Workforce Development Scholarship

As an incentive to encourage students to enroll in one of six high demand industry areas, the Minnesota State Legislature has
provided Ridgewater College and other Minnesota State institutions with significant annual funding since 2017 to provide scholarship
awards of $2500 each to eligible students. The six high demand areas include advanced manufacturing, agriculture, early childhood
education, healthcare, information technology, and transportation. Students must be Minnesota residents enrolled in at least 9
credits per semester with a 2.0 GPA to be considered. So far, Ridgewater College has awarded approximately $100,000 in Workforce
Development Scholarships and will be seeking to award another 68 awards worth $170,000 for the academic year 2020-21.