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Workforce Development Scholarship Application

The Workforce Development Scholarship program offers a $2,500 award for students who received the scholarship from a Minnesota State college and transfer into a corresponding bachelor’s program at Bemidji State University. More information can be found at www.minnstate.edu/wds. Eligibility criteria are:

You must have been awarded the Workforce Development Scholarship at your community/technical college before transferring to BSU
You must be enrolled in an eligible high occupational demand BSU program (Nursing, Elementary Ed, Applied Engineering/Management, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, etc.)
You must enroll in a minimum of 9 credits per semester and maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher (some major programs require a higher minimum GPA)
You must be a resident of Minnesota during the time of the award
$1,250 award per semester (maximum of $2500 awarded at the university)

Please apply only if you received the WDS at your community/technical college in 2020, 2021, or 2022.

WDS Applicant Name*
First Last
BSU Student ID or StarID (max 8 characters)*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone*
Email*
Eligibility Checklist*
ALL CRITERIA BELOW must be true for this scholarship.
- You earned the WDS scholarship at a Minnesota State College in the 2020, 2021, or 2022 academic year.
- You are enrolled one of the high-demand occupation programs as outlined on the web site linked above.
- You are registered for at least 9 credits this fall semester, with at least 9 more credits planned for spring 2022.
- You will maintain at minimum 2.0 GPA while receiving this scholarship (some programs require a higher minimum GPA).
- You are a Minnesota resident at the time of applying for the scholarship.
- You understand that this is a maximum award of $2,500 at the university, which is split evenly ($1,250) in the fall and spring semesters.
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Please apply only if you received the WDS at your community/technical college in 2020, 2021, or 2022.