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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$1,500.00 Treasures Galore Scholarship
The Treasures Galore Scholarship creates a recognition system to support...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500.00 Verlie Sather Scholarship
The Verlie Sather Scholarship is created for students majoring in the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,200.00 Vernon “Vern” Kallenborn Scholarship
In April, 2018, the Vernon Vern Kallenborn Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,000.00 Virgil Amelia Mourning Linderoth Education Scholarship
The Virgil Amelia Mourning Linderoth Education Scholarship was...
Deadline02/15/2026
$700.00 Virginia Richter Scholarship
The Virginia Richter Scholarship is created for students majoring in...
Deadline02/15/2026
$3,000.00 W.N. & Jane Enger Scholarship
In July 2017, W.N. & Jane Enger Scholarship was established with the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,600.00 Walter Wadewitz Scholarship
The Walter Wadewitz Scholarship is created for full-time undergraduate...
Deadline02/15/2026
$4,500.00 Warren & Dorothy Marley Business Administration Scholarship
The Warren and Dorothy Marley Scholarship is for students majoring in...
Deadline02/15/2026
$5,000.00 Warren & Dorothy Marley Business Education Scholarship
The Warren & Dorothy Marley Scholarship is created for students majoring...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,900.00 Watlow Winona Inc. Scholarship
The Watlow Winona Inc. Scholarship is created for students interested in...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 Wells Fargo Bank Scholarship
The Wells Fargo Bank Scholarship is created students with an interest in...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500.00 Wenonah Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) Scholarship - Education
The Wenonah Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR)...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500.00 Wenonah Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR) Scholarship - Nursing
The Wenonah Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution (DAR)...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,500.00 William & Susan Pence Elementary Education
In October 2015, Bill and Sue Pence established the William and Susan...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,200.00 William E. Green Biology Scholarship
The William E. Green Scholarship Fund will assist aspiring biologists to...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,500.00 William E. Green Masonic Scholarship
The William E. Green Scholarship Fund will assist aspiring biologists to...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 William E. Prigge Scholarship
In February 2021, William E. Prigge Scholarship was established with the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 William Gresham Memorial Scholarship
The William Gresham Memorial Scholarship is created for students during...
Deadline02/15/2026
$700.00 William Markle & Stephen Somsen Memorial Scholarship
The William Markle and Stephen Somsen Memorial Scholarship is for...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,700.00 Windsor Financial Group Scholarship
The Windsor Financial Group Scholarship is created for students who...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 Winona County Voiture #580 Scholarship
The Winona County Voiture #580 Scholarship is created for students who...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500.00 Winona Friendship Center Exercise Science Scholarship
The Winona Senior Friendship Center Scholarship is created for students...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500.00 Winona Friendship Center Social Work Scholarship
The Winona Senior Friendship Center Scholarship is created for students...
Deadline02/15/2026
$500.00 Winona Friendship Center Therapeutic Rec Scholarship
The Winona Senior Friendship Center Scholarship is created for students...
Deadline02/15/2026
Varies Winona Industry Alliance Computer Science Scholarship
The Winona Industry Alliance Computer Science Scholarship is created to...
Deadline02/15/2026
$2,500.00 Winona Masonic Lodge #18 Nursing Scholarship
The Winona Masonic Lodge #18 Scholarship was established as an annual...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,250.00 Winona State University Alumni Society Current Student (Graduate) Scholarship
The Winona State University Alumni Society Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,250.00 Winona State University Alumni Society Current Student (Undergrad) Scholarship
The Winona State University Alumni Society Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 Winona State University Alumni Society Incoming Freshman Scholarship
The Alumni Society Scholarship is created to encourage and support new...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 Women in STEM Scholarship
In December 2021, the Women in STEM Scholarship was established with the...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 WSU Faculty/Support Staff Scholarship
The WSU Faculty/Support Staff Scholarship is created for students...
Deadline02/15/2026
$4,000.00 WSU Foundation Board Scholarship
The WSU Foundation Board Scholarship is created for freshmen students...
Deadline02/15/2026
$3,000.00 WSU Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
The WSU Outstanding Achievement Scholarship is created for students who...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 WSU Retiree Center Scholarship
The Winona State University Retiree Center Scholarship was established...
Deadline02/15/2026
$5,000.00 Xcel Energy Supporting Students in STEM
In February, 2025, the Xcel Energy Supporting Students in STEM...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 Zach Wilson Memorial Scholarship
In June, 2018, the Zach Wilson Memorial Scholarship was established with...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,200.00 Zamboni Family Scholarship
The Zamboni Family Scholarship is created for undergraduate students who...
Deadline02/15/2026
$1,000.00 Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering
The Industry for the Advancement of WSU Composite Materials Engineering...
Ended
$5,000.00 Elizabeth Geier Memorial Teacher Education Scholarship
In December, 2020, the Elizabeth Geier Memorial Teacher Education...
Ended
$1,000.00 Study Away Diversity Initiative Scholarship
In November 2017, the Study Away Diversity Initiative Scholarship was...
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
$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
$650.00 Gerry Cichanowski Computer Science Scholarship
In January 2016, The Gerry Cichanowski Computer Science Scholarship was...
Ended
$1,000.00 Bill & Brother William Koutsky Dance Scholarship
The Bill and Brother William Theatre and Dance Scholarship is created to...
Varies Dorothy & Maynard Weber Scholarship
The Dorothy and Maynard Weber Scholarship is created for undergraduate...
$1000 - $3300 E.L. King Scholarship
The E.L. King Scholarship is created for students who have declared a...
$1,625.00 Floretta M. Murray Scholarship
The Floretta M. Murray Scholarship is created for students majoring in...
$1,000.00 Hannah Goman Scholarship
In April, 2022, the Hannah Goman Scholarship was established as a fund...