Scholarships
Many scholarship programs have separate processes, deadlines, eligibility criteria, and application forms. The resource links provided here will introduce you to a wide spectrum of scholarship programs.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities scholarships
Undergraduate Scholarship Search
If you are a current undergraduate, the scholarship search matches University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, scholarships with your student profile to give you an individualized list of scholarships for which you may be able to apply, brief scholarship descriptions, and links to where you can learn more.
Campus-wide, college, and departmental scholarship Web sites
Links to scholarships administered by the Athletics Department, Office of Admissions, colleges, academic departments, the Learning Abroad Center, Office of Student Finance, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), and more. These pages may include some opportunities, like graduate scholarships and UROP, that don't appear in the Undergraduate Scholarship Search.
Achieve Scholarship Program
Eligible students who graduate from a Minnesota high school after January 1, 2009 and enroll full time (15 credits or more) can receive a one-time scholarship for use in their first academic year, ranging from $1,200 to $4,022 depending on financial need. For more details, visit Achieve Scholarship.
Campus scholarships
Scholarships administered by the Office of Student Finance.
Cooperative scholarships
Scholarships often given to University of Minnesota students, but administered and awarded by outside agencies or organizations.
- The Annexstad Family Foundation Scholarship
- Horatio Alger Association Scholarship
- Minnesota
Indian Scholarship Program (MISP)
- Page Foundation
Scholarship
- Reserve Officer Training Corps
(ROTC) Military Scholarships
- Wallin Scholarship
Non-University scholarships
National & international merit scholarships
A listing of highly-competitive scholarships for outstanding undergraduates maintained by the National and International Scholarships Office, 20 Nicholson Hall
Outside scholarships
Listed chronologically by application deadline, these scholarship announcements are sent to the Office of Student Finance by their sponsors for posting. Please contact scholarship sponsors for more information.
Search resources for additional scholarships
Use these free scholarship search sites to explore a wide range of scholarships available from numerous organizations and individuals who give students financial assistance. Links to FastWeb, College Board, library resources, and others. The University does not endorse fee-based scholarship search services.
Learning Abroad Center scholarship database
The Learning Abroad Center hosts a scholarship database specifically geared toward for students who plan to study abroad. It includes scholarships from all sorts of national and campus-based organizations.