Upper Class Student Scholarships

Available to students pursuing their first MSUM undergraduate degree who have completed at least 12 MSUM credits by the end of the current fall semester with a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Deadline: 2013-2014 Deadline has passed.

Students in the second semester of the sophomore year or later, maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or greater are eligible to apply. Current MSUM and incoming transfer students are eligible to apply. A letter of endorsement from an MSUM faculty member, proposing how the applicant will be engaged in an apprentice relationship under the faculty member's supervision, must be submitted along with the application. The scholarship is $5,000 per year for tuition for the final two years of a student's attendance.

Deadline has passed for 2013-2014 academic year.

Available to upper class students through some academic departments on campus. Check with the department of your major. Some departments require the student to fill out the Upper Class Scholarship application; other departments have their own application and awarding process.

Named in recognition of the people who founded our University. They created an educational opportunity that has enriched lives since 1888. Long ago our students were affectionately known as "scramblers," because they came from modest means, worked hard, and left with a brighter future. Thanks to the founders, our heritage is comprised of success, service, and citizenship.

The Founders Scholarship is a competitive $2,500 need-based scholarship awarded once to students who embody these exemplary characteristics. The scholarship is named in recognition of MSUM Founders and funded by specific gifts and proceeds of the annual Founders Ball, which first occurred in conjunction with President Edna Mora Szymanski's inauguration as the 10th President of MSUM in February 2009.

Students eligible to apply:

• Officially admitted to Minnesota State University Moorhead as a freshman, or undergraduate transfer student or a currently enrolled MSUM undergraduate student (replaces previously awarded freshman, upper class or transfer scholarship);
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA for high school and current MSUM students (end of Fall 2012), or previous college GPA for transfer applicants;
• Applicants must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits hours per semester at MSUM;
• Applicants must be seeking their first undergraduate degree;
• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident status;
• Results of the 2013-2014 FAFSA must be received by MSUM Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid by the application deadline of May 1, 2013. Because this is a need-based scholarship, the estimated family contribution computed by FAFSA must be less than 15,000 to apply for the scholarship.
• Students previously awarded a Founders Scholarship are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship continuation: A 3.0 cumulative MSUM GPA at the end of fall 2013 semester is required to retain scholarship eligibility spring 2013 semester.

2013-2014 Founders Scholarship Application Form

Second Start Student Scholarship

The scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement, as well as contributions to the campus and community through leadership and active participation in events and organizations. Awarded to newly admitted undergraduate students who meet the following criteria:

1. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, seeking their first undergraduate degree.
2. Applicant must be 25 years of age or older.
3. Applicant must plan to be enrolled for a minimum of 8 credit hours per semester at MSUM.
4. Applicant must not have attended an institution of higher education as a full-time student within the last three years.

Deadline: May 30, 2013

Second Start Application Form

Awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the areas of art, music, cinema arts and digital technologies or theatre arts. Department faculty select talent awards. Contact the departments directly for more information and application procedures.

Art & Design

Cinema Arts and Digital Technologies

Music

Theatre Arts  

Awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional athletic talent.

For more information on athletic scholarships, call the Athletic Department at 218.477.2622.