MACCRAY Scholarships

Below you will find scholarships available for graduating high school seniors.

MACCRAY Lions Club Scholarships - All due March 1st

How to apply:

1. Open the "Common Application" Google Doc (click on link below)

2. MAKE A COPY

• • On a computer: Go to "File" ---> "Make a Copy" 

3. Give the copy a NEW NAME

4. DO NOT checkmark the box to "Share with the same people" 

5. Fill out the Application 

6. Turn in via email to scholarships@maccray.k12.mn.us by March 1st at 11:59 p.m.

***The Common Application must be completed on a computer. 

***Make sure to check the Eligibility Requirements (see link below) before completing the application form to determine which scholarships you are eligible for. 

Common Application 

Eligibility Requirements

Additional Scholarships Available:

March Due Date

• FCA Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. $250 scholarship(s) available to seniors who are involved in MACCRAY FCA. Click here to view the scholarship application. Make a copy. After filling out application, download as a PDF and email directly to Todd Henker. 

• Clara City Area Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. Up to two $1000 scholarships will be awarded to MACCRAY seniors based on community volunteerism. At least 50 hours of community service are required between March 2025 - March 2026. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy. You will also need to fill out the Volunteer Service Log to submit with the application - you will have to make a copy of this Google Sheets form to fill it out.

• Bernick Family Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. Ten $4000 scholarships (over four years) available to seniors  who plan to attend a four-year college and who live in the Bernick Service Area (see website for service area list). Click here for scholarship details and for a link to the online application. 

• Bernick Family Trades Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. Ten $2000 scholarships (over two years) available to seniors  who plan to attend a technical or community college and who live in the Bernick Service Area (see website for service area list). Preference will be given to students whose field relates to the Bernick business (i.e. Mechanics, Transportation, Warehouse Management, Accounting and Finance, Information Technology, Sales, and Marketing). Click here for scholarship details and for a link to the online application. 

• Bill and Joyce Coborn's Memorial Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. Up to twenty $1000 scholarships available to seniors who are Coborn's Inc. employees or their eligible children. Click here for scholarship details and for a link to the online application. 

• Jenni-O Turkey Store Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. Up to fifty $1,000 scholarships and up to two $6,000 scholarships available to seniors who are a child of a full-time or part-time Jenni-O employee or who work for Jenni-O themselves. Click here for more details and a link to the online application.

• Kandiyohi County Farm Bureau Scholarship - due March 1, 2026. One $1000 available to seniors who live in Kandiyohi County and plan to major in an agriculture-related field. Farm Bureau Family Membership is not required, but preference will be given to members. Click here for scholarship details and for a link to the online application. 

• Leenthrop Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship - due March 1, 202​6. Scholarship(s) in the amount of up to $2000 will be available to graduating seniors whose parent(s) have an insurance policy in effect with Leenthrop Farmers Mutual Insurance Company at the time of the scholarship application. Click here for more details and click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy. 

  • Students eligible for this scholarship are also eligible to apply for the Minnesota Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies (MAFMIC) Scholarship, due March 1​3, 202​6. Please click here to print the separate application form or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy. 

• Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Scholarship - due March 2, 2026. Six scholarships available to seniors with immediate family members who are SMBSC Shareholders or Employees. Click here for details and to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy. 

• Chippewa County Corn and Soybean Growers Scholarship - due March 6, 2026. Up to $3,000 scholarships available to high school seniors pursuing a postsecondary education in an agricultural related field. Students must live in Chippewa County and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Click here to view the scholarship application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.

• UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program - due March 15, 2026. Thirty $5,000 and three $10,000 scholarships available to seniors who have been diagnosed with epilepsy by a physician or is the immediate family member and/or caregiver of a person living with epilepsy. Click here for more detailed information and click here to view the website and apply.

• ​West Central Smiles Scholarship - due March 19, 2026.  Two $500 scholarships available to any high school seniors attending MACCRAY, Montevideo, LQPV, YME, RCW, CMCS, or Dawson-Boyd. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.

• ​Pennock Lions Club Scholarship - due March 27, 2026. This $300 scholarship is open to high school seniors living in the Pennock area. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.

April Due Date

• ​Kandiyohi County Corn and Soybean Growers Scholarship - due April 1, 2026. Two $1,000 scholarships available to high school seniors pursuing a postsecondary education in an agricultural related field. Click here to view scholarship application criteria or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.

• Christianson CPAs and Consultants Scholarship - due April 17, 2026​. Four $1000 scholarships available to graduating seniors who plan to pursue a career in the Accounting field and obtain their degree at either a 2-year or 4-year college with at least 12 credits per semester.​ Click here for scholarship details and for a link to the online application.