Scholarships

Many scholarships awarded to University students have separate processes, deadlines, eligibility criteria, and application forms. The resource links provided here will introduce you to a wide spectrum of possibilities available from the University and numerous other philanthropic agencies, organizations, and individuals.

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities scholarships

For current undergraduate students: the new 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 pages

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.

Cooperative scholarships

Scholarships often given to University of Minnesota students, but administered and awarded by outside agencies or organizations.

Non-University Scholarships

National and 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.

Scholarships for University employees

Regents Scholarship (PDF description and form)

For University employees who have at least 75 percent appointments