Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Minot State University Scholarship opportunities website! The 2025-26 scholarship application will open on December 1, 2024 with a deadline of February 15, 2025.

Please check back on December 1 for the 2025-26 application!

All eligible students are also encouraged to complete the 2025-26 FAFSA at StudentAid.gov after December 1, 2024 in order to be considered for federal student aid programs and for need-based Minot State scholarships.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
Varies (Z) VEST Scholarship
Established by Marvin Zerr, D.D.S., Ph. D., who attended MSU from 1980...
Varies Aas Family Scholarship
Established by Lynn Aas and David and Kathy Aas for the benefit of...
Varies Accounting Scholarship
Awarded to a junior or senior accounting major with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Varies Adelaide and Eleanor Johnson Scholarship-Business 
Established by the Johnson Family to honor Adelaide Johnson and Eleanor...
Varies Adelaide and Eleanor Johnson Scholarship-Education
Established by the Johnson family to honor Adelaide Johnson and Eleanor...
Varies Adelaide Johnson Scholarship
Established by Michael Vannett in appreciation of Dr. Johnson who served...
Varies Agnes and Ray Ladendorf Scholarship
Established by Thomas Ladendorf in memory of his parents Agnes and Ray...
Varies AllState Scholarship
Established by Kim Albert for the benefit of Minot State University...
Varies Alma Bratlien Arends Scholarship
Established by Alma’s family in honor of her 50 plus nursing career. ...
Varies Alvin and Shirley Dietz Scholarship
Established by the Dietzs for the benefit of ND high school graduates...
Varies American Association of University Women Scholarship (AAUW)
Available to all disciplines, this scholarship is awarded to a senior...
Varies Anna and Adam Stevahn Scholarship
Established by Harold and Diana Randall to honor Diana’s parents, Anna...
Varies Anna Indergaard Nursing Scholarship
Established in memory of Anna by her son, Dale Indergaard. Recipients...
Varies Ardella and Clinton Larson Scholarship
Established by Clinton and Ardella Larson for the benefit of College of...
Varies Art Department Endowment
Available to Art and Art Education majors.
Varies Arthur T. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Established in memory of Arthur Wilson by his wife, Mary Wilson, and his...
Varies Arts and Sciences Scholarship
Recipient must be a College of Arts and Sciences student.
Varies Audrey & Steve Sidener Scholarship
Established by Steve Sidener, a 1967 English alum, for the benefit of...
Varies Balas Family Scholarship
Honors members of the Balas Family, all of whom have been college...
Varies Bane-Sather Scholarship
Established by H. Paul Crockett and Frances Bane Crockett in memory of...
Varies Beall Law Scholarship
Recipients must be majoring in Criminal Justice and plan to work in some...
Varies Beck Family Scholarship
Established through the Earl Beck Family Trust for the benefit of...
Varies Ben and Theresa Wald Scholarship
Established by Theresa Wald for the benefit of full-time CoB...
Varies Bernadine H. Kunkel Endowed Scholarship
Established by Bernadine H. Kunkel.  Awarded to full-time students...
Varies Betsy Nokleby Scholarship 
Established by the Student Association in honor of Betsy Nokleby who...
Varies Betty Iljana Scholarship 
Established by Betty Iljana for the benefit of science majors.
Varies Betty Jean Halvorson Nursing Scholarship
Established by Betty’s sister, Charlotte Thiemecke Flloyd.  Betty taught...
Varies Beverly G. and Ruth Blowers Scholarship
Established in memory of Beverly G. and Ruth Blowers and awarded to...
Varies Black-Neuharth Education Scholarship
Established by Kevin and Cynthia Neuharth in honor of their parents and...
Varies Blaine and Kathy Deslauriers Scholarship
Established by Blaine and Kathy, both MSU alums. Recipients must be...
Varies Blaine B. Kuist Memorial Scholarship
Established by family and friends in memory of Blaine B. Kuist, for...
Varies Bob and Pat Nelson Communication Disorders Scholarship
Established by the Nelsons, both MSU alums, for the benefit of students...
Varies Bob and Pat Nelson Science Scholarship
Established by Bob and Pat Nelson, both MSU alums. Recipients must be...
Varies Bobbie Williams Scholarship 
Scholarship was established in memory of Bobbie Williams who attended...
Varies Brady, Martz & Associates
Awarded to a junior or senior accounting major who is in pursuit of CPA...
Varies Bram Davidson Writing Scholarship
Established by the Davidson Family in memory of Bram. Recipients must...
Varies Brekka E. Kramer Scholarship
Established by Brekka Kramer, a 1998 MSU alum for the benefit of School...
Varies Bruce & Linda Christianson Scholarship
Established by the Christiansons, both MSU alumni, for the benefit of...
Varies Burt and Gwen Traub College of Business Scholarship
Established by Burt and Gwen Traub for the benefit of full-time ND...
Varies Calvin Krueger Memorial Scholarship
Established by Curtis and Nancy Krueger in memory of Curtis’s twin...
Varies Carah Heidbreder Quamme Scholarship
Established by friends and family of Carah in her memory. Carah was a...
Varies Catherine Medicine Stone Fredericks Scholarship
Established by Tom and Judy Fredericks to honor Tom’s mother, Catherine,...
Varies Chair's Award-Fabricius-Steinle Scholarship 
Available to one or more students who have benefited nursing or made a...
Varies Charles A. Wiley Memorial Scholarship
Established in memory of Charles A. Wiley. The award is open to all...
Varies Chris Lindbo Scholarship
Established by the Lindbos for the benefit of students demonstrating...
Varies Clarence M. Kringlee Nursing Scholarship Trust Fund 
This scholarship will be awarded to students who are nursing majors or...
Varies Clinton and Adlyn Morgan Scholarship
Established by Dr. Rose Morgan in memory of her parents. Applicants must...
Varies College of Business Scholarship
Awarded to a business major with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Varies Communication Sciences and Disorders Memorial Scholarship
Established by Department of CSD faculty and staff in memory of family...
Varies Corbin Okeson Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Established by Heidi Okeson in memory of her son, Corbin Okeson, who...