Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship

Eligibility
• School affiliation: The applicant must be currently enrolled in or accepted into a program at a Minnesota State institution.
• Union affiliation: The applicant must be a union member or the child, grandchild or spouse of a union member.
• Ethnicity: The applicant must be a racial/ethnic group member as defined by the Minnesota State Diversity and Multiculturalism Office (and for this scholarship) to include Black/African American, Chicano/a or Latino/a, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Native American/Alaskan Native.
• Academic standards: The applicant must meet academic and admission standards of the institution he/she is attending. Applicants must have at least a 2.0 grade point average for undergraduate students and 3.0 grade point average for graduate students to be eligible to apply for this scholarship.
• Credits required: Full-time status for undergraduate students is twelve (12) credits or more and graduate students is six (6) credits or more. Part-time status for undergraduate students is 6-11 credits.
• Awards: Full-time scholarship recipients will be awarded $1,200 and part-time scholarship recipients will be awarded $500.

For consideration, the application packet must include all of the following items:
• Completed application form (will be available online once open for applications)
• Personal essay: The applicant must submit a typewritten statement about his/her background, educational goals, career goals and commitment to the causes of human or civil rights. The statement is limited to two typewritten pages, double spaced in an eleven (11) point font.
• Letters of recommendation: Two (2) separate letters of recommendation from two (2) different sources, signed and dated, must accompany the application. Letters may come from teachers, community organization or church leaders, or club or group leaders, and should address achievements and accomplishments, community involvement, commitment to pursuing education or commitment to the causes of human and civil rights.
• Transcript: High school seniors must submit their most recent high school transcript and a copy of the letter of acceptance from the university or college they will be attending. Students already enrolled in a Minnesota State college or university must submit their most recent transcript.
• Union verification: Include either a copy of the current union card or a letter from the union verifying that union membership is in good standing (or union retirement in good standing).
Mail your application packet to:
The Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 40309
Saint Paul, MN 55104
For more information, call 651-738-1404 or 866-738-5238.