Minnesota Social Work Scholarships Guide - 2024

Minnesota Social Work and Human Services Scholarships
Social Worker License

by Social Worker License Staff

Updated: March 28th, 2024

Social Work Scholarships in Minnesota

(See also National Scholarships)

Dr. Mark Rathke Family Scholarship Fund

Mission:

To help future generations of Marshall School students to pursue their educational goals.

Offering:

$1,000

Pursuing:

Graduate

# of Recipients:

1

Horatio Alger Minnesota Scholarships

Mission:

To provide financial assistance to students in the state of Minnesota.

Offering:

$10,000

Pursuing:

Bachelor's

# of Recipients:

10

Deadline:

October 6, 2022

Lilly Lorenzen Scholarships

Mission:

To promote the study of Swedish heritage.

Offering:

$1,000

Pursuing:

Bachelor's

# of Recipients:

1

Deadline:

June 6, 2023

Minnesota Power Community Involvement Scholarship Fund

Mission:

To provide financial assistance for graduating high school seniors within Minnesota Power’s service area who are active volunteers in their communities.

Offering:

$2,500

Pursuing:

Bachelor's

# of Recipients:

10

Phil Shykes Memorial Scholarship Fund

Mission:

To provide financial assistance to graduating seniors from Hermantown High School for post-secondary education at vocational school, college or university.

Offering:

$1,000

Pursuing:

Graduate

# of Recipients:

1

Deadline:

January 6, 2023

Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Program

Mission:

To promote social justice by providing practical experience related to international human rights.

Offering:

$1,000

$5,000

Pursuing:

Graduate

Deadline:

February 6, 2023

Affinity Plus Scholarship

Mission:

Established in partnership with the Affinity Plus Foundation, two $5,000 scholarships will support Minnesota students or Affinity Plus members studying out-of-state pursuing a career related to the music industry. Field of study may include but is not limited to live event operations, production, music engineering, music business management, music education, customer service, hospitality and/or other related fields.

Offering:

N/A

Pursuing:

Bachelor's

# of Recipients:

One

Deadline:

March 6, 2022

MAT Scholarship

Mission:

To foster efficient, effective and economical town governmental services and to further awareness and education about the township government.

Offering:

$1,000

Pursuing:

Bachelor's

Vocational

# of Recipients:

6

Deadline:

May 6, 2022

St. Cloud Technical & Community College Scholarship Program

Mission:

https://www.sctcc.edu/scholarship-list

Each scholarship on the above list helps SCTCC students afford their education in specific career areas or in general education.
1. ACCESS STEM Scholarship: Interested in a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)? With the STEM ACCESS Scholarship, you could be eligible to receive a scholarship for $7,500 per year at SCTCC and $9,000 per year at St. Cloud State University! That’s a total of $33,000 toward getting your bachelor’s degree! Eligible programs are Biology AS Degree, Engineering AAS, Math, and Computer Programming AAS.
2. Workforce Development Scholarship: Minnesota State and SCTCC are awarding $2,500 scholarships to new students in select programs.
3. Random Acts of Kindness Grant: The Random Acts of Kindness Grant is a program to assist students undergoing extreme financial difficulties so that they may continue their education at St. Cloud Technical and Community College (SCTCC). Please see the back of this form for directions. Please submit request and appropriate documentation to the Financial Services Office.

Offering:

$300

$2,500

Pursuing:

Associate

Professional

Vocational

# of Recipients:

Varies by scholarship. Fall average is 170-180 and spring average is 60-80

Stanley Moore FUI Foundation Regional Scholarship

Mission:

To provide financial assistance for deserving students to further their college education.

Offering:

$1,500

Pursuing:

Associate

Bachelor's

Vocational

# of Recipients:

Varies

Deadline:

May 6, 2022