MACCRAY Scholarships
Below you will find scholarships available for graduating high school seniors.
Local 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.
Additional Scholarships Available:
February Due Date
James W. Tracy Scholarship - due February 1, 2025. $2000 scholarships available to Minnesota seniors who plan to pursue a post-secondary degree in Agriculture or Animal Husbandry. Click here for full scholarship details and access to the online application.
Central Minnesota Farm Show Scholarship - due February 1, 2025. Scholarships are available for current central Minnesota high school students who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and plan to enroll in a field of study rooted in agri-education or agri-business. Click here for scholarship details and access to the online application.
MN Valley Cooperative Light & Power Association - due February 7, 2025. A $2000 scholarship available to a high school senior planning to enroll in a two-year or four-year college or university or in a vocational/technical school program for the 2025-2026 school year. The student must be a dependent child of a Minnesota Valley Cooperative member-consumer. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.
Minnesota Masonic Charities Selfless Scholar Scholarship - due February 15, 2025. For this scholarship, students NOMINATE a fellow student to recognize the kindness of that fellow student. If that student’s story of kindness is selected for recognition, the nominee and the nominator will share the $5,000 scholarship. Click here for scholarship details and click here for a link to the online application.
Farm Kids for College Scholarship - due February 18, 2025. Three scholarships ranging from $1000-$2500 available to seniors who plan to pursue agriculture-related degrees. Click here for more details and to apply.
March Due Date
Clara City Area Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. $1000 scholarships will be awarded to MACCRAY seniors based on community volunteerism. 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.
Josh Palke Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. Three $1000 scholarships available to MACCRAY seniors planning to attend a two or four-year college. The scholarship is based on the applicant’s good character. Click here for scholarship details and click here for a link to the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.
AgCountry Farm Credit Services Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. Fifty $1000 scholarships available to seniors who are from an actively farming or ranching family OR who are planning to pursue a career in farming or some other aspect of agriculture such as agricultural extension, agricultural education, soil conservation, farm and ranch management, agricultural finance, veterinary medicine or agri-business. Click here for more detailed information and to complete the online application.
Jenni-O Turkey Store Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. Up to 50 $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 click here for access to the online application.
Leenthrop Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. 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 14, 2025. Please click here to print the separate application form or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.
Bill and Joyce Coborn's Memorial Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. 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.
Bernick Family Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. Ten $2000 scholarships 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, 2025. Ten $1500 scholarships 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.
Kandiyohi County Farm Bureau Scholarship - due March 1, 2025. 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.
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Scholarship - due March 3, 2025. 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.
Montevideo Area Chamber Ag Scholarship - due March 15, 2025. Available to seniors who are pursuing a career in agriculture or a career that will contribute to agriculture or the rural economy. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.
UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program - due March 15, 2025. 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.
Catch a Break! Scholarship - due March 15, 2025. Fifteen scholarships, up to $11,000 per year, available to seniors who are Minnesota residents and plan to attend a 4-year public college or university in Minnesota. Eligible students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and an ACT score of 24 or higher, and your family’s household income must show significant financial stress/challenges in paying for your college education. Click here for scholarship details and access to the online application.
West Central Smiles Scholarship - due March 19, 2025. 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.
Harvey Buchholz Legacy Scholarship - due March 31, 2025. One (1) $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a 2025 Minnesota high school senior who enrolls in a post-secondary institution (technical school, trade school, college, or university) in Fall 2025. Click here for more details and to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy of the application.
April Due Date
Kandiyohi County Corn and Soybean Growers Scholarship - due April 1, 2025. 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.
Pennock Lions Club Scholarship - due April 1, 2025. This $500 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.
Kenzington Insurance West Central Area Scholarship - due April 15, 2025. One $500 scholarship available to a graduating senior in the West Central area who has a GPA of 3.0 or higher and is enrolling full-time in a 2-4 year college/university or vocational school. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.
Christianson CPAs and Consultants Scholarship - due April 18, 2025: Two $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.
May Due Date
Greater Community Credit Union Scholarship - due May 1, 2025. Scholarship available to high school seniors whose parents (or student) are a member of the Greater Community Credit Union in Dawson or Renville. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.
June Due Date
Andrew A. Lindberg Memorial Foundation Scholarship Fund - due June 30, 2025. A $2500 scholarship (renewable up to 5 years) will be awarded to a Minnesota high school senior meeting the following requirements: must be from a town with a population fewer than 25,000, must come from an agricultural background, such as working on a family farm or working in agricultural service, etc., and must graduate with a GPA of 3.5 or greater and received admittance with incoming freshman status to an accredited physical (not online) education institution. Click here to print the application or see Mrs. Bristle for a copy.