Scholarship Opportunities

• Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent by application deadline.
• Are pursuing a clinical career
• Live in the area serve by Essentia Health St. Mary's-Detroit Lakes
• Enrolled in your educational program by fall semester of the year you receive the award.

ECMC, The College Place Northern Minnesota Scholarship Application for High School Senior

*Must be signed up to receive correspondence from ECMC, The College Place Northern Minnesota

• Must be a graduating senior from northern Minnesota who will be attending a postsecondary institution in 2024-2025.  
• Must be signed up to receive correspondence from ECMC, The College Place Northern Minnesota

• Is a full or part-time student who is in an accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institution classified as a trade school with a current cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher at that institution; and
• Is a legal resident of the United States of America; and
• Is eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of applying; and
• Completes and submits the official Application form within the relevant periods for the periodic scholarships to be awarded.

• Scholarship recipients must be current JACL members. Regular/Individual, Student/Youth, or Couple/Family membership status is required.

• Any undergraduate student who is a woman, a first-generation college student, and a historically disadvantaged minority may apply for this scholarship if they’re pursuing a public service field.

• Any low-income and/or BIPOC high school student may apply for this scholarship opportunity.

• Any BIPOC high school and undergraduate students pursuing a career in natural cosmetology or cosmetic science via majors such as cosmetology, anthropology, botany, chemistry, biochemistry, herbalism, microbiology, and more.

• Any Black high school senior with a general interest in business and a GPA of 3.0 or higher may apply for this scholarship.

• Any female high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student who is a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident pursuing healthcare may apply for this scholarship.

• Any mother who is dedicated to advancing their current profession/trade or learning a new one is eligible to apply.

•  First generation BIPOC women who are high school seniors or undergraduates with at least a 2.0 GPA may apply to this scholarship.

• Any female BIPOC high school or two or four-year undergraduate student who has leadership or event planning experience may apply for this scholarship.

• Be the natural, adopted, step-child or full dependent of a worker injured or killed in a work-related accident during the course and scope of employment with an employer based in Minnesota or Iowa and entitled to receive benefits under the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act, Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act or other comparable benefit program exclusive to work-related injuries.
• Be a Minnesota or Iowa resident between the ages of 16 and 27 at the time of the application.
• Be a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident.
• Have a high school diploma, GED or be a high school student in good standing.
• Be pursuing a primary college or university degree (bachelor’s or associate’s), vocational education and training (certificate or license) or master’s degree from an accredited school.
• Demonstrate financial need.

• You must be an international student, that is, you cannot be a citizen or a permanent resident of a country that you will be studying in Fall 2024.
• You must be a current or a prospective student who will be enrolled in a postsecondary degree program (Diploma, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Ph.D., as well as professional programs like law and medicine) in Fall 2024.

International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators Application

Application Letter 2024

• A high school senior graduating in the upper one third of his or her graduating class.
• Pursuing an education major with the intent of a college degree.
• A graduate in 2024 from one of the following high schools:
  • Detroit Lakes Frazee
  • Hawley Lake Park-Audubon
  • Pelican Rapids Perham-Dent
  • Ulen-Hitterdal Waubun

North West Minnesota Foundation

Scholarship Info Sheet

Available Scholarships for DLHS Students

Women@Microsoft-
Fargo Hopper’s Scholarship

• A Scholarship designed for young women going into a STEM field of study at a college in MN/ND/SD.

• have faced challenges and learned from them
• are motivated to positively impacted their communities
• have demonstrated academic excellence (ACT of 24+; GPA of 3.0+)
• demonstrate significant financial need

A first generation college student (meaning neither of their parents have obtained a four-year college degree). All high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students are eligible to apply.

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• Are one-fourth or more American Indian ancestry OR an enrolled member or citizen of a federally-recognized American Indian tribe or Canadian First Nation
• Are a Minnesota resident
• Apply for other existing state and federal scholarship and grant programs
• Enroll at least ¾ time as an undergraduate OR ½ time as a graduate student in an education program leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree at an accredited postsecondary institution in Minnesota
• Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
• Are not in default on a federal or state student loan or, if in default, have regained eligibility for federal or state student aid
• Qualify for either a Pell or State Grant and demonstrate financial need as an undergraduate student OR demonstrate financial need as a graduate student.