External Scholarships

External scholarships are provided by organizations not affiliated with Minnesota State College Southeast. Some scholarships are specific to your area of study, while others are more general. Be sure to read the criteria and deadlines for each scholarship carefully. The list below is not meant to be comprehensive, but will help you get a start on your scholarship search.

General Scholarship Directories

• FastWebs
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education
• Sallie Mae Scholarship Search
• scholarships.com
• Scholarship America
• StudentScholarships.org

All Programs

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
• Riverland Energy Cooperative
• Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Scholarship
• St. Mary's University Undergraduate Scholarships
• study.com

Automotive/Diesel

• AmericanMuscle

Career and Technical Education

• Horatio Alger Endowment Fund Scholarships

Construction Technology

• Minnesota Builders Exchange Scholarship Fund 

Education

• T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Minnesota

Ethnic/Cultural

• Ethel Curry Scholarship
• Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund 
• Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship

Health Care

• Vernon Memorial Healthcare Scholarships

Service/Leadership Scholarships

• LeadMN Leadership Scholarships
• Students United Scholarships

Trades/Tech

• American Trucks - Building Trades Scholarships
• Association of Women Contractors
• J & J Trujillo Memorial Scholarship
• Welding for the Strength of America

Violin

• Violin Society of America Scholarship

Veterans

• VFW
• Hero at Home - Criminal Justice Training
• Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs scholarship directory

Women

• Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Scholarship