Workforce Development Scholarship

Overview
The Minnesota Legislature has provided funding for dozens of $2,500 scholarships at all of the 30 community and technical colleges of Minnesota State in the high-demand fields of:

Advanced Manufacturing
Health Care Services
Information Technology
Transportation (automotive, aviation)
Construction (carpentry, electrical)
Media Studies
Eligibility

Enrolled in high-demand occupation within eligible program.

Student must be enrolled in at least 9 credits per term; maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher, and must be a Minnesota resident.

Students applying in the fall semester will see their payment split between the fall and spring semesters for $1,250 each. This application is in effect for the spring semester (do not need to reapply until year-two). The maximum a student can receive is 3-years' worth or $7,500 total.

Students applying in the for the spring semester will receive one $1,250 payment only. They must reapply for the following fall semester. This is designed to give students a chance to have "half of their first year's scholarship."

Preference for students in financial need, that demonstrate how, if awarded, this scholarship would help support their educational and career goals

Qualifications
State
What is your current GPA? (grade point average on a 4 point scale)
Where you awarded the Workforce Development Scholarship in the Fall Semester?
Will you be enrolled for at least 9 credits next semester?
What is your current major or program area? (Not listed in alphabetical order but rather by program clusters)