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
• Get Ready for College
• scholarships.com
• StudentScholarships.org

All Programs

• Affinity Plus Foundation
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
• First Alliance Credit Union
• HotelsCheap.com: General Scholarship for Higher Learning
• Keller Resiliency Scholarship for Higher Education
• MinnesotaJobs.com/Diversityminnesota.com Scholarship
• Riverland Energy Cooperative
• Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Scholarship
• St. Mary's University Transfer Student Scholarships

Automotive/Diesel

• AmericanMuscle

Career and Technical Education

• Horatio Alger Endowment Fund Scholarships

Computer Science/Computer Engineering

• Education Portal
• Computer Science Online Scholarship Portal

Construction Technology

• Minnesota Builders Exchange Scholarship Fund 

Education

• T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MINNESOTA Judy Lindman Memorial Forgivable Loan Award

Ethnic/Cultural

• Ethel Curry Scholarship
• Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
• Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program

Health Care

• Vernon Memorial Healthcare Scholarships

Service/Leadership Scholarships

• The Penny Program
• Jared P. Stene Student Leadership Scholarship
• MSCSA Leadership Scholarship & McCormick Leadership
• Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award

STEM

• Minnesota High Tech Foundation Scholarship

Trades

• American Trucks - Building Trades Scholarships
• Association of Women Contractors
• Dakota Supply Group
• Minnesota LECET Academic Scholarship Program
• Render 3D Quickly Scholarship
• Welding for the Strength of America

Sustainable Food and Farming

• Minnesota Division Izaak Walton League (PDF)

Violin

• Violin Society of America Scholarship

Veterans

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

Women

• Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Scholarship