Scholarships in Minnesota

Official-catalog scholarships with Minnesota on file. Confirm every rule on the sponsor’s page.

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Fostering Independence Higher Education Grants (Minnesota)

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Last-dollar Foster Grant covering remaining COA after gift aid/E

Deadline on file: Complete FAFSA or Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application (serves as Foster Grant application; reapply each year — official myhighered.mn.gov/paying-college/grants)

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Minnesota Grants for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Awards equally distributed among eligible CTP students; covers t

Deadline on file: Complete FAFSA or Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application and contact eligible CTP at Bethel BUILD, Central Lakes Occupational Skills, or Ridgewater Occupational Skills (official myhighered.mn.gov grants)

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Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program

Scholarship · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Need-based award for eligible Minnesota resident students who ar

Deadline on file: Rolling / see official MISP instructions (2026-2027 cycle)

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Minnesota North Star Promise

Scholarship · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Last-dollar tuition and required fees after other scholarships,

Deadline on file: June 1, 2026 priority for 2026–27 (FAFSA or Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application) (MyHigherEd North Star Promise; checked 2026-09-07)

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Minnesota Paramedic Scholarship

Scholarship · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · $0.00–$5,000.00

Deadline on file: 2025-2026 Paramedic Scholarship Application for Fall 2025 / Spring 2026 / Summer 2026 starters; temporary program through June 30, 2026; applications reviewed in submission order (official myhighered.mn.gov/paying-college/scholarships)

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Minnesota Postsecondary Child Care Grant

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · $50.00–$6,500.00

Deadline on file: Complete FAFSA or Minnesota Alternative State Financial Aid Application plus campus Child Care Grant application (campus-determined packaging — official myhighered.mn.gov/paying-college/grants)

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Minnesota State Grant

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Need-based Minnesota State Grant; average award about $3,406 for

Deadline on file: FAFSA by the 30th day of the term (to receive State Grant for that term) (MyHigherEd Grants; checked 2026-09-07)

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Minnesota Student Teacher Grants (Shortage Areas & Underrepresented)

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Up to $7,500.00

Deadline on file: 2026-27: Fall 2026 priority Aug 3, 2026 / cutoff Oct 30, 2026; Spring 2027 priority Nov 16, 2026 / cutoff March 19, 2027 (official OHE Student Teacher Grant page; application opened June 1, 2026)

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Minnesota Workforce Pell Grant

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Uses same formula as traditional Pell; depends on need, program

Deadline on file: Starting July 1, 2026: complete FAFSA, meet standard Pell eligibility, enroll in approved short-term workforce program (150–599 clock hours) at participating provider (official myhighered.mn.gov/paying-college/grants)

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Public Safety Officers' Survivor Grant Program (Minnesota)

Grant · Minnesota Office of Higher Education · Educational benefits for eligible dependents/spouses of public s

Deadline on file: Obtain certificate of eligibility from Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner's Office and present to campus financial aid office (official myhighered.mn.gov/paying-college/grants)

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