Our Opportunities

Listed below are ALL opportunities available at Ridgewater College.

For most of these, your general application will match you to the opportunities where you meet qualifications and there are no further steps needed. For a few others, there may be supplemental questions required in order to be considered. For these other instances, you should (1) read the description first to determine if you meet the qualifications and (2) if you are clearly NOT qualified, please do not attempt to apply. If you meet all qualifications, you may apply.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$500.00 AAUW -American Association of Univ. Women - Technical
Awarded to an outstanding student in a Technical program coming Fall...
Deadline06/01/2024
$2,000.00 Adams Honors / Presidential
Awarded to incoming high school graduates to recognize academic...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Adult Basic Education Scholarship
The Adult Basic Education Scholarship recognizes a student who has...
Deadline06/01/2024
$600.00 Alana Carrigan Krick Memorial
Awarded to full time 2nd year or beyond Willmar campus students enrolled...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Alumni
Awarded to a full-time student enrolled in any program; whose parent is...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,000.00 Anderson Chemical Company
Awarded to full-time students enrolled in any program at Ridgewater who...
Deadline06/01/2024
$400.00 Bergh's Fabricating
Awarded to full-time students enrolled in the Welding program at...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Blue Pearl Veterinary Partners (AEVS)
Available to second year students enrolled in the Veterinary Technology...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,000.00 Carris Health - Rice Hospital Medical Staff
Awarded to full-time Willmar campus students in their 2nd year or beyond...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,000.00 CHS - 1st Year
Awarded to 1st year students enrolled in an agriculture program at...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,000.00 CHS - 2nd Year
Awarded to 2nd year students enrolled in an agriculture program at...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,250.00 Compeer Financial Scholarship
Awarded to a student studying agriculture, or an agriculture-related...
Deadline06/01/2024
$800.00 Computer Aided Drafting & Design
Awarded to students enrolled in the Computer-Aided Drafting and Design...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Custom Products
Awarded to full-time students enrolled in the Welding program with a...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,000.00 Danielson Nursing
Awarded to full or part time students (2nd year or beyond) enrolled in...
Deadline06/01/2024
$800.00 Del & Patricia Allinder Memorial
Awarded to full-time non-traditional students enrolled in a nursing...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,000.00 Dr. Brian Bonte Memorial Nursing and Paramedic Scholarship
Dr. Brian Bonte Memorial Nursing and Paramedic Scholarship is awarded to...
Deadline06/01/2024
$750.00 Early Childhood Education Scholarships
Reside within a 30-mile radius of Kandiyohi County; Be enrolled at...
Deadline06/01/2024
$600.00 Elaine & D.J. Black Memorial
Awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed all pre-nursing...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Electrician Staff
Awarded to full-time second year Willmar students enrolled in the...
Deadline06/01/2024
$850.00 James Albrecht Memorial
Applicants for this scholarship must be: (1) a graduating senior from...
Deadline06/01/2024
$300.00 James Black Memorial
Awarded to full-time Hutchinson Campus students enrolled in any program...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Jan Dahl Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to students enrolled full-time in the Cosmetology program;...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Kristina Baune Auto Body Memorial
Awarded to full-time Willmar students in the second year auto body or...
Deadline06/01/2024
$550.00 Mabel Erickson Family
Awarded to full-time students enrolled in the Electrician, Auotmation...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Marilyn & John Docksey Memorial
Awarded to full-time Willmar Campus students with a minimum 2.50 GPA...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Phi Theta Kappa / Bookstore
Awarded to full-time students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who are...
Deadline06/01/2024
$500.00 Robert Erickson Memorial
Awarded to full-time Willmar students enrolled in Accounting, Computer...
Deadline06/01/2024
$700.00 Vernon & Ardyce Anderson
Be a Minnesota resident enrolled part or full-time at Ridgewater...
Deadline06/01/2024
$1,250.00 Workforce Development Scholarships
To be eligible must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0; and be...
Deadline06/01/2024
$750.00 Ziegler / CAT Scholarship
Awarded to full-time students on either campus enrolled in the...
Deadline06/01/2024