Alumni & Friends

We are now accepting applications for the Spring 2027 semester.

Students who submitted a General Application for Fall 2026 will automatically be considered for Spring 2027 scholarships.

Even if you have already submitted your General Application for the current academic year, we encourage students to update their responses with any new information before each application cycle deadline (a change in program, academic goals, financial need, employment, etc.).

IMPORTANT: If you update your previously submitted General Application, make sure you update the Authorize Date at the end of the application and press the submit button. If you do not update the Authorize Date, your updated application may not be reviewed again for the next scholarship cycle.

• Application Deadline: October 23, 2026 at 11:59pm CT
• Reference Submission Deadline: October 30, 2026 at 11:59pm CT
  • * Students registered for classes by October 30, 2026 will receive priority consideration
• Award Notifications: December 4 – December 17, 2026. Notifications will continue until all funding has been exhausted.

3M MAP Scholarship for Electromechanical Systems
For students entering or currently enrolled in the Electromechanical Systems program. Must be a high school graduate or possess a GED and have a minimum 2.50 GPA.

• Priority preference for students who have participated in a 3M MAP sponsored program in High School or Junior High School.

Accounting Scholarship
Supports full or part-time students in the Accounting program with a 3.0 minimum GPA.

Alice Hausman Wall of Fame Scholarship
Full-time students in trade programs

ASL Community Scholarship
Students enrolled in any Sign Language Interpreting, ASL, or Child Development ASL program.

Automotive Service Scholarship
Auto Service Technician students with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Bob Christopherson Memorial Scholarship
Full-time Welding students with at least 6 credits at Saint Paul College

Boker’s, Inc. Scholarship
Supports two full-time or part-time students with at least six credit hours in the CNC Toolmaking program with a 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA.

Cabinet Making Scholarship
Cabinet Making students at Saint Paul College.

Carl L. Eastvold Scholarship for Career and Technical Programs
Full-time students in trades programs with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Carpentry Program Scholarship
Carpentry students in good academic standing and with financial need.

Circinus Global Trade Scholarship
Global Trade students with the highest GPA’s in the program. Awarded at the end of the spring semester.

Donna Tarras Culinary Arts Scholarship
Culinary Arts student who will be enrolled in the second semester of the program with a serious commitment to a career in the field.

Donovan Schwichtenberg Scholarship
Full-time students in any program with demonstrated academic achievement and financial need with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Dorothy Mazur Nursing Scholarship
Practical Nursing students who will be enrolled in the second or third semester of the program with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Dot and Tom Louder Scholarship
Medical Laboratory Technician student with financial need and a minimum 2.75 GPA. The student must be entering his/her final year in the program.

Eberhard Werthmann Culinary Arts Scholarship
Supports a student with a Culinary Arts Diploma or AAS Degree major. The student must have completed at least one full semester in the Culinary Arts program and demonstrated a commitment to a career in the culinary arts.

Elena Carr-Gerlich Endowed Scholarship
Supports entering Trade and Technical students who grew up or live in the St. Paul District 8 – Rondo/Summit University community with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA or above. This scholarship may be continued through course completion based on continued progress in the program and maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Scholarship
Supports a student currently enrolled in at least one EAP course. A current student may also qualify if they have completed at least one EAP class in the past.

Esch Construction Scholarship
Supports students in a Career and Technical Education program.

Fantastic Sams Scholarship
Supports a student in any semester in the Cosmetology program in good academic standing.

Fargo Family Scholarship
Full-time, single-parent students in the Business Administrative Professional, Child Development Careers or Practical Nursing program.

Friends of Saint Paul College Scholarship
Students in any program with a GPA of 2.0 or higher

G.R. Chase Michael Scholarship
Single parent, minimum 2.8 GPA, and completed one semester at Saint Paul College.

Gene Haas Scholarship
This scholarship is available to students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolling in a CNC Toolmaking program at Saint Paul College.

George Christen Scholarship
Massage Therapy or Personal Trainer students who have completed at least one semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Gladys Westin Scholarship
Medical Lab Technician students who have completed at least one year with a GPA of 3.2 or higher, financial need, and working while going to school.

Graco Manufacturing Technology Scholarship
Manufacturing Technology AAS degree, Machine Tool diploma, or CNC certificate students enrolled full-time with a minimum 2.0 GPA.

Hans O. Nyman Engineering Scholarship
Students with a demonstrated interest in district heating and cooling, cogeneration, energy conservation, and/or environmental quality improvement.

Horton Holding, Inc, Scholarship
Pre-Engineering (AS) degree students with a minimum 2.0 GPA and financial need. Must plan to transfer to continue their engineering studies at a four-year college or university.

• Renewed for up to 2 years (including summer terms) based on satisfactory academic progress and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

IBEW Local #110 Electrical Scholarship
Full-time Electrical student who has completed at least 2 semesters with a GPA of 3.0 or greater and financial need. Renewed for $500 for Spring semester based on 3.0+ GPA.

James Staloch Memorial Scholarship
Single parents in any program; at least 9 credits completed; a GPA of 2.5 or higher; financial need.

John Erik Brandenburger Scholarship in Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts student with a GPA of 2.5 or higher and financial need.

Judith Marie Burgess Scholarship
This scholarship supports cabinetmaking students.  Can be renewed for the spring semester with a qualifying GPA.

Jung Family Scholarship for Child Development Studies
Students in good standing in the Child Development program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and financial need.  Preference for first generation students and students who have volunteer experience working with children.

I’ve Been Eating My Whole Life Scholarship
Supports second-semester students in the Culinary Arts program. The scholarship may be continued in the third and fourth semesters based on continued progress in the program.

Ken and Ruth Wilson Endowed Scholarship
Students must have completed one semester of the Machine Technology program in good standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and financial need.

Kenneth R. Webber Scholarship
Machine Tool or Right Skills Now Manufacturing students with demonstrated financial need and a commitment to working in the manufacturing field.
Renewable until program completion with student satisfactory academic progress and dependent on available funds.

Kopp Family Foundation Scholarship
Students who are ineligible for traditional financial aid but have demonstrated financial need and completed FAFSA form. Current students must be in good standing with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

Kowalski’s Market Scholarship
Culinary Arts student at Saint Paul College. For the purchase of culinary tools.

Laura Beeth Scholarship
Supports students with a minimum 3.0 GPA in any health care program.
Students need to be in at least their second semester.

Lawrence and Christine Fischer Scholarship
Students must have completed one semester with a minimum 2.5 GPA, financial need, and be a graduate of Saint Paul Public Schools. Preference to Culinary Arts students.

Major Duff Military Scholarship
Supports a student associated with the United States military- Active duty military

• National Guard
• Honorably discharged veteran
• Abled or disabled veteran
• Child or spouse of any of the above

Matthew Koch Memorial Culinary Arts Scholarship
Supports a third-semester student in the Culinary Arts Program, with demonstrated financial need and demonstrated commitment to a career in the culinary arts.

McDonald-Stees Endowed Scholarship
Supports students age 30 and over who are seeking additional education to either change careers or advance in their current employment. Preference will be given to first-semester students who live in the St. Paul District 8 – Summit University community.

McGough Construction/K. McCabe Scholarship
Students enrolled in a construction trades program at Saint Paul College, with demonstrated financial need and serious commitment to their construction industry career.

Medical Lab Tech Support Scholarship
Medical Lab Tech student entering his/her final year of study, a minimum 3.0 GPA, demonstrated financial need, and commitment to the profession.

Nancy Crippen Scholarship
Nursing students at Saint Paul College with demonstrated financial need and good academic standing.

National Board for Respiratory Care Scholarship
Supports students in the Respiratory Care or Respiratory Therapy program with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.

Nazim Alley Memorial Scholarship for Phi Theta Kappa
Student in PTK with outstanding academic performance and actively participates in chapter events and activities.

Nelson Wood Shims Scholarship for Carpentry Students
Carpentry student at Saint Paul College with demonstrated financial need.

Nora Galvin Memorial Healthcare Scholarship
Supports a student in the Practical Nursing program. The student will be in good academic standing and making sufficient academic progress toward their program completion.

Omnitool Scholarship for CNC Toolmaking
Supports second or third-semester students in the CNC Toolmaking programs with 2.75 minimum GPA.

Pipefitting JATC Scholarship
Student in good standing; enrolled in the second semester of the Pre-Pipefitting day program; minimum 2.5 GPA; and recommendation from a Pre-Pipefitting instructor.

Practical Nursing Scholarship
Supports a Practical Nursing program with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and financial need.

Richard A. Newman Memorial Scholarship
First-year Plumbing students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Richard Anfang Scholarship
Full-time students in any program with a 2.0 GPA and financial need.

Richard Milon Family Culinary Scholarship
Second Year Culinary Arts student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. For culinary equipment only.

Robert Erickson Scholarship for Part-Time Students
Part-time adult students in any program.  Priority given to students who are also working part or full time.

Roland Koester Memorial Scholarship
Supports students with a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA. (A high school student with earned college credits may also be considered.)
Preference will be given to students in a Business or Technical Education program.

Ryan Caulfield Culinary Scholarship
Students enrolled in Culinary Arts at Saint Paul College.

Saint Paul College Alumni & Friends Scholarship
First generation college students in any program with demonstrated financial need.

Saint Paul College Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Students in any program in good academic standing with financial need

Satya Garg Scholarship
Student entering his/her final year of study in an AA, AS, or AAS program, minimum 2.75 GPA, demonstrated financial need, and shows commitment to the profession.

Scott Runman Memorial Culinary Arts Scholarship
Supports a student in the Culinary Arts program with a 3.0 minimum GPA.

Sima Z. Savin Scholarship
First generation students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher

Sonnack Culinary Scholarship
Culinary Arts students at Saint Paul College in their first semester.May renew in the second year based on continued progress in the program and minimum 3.0 GPA.

Southern California Scholarship
Students enrolled in any program at Saint Paul College, with demonstrated financial need and a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Southward Family Scholarship
Electrical Technology students with a 3.0 GPA or higher and financial need.

Sullivan Scholarship
Supports a student in the Electrical Technology program.

Tipler Family Endowed Scholarship
For students enrolled in the second semester of a trade program (other than an electrical program). Students must be in academic good standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Renewable for two additional semesters depending on good academic standing and minimum 3.0 GPA.

Tom Nielsen Endowed Scholarship
Supports students enrolled in the CNC Machine Tool program in good standing.

Truck Technician Scholarship
Supports students enrolled in the Truck Technician program.

Victoria Davis and Nathaniel Khaliq Scholarship
Students in any program who grew up in the Rondo neighborhood, graduated from Saint Paul Public Schools, and volunteers in the community.

Xcel Energy CIP Scholarship
Supports students with financial need in programs with course requirements related to energy efficiency.

Zach & Chelsey Schwartz Scholarship
Supports a student who is socioeconomically disadvantaged
and has experience living or working in diverse environments and/or who has demonstrated experience in or commitment to working with historically underserved or underprivileged populations.