helen Rose (Redig) Kirch Family Scholarship for...
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| $600.00 |
Henrietta M. Gerth Scholarship
Henrietta Gerth worked at WSU for 38 years, most of those years in the...
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| $500.00 |
Hosea L. Perry Scholarship
The Hosea L. Perry Scholarship is created for students majoring in WSU’s...
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| $2,000.00 |
Howard Munson Family Scholarship for Students in Education
Howard Munson established the Howard Munson Family Scholarship for...
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| $1,000.00 |
International Student Success Scholarship
In December 2015, International Student Success Scholarship was...
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| $1,200.00 |
Isaac Bera Scholarship
The Isaac Bera Memorial Scholarship is created to provide assistance to...
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| $2,000.00 |
Jacqueline & Ronald Hatlevig Memorial Scholarship
The Jacqueline and Ronald Hatlevig Memorial Scholarship is created to...
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| $600.00 |
James & Celine Norman Memorial Scholarship
The James and Celine Norman Memorial Scholarship is created for students...
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| $3,300.00 |
James & Margaret Browning HERS Scholarship
The James and Margaret Browning HERS Scholarship is created for students...
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| $1,650.00 |
James & Margaret Browning Nursing Scholarship
The James and Margaret Browning Nursing Scholarship is created for...
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| $500.00 |
James & Phyllis Sands Education Scholarship
In October, 2016, The James and Phyllis Sands Education Scholarship was...
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| $1,500.00 |
James Opsahl Scholarship
The James Opsahl Scholarship is created for students majoring in the...
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| $3,000.00 |
James R. & Nancy M. Reynolds Sociology Scholarship
The James & Nancy Reynolds Scholarship is created to support students at...
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| $1,700.00 |
James R. Erickson Memorial Adult Entry Program Scholarship
The James R. Erickson Memorial Adult Entry Program Scholarship fund is...
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| $2,400.00 |
James W. & Ann Eljenholm Nichols Scholarship
The James W. and Ann Eljenholm Nichols Scholarship is created to give...
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| $1,000.00 |
Jamie Ann Meyers Scholarship
In September 2022, the Jamie Ann Meyers scholarship was established with...
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| $1,000.00 |
Jane and Howard Bicker Scholarship through the Bentson Foundation
In September, 2020 , Jane and Howard Bicker Scholarship through the...
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| Varies |
Janet & Robert Wilke RN Completion Nursing Scholarship
In September 2014, Janet Wilke established the Janet and Robert Wilke RN...
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| $1,000.00 |
Janis Margaret Meyer Strawmatt Scholarship
In December 2019, the Janis Margaret Meyer Strawmatt Scholarship was...
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| $2,000.00 |
Jean Knutzen Science Scholarship
In February, 2024, The Jean Knutzen Scholarship Fund was established...
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| $2,000.00 |
Jean Talbot Scholarship
The Jean Talbot Scholarship is created for students who have declared a...
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| $4,000.00 |
Jeanette & Arnold Bergler Scholarship
The Jeanette & Arnold Bergler Scholarship is for undergraduate junior or...
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| $1,000.00 |
Jeff & Alison Kusch Accounting Scholarship
In November 2018, The Jeff & Alison Kusch Accounting Scholarship was...
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| $1,000.00 |
Jennifer Nesler/ACJA Scholarship
The Jennifer Nesler/ACJA Scholarship is created for students who have...
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| $1,200.00 |
Jerome R. & Joanne T. Dempsey Memorial Scholarship
The family of Jerome and Joanne Dempsey established the Jerome R. and...
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| $1,000.00 |
Jerry & Jo Stejskal Nursing Scholarship
The Jerry & Jo Stejskal Nursing Scholarship is created to provide...
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| $1,600.00 |
Jerry & Marlene Mensink Elementary Education Scholarship
The Jerry and Marlene Mensink Elementary Education Scholarship is...
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| $4,000.00 |
Jerry & Pat Papenfuss Community Service Scholarship
The Jerry & Pat Papenfuss Community Service Scholarship is created to...
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| $2,700.00 |
Jerry Witt Scholarship
The Jerry Witt Scholarship is created for students who have declared a...
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| $1,000.00 |
Jessie Kaiser Scholarship
The Jessie Kaiser Scholarship is created for undergraduate junior or...
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| $5,000.00 |
Jestus Family Scholarship
The Jestus Family Scholarship is created for students who have declared...
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| $3,000.00 |
Jim & Caron Nissen College of Business Scholarship
Jim and Caron Nissen established the Jim and Caron Nissen College of...
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| $1,400.00 |
Jo Stejskal Scholarship for Leadership & Caring in Nursing
The Jo Stejskal Scholarship for Leadership and Caring in Nursing was...
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| $2,000.00 |
Joan Kangel Madland Memorial Scholarship
The Joan Kangel Madland Memorial Scholarship was created in honor of...
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| $2,000.00 |
Joe & Gladys Emanuel Scholarship
The Joseph P. & Gladys M. Emanuel Scholarship is created to encourage...
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| $700.00 |
John & Edna Fuller Scholarship
The John and Edna Fuller Scholarship is for students who have declared a...
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| $600.00 |
John M. & Ruth E. Koenig Kamin Memorial Scholarship
The John M. and Ruth E. Koenig Kamin Memorial Scholarship was created to...
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| $1,500.00 |
Jokela Family Scholarship
In December 2023, the Jokela Family Scholarship was established with the...
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| $1,500.00 |
Joseph J. Cieminski Family for the Gertrude Finch Scholarship
Joseph J. Cieminski Family for the Gertrude Finch Scholarship is created...
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| $1,000.00 |
Joshua James Downey Scholarship
In March, 2024, the Joshua James Downey Scholarship was established with...
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| $2,500.00 |
Joyce Bergquist (Anderson) Memorial Scholarship
In September of 2024 the Joyce Bergquist (Anderson) Scholarship was...
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