Presidential Scholarship

Awarded to selected new students based on GPA, class rank, leadership, personal essays and interviews. Students must rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class or hold a cumulative GPA of 3.8 These scholarships are renewable for four years. Interviews for finalists will be held.

Award
$20,000 over 4 years ($5,000 per year)
Scopes
New Student Scholarships, Honors
Deadline
Supplemental Questions
  1. If you have chosen an academic major, please list, or indicate that you are undecided.
  2. List any Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) coursework, Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations you plan to take or have taken. If you have participated in one of these and have your score or grade, please list this.
  3. List any languages you have studied and how long you have studied them. Include languages other than English that you speak at home.
  4. Complete two short essays to help Minnesota State University, Mankato learn more about you.
    • 1A) Please select your first essay from one of the three prompts below:
    • 2A) Please complete the second essay a different prompt selected.
  5. Complete your second essay.
    • 1B) Select your second essay prompt:
    • 2B) Please complete the essay from the prompt selected.
  6. In applying for this scholarship, you automatically qualify for membership in the MNSU Honors Program. Please indicate your interest in joining. Your response to this question has no effect on your scholarship application.
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