Minnesota Colleges and Scholarships

Matching Minnesota Colleges

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Four or more years; Public; $32,096 average out-state tuition; $13,532 average in-state tuition

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Four or more years; Public; $17,126 average out-state tuition; $8,072 average in-state tuition

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Four or more years; Public; $17,718 average out-state tuition; $12,420 average in-state tuition

University of St Thomas

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $47,274 average out-state tuition; $47,274 average in-state tuition

Winona State University

Four or more years; Public; $14,600 average out-state tuition; $8,100 average in-state tuition

Saint Cloud State University

Four or more years; Public; $16,679 average out-state tuition; $7,839 average in-state tuition

Macalester College

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $60,288 average out-state tuition; $60,288 average in-state tuition

Minnesota College Scholarships

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Thomas M. Stetson Scholarship

American Ground Water Trust

$2,000 June 30, 2024 See Details
 

Thomas M. Stetson Scholarship

American Ground Water Trust

award

$2,000

deadline

June 30, 2024
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Page Grant

Page Education Foundation

Up to $2,500 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Page Grant

Page Education Foundation

award

Up to $2,500

deadline

April 01, 2024
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Minnesota AFL-CIO Scholarship

Minnesota AFL-CIO

$1,000 May 01, 2024 See Details
 

Minnesota AFL-CIO Scholarship

Minnesota AFL-CIO

award

$1,000

deadline

May 01, 2024
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Minnesota American Legion Memorial Scholarship

Minnesota American Legion

Up to $500 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Minnesota American Legion Memorial Scholarship

Minnesota American Legion

award

Up to $500

deadline

April 01, 2024
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Minnesota American Legion Foundation Scholarship

Minnesota American Legion

Up to $500 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Minnesota American Legion Foundation Scholarship

Minnesota American Legion

award

Up to $500

deadline

April 01, 2024
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Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarship

Minnesota AFL-CIO

$500 June 17, 2024 See Details
 

Martin Duffy Adult Learner Scholarship

Minnesota AFL-CIO

award

$500

deadline

June 17, 2024
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Tobey Lapakko Labor Leadership Grant

Minnesota AFL-CIO

Varies Varies See Details
 

Tobey Lapakko Labor Leadership Grant

Minnesota AFL-CIO

award

Varies

deadline

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Intel PhD Fellowship Program

Intel Foundation

Varies Varies See Details
 

Intel PhD Fellowship Program

Intel Foundation

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deadline

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Charles McKenna Labor Leadership Grant

Minnesota AFL-CIO

Varies Varies See Details
 

Charles McKenna Labor Leadership Grant

Minnesota AFL-CIO

award

Varies

deadline

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American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota Scholarship

American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota

Varies Varies See Details
 

American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota Scholarship

American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota

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deadline

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About

Minnesota (/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ (listen)) is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord (French: Star of the North).

Minnesota is the 12th largest in area and the 22nd most populous of the U.S. states; nearly 60% of its residents live in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the center of transportation, business, industry, education, and government, and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now partially cleared, farmed, and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.

Minnesota was inhabited by various indigenous peoples for thousands of years prior to the arrival of Europeans. French explorers, missionaries, and fur traders began exploring the region in the 17th century, encountering the Dakota and Ojibwe/Anishinaabe tribes. Much of what is today Minnesota was part of the vast French holding of Louisiana, which was purchased by the United States in 1803. Following several territorial reorganizations, Minnesota in its current form was admitted as the country's 32nd state on May 11, 1858. Like many Midwestern states, it remained sparsely populated and centered on lumber and agriculture. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of European immigrants, mainly from Scandinavia and Germany, began to settle the state, which remains a center of Scandinavian American and German American culture.

In recent decades, immigration from Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America has broadened its demographic and cultural composition. The state's economy has heavily diversified, shifting from traditional activities such as agriculture and resource extraction to services and finance. Minnesota's standard of living index is among the highest in the United States, and the state is also among the best-educated and wealthiest in the nation.

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