Applications must be submitted online through the Center for Scholarship Administration (CSA) website. There are three steps to complete the application:

1. Click the "create application" button below to answer the prequalifying questions. When you submit these, it will automatically take you to the profile page.
2. Create or update your profile. Save and continue to the online application.
3. Complete the online application. A confirmation email will be sent when the online portion of your application is complete. Applicant should contact CSA if a confirmation email is not received.
4. Mail in, or email, the packet of additional required materials. See "What constitutes a complete application" below.
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 Applicants must be graduating seniors from high schools in Duluth, Minnesota.
 Applicants must demonstrate strong academic performance.
 Applicants must attend full-time any four-year college or university located in the United States fully accredited by a national accrediting agency or association recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA).

Additional Desired Qualifications:
 In-person interview with the Selection Committee.

The deadline for submission of the online portion of the application is . Deadline for receipt of the additional required materials is 5:00 PM EST..

The additional materials required must be mailed in ONE envelope to:

PO BOX 1465
Taylors, SC 29687

OR

emailed to:

You must submit the following additional materials:

• Signed Student Authorization and Acknowledgements Form, found in the online application, signed by the scholarship candidate.
Download the Student Authorization and Acknowledgements Form.

• Official transcript with grades and cumulative GPA posted through the latest semester.

• Submit SAT/ACT SCORES.

• Submit a LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION from a teacher. The teacher must list their subject area.

• Submit PERSONAL STATEMENT/ESSAY. Submit a one-page personal statement explaining why the scholarship is important to you. Include college and career plans, your strengths, and your most important achievements in school and in your community. You may also include your hobbies, interests, sports, volunteer work, and employment.

• Signed list of academic honors, leadership skills, community service, etc.

The amount of the awards will take into account the costs of tuition and other scholarship aid.

Recipients may attend full-time any four-year college or university located in the United States fully accredited by a national accrediting agency or association recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA), in any field of study leading to a degree, provided the institution meets the criteria in the following paragraph. Recipients must be enrolled full-time each semester and working toward a degree. The recipient`s school of choice must be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The institution must be an educational organization that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are regularly carried on. To the extent the institution is involved in the selection of the recipients (if at all), such involvement must comply with the Fund`s policy of awarding scholarships on an objective and non-discriminatory basis as well as the Fund`s Conflict of Interest Policy.

All recipients must be full-time each semester and working toward an undergraduate degree.

Extenuating circumstances requiring a student to sit out a semester must be explained in writing to CSA. You will be notified of the final decision. If a recipient is out for a semester and doesn`t receive approval, then that semester is forfeited.

An independent Scholarship Selection Committee will consider the respective ability, academic merit, educational goals, and career ambitions of each applicant.

All applicants will be notified in writing by email, whether or not they have been selected to receive a scholarship. Those students selected will download a package from their online account that includes a scholarship agreement and information about the scholarship terms.

Scholarships are non-renewable; however, current recipients may re-apply and be considered in the competition with new applicants. CSA will notify current recipients to determine if they wish to reapply for a scholarship. The maximum number of years a recipient may receive an award is (4) four years. Scholarships may only be used for undergraduate study only.