Scholarships - Ridgewater College

Scholarships title with image of students accepting their scholarships below.

The Ridgewater College Foundation uses a universal online scholarship application! One application works for ALL scholarship opportunities. Our system will automatically match you to scholarships based on eligibility criteria set up in the system.

Announcements

Spring 2021 scholarship application is currently closed. Award notifications have been sent via email.
- The scholarship application deadline was October 15, 2020.
- Scholarship award notifications have been sent to students via their Ridgewater College email as of November 25, 2020. If awarded, please read the notification email in detail for the next steps on accepting your award.
The Fall 2021 scholarship application is expected to open in early February, 2021. The application deadline for Fall scholarships is April 15, 2021.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

You can apply for Ridgewater College scholarships if…

You have been accepted to Ridgewater College
You have an active StarID and password
You are not a Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) student for the upcoming semester
You plan to enroll in at least 6 credits for the upcoming semester
You are in good academic standing (2.0 GPA or above, not suspended and not on warning)

Criteria for each scholarship will vary. The eligibility requirements above are the minimum requirements to apply for any Ridgewater College scholarship.

External Scholarship Checks

What to do with external scholarships: The Ridgewater College Foundation can help apply external scholarships to your student account. If you have an external scholarship check please include the following information before mailing or delivering your check to campus:

Information to include with the check – this can be written on a separate piece of paper:

Your student Tech ID (8-digit number)

Your full name

Any documents that came with the check

Is the check “payable” to you (the student)?

If yes, sign the back of the check.

Deliver the check in one of two ways

Mail the check to:
Ridgewater College
Attn: Foundation Office
2101 15th Ave NW
Willmar, MN 5620

Deliver the check to the Campus Dropbox located:

on the Willmar Campus – outside the Student Services Building

on the Hutchinson Campus – outside the main doors

More Important Information & Resources

Important Scholarship Information

Note the scholarship application is separate from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) which offers state and federal grants, loans, and work study awards. These scholarships are administrated by the Ridgewater College Foundation and are offered in both the spring and fall. This page is updated each semester.

Available Foundation Scholarships [PDF]
Scholarship Brochure [PDF]
How Scholarships Applications are Scored [PDF]
External Scholarship Opportunities [PDF]
Scholarship Acceptance Terms [PDF]

Prepare Your Application

Scholarship Application Outline [PDF]
Scholarship Application User Guide [PDF]

Contact Information

Stephenie Sommerfeld, Scholarship & Data Coordinator, Staff Photo