Scholarships

Students going into high-demand fields such as manufacturing, agriculture, health care services or information technology will have a shot at new scholarships, thanks to state lawmakers and private industry. The Workforce Development Scholarships of $2,500 each will be available for...

Residents of Douglas, Pope, Grant or Otter Tail counties may apply for environmental science scholarships from the Pioneer Heritage Conservation Trust. Scholarship winners will be chosen based on scholastic success and demonstrated interest in the environmental sciences. Applications...

For the 18th year, Minnesota townships will offer $1,000 scholarships to high school juniors. Up to six juniors will be selected based on their essays on energy use in townships. The contest is open to public, private or home school students anywhere in Minnesota who plan to attend...

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Sam Dirck of Alexandria was awarded the Visual Scholarship from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. The scholarship is for a total of $48,000, with $12,000 being awarded each year for four years. Dirck is a PSEO student at Alexandria Technical and Community College and plans...

SCHOLARSHIPS: Fergus Area College Foundation recently awarded William Juul of Evansville a dean's scholarship for the 2013-14 academic year at the Fergus Falls campus of Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Juul will receive $2,500 for his freshman and sophomore years...

SCHOLARSHIPS: Anderson Clare of Villard was awarded the Alumni Association and the Vermeer Engineering Intern scholarship from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa. # # # Ryan DeReamer of Alexandria received a $4,000 University Scholarship from Minnesota State University Moorhead....

SCHOLARSHIPS: Tara LeBrasseur, daughter of James and Lori LeBrasseur of Alexandria, received the North Dakota State University $2,000 Freshman Academic Scholarship and the $1,000 Academic Scholarship. The scholarships recognize high academic achievement. LeBrasseur will enter NDSU...

SCHOLARSHIPS: Kristi Schaffer, daughter of Doug and Deb Schaffer of Brandon, received the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Roland and Leon Currie Scholarship in the amount of $700. Schaffer is a junior majoring in agribusiness and minoring in business administration. She is active...

Angela Breitenfeldt of Alexandria, the daughter of Rodney Breitenfeldt and June Sward, received a $500 Upper Class Scholarship from Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). The Upper Class Academic Scholarship is available to students pursuing their first bachelor's degree with...

Samuel Hedstrom, the son of Tom and Sandi Hedstrom of Alexandria, received a $5,000 Achievement Scholarship from Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM). The scholarship is given to students admitted to MSUM with a composite ACT score of 26-27 and a high school rank in the top...

Taylor Score, a senior at Jefferson High School named a semifinalist in the fall, was named a finalist in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. As a finalist, Score is eligible to compete for more than 8,300 merit scholarships, worth more than $32 million, to be awarded this...

GRADUATE: Air Force Airman Adam Saulsbury graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The intensive, eight-week program included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles/skills....