2023-24 UMR Continuing Student Scholarship Application

Limited institutional financial aid funds are available for the 2024-25 academic year to assist returning students who may be struggling to meet their financial obligations to the university. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by Friday March 15, 2024. Pending availability of funds, applications will be accepted until Monday, April 1, 2024.

These funds:

Will be awarded for the 2024-25 academic year
Are one-time awards.
Will be awarded to eligible sophomore, junior, or senior status students, in good academic standing, and enrolled full-time.
Exceptions to the full-time requirement may be considered for seniors in their last semester and need fewer than 12 credits to graduate.

IMPORTANT: You may not save and come back to your application so please make sure you have all materials with you at the time you apply. Information requested by the application includes biographical information, current financial aid information (can be found in MyU: My Finances), and a short biographical essay.

Questions should be directed to UMR One Stop at umr1stop@r.umn.edu

Student Information

UMR Email Address
Note: This will be the official form of communication for notification of scholarship award

Student ID
7-digit number found on your U Card or in MyU: My Info

First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Home City and State
City, State)

University of Minnesota Rochester Education Information

Current Program

Other - please explain

University of Minnesota GPA
This can be found in your unofficial transcript (MyU: Academics > Grade tab)

State your long-term career/field of work goals

Immigration Status

Please check all items that pertain to you:

I immigrated to the United States

I am the spouse of a person who immigrated to the United States

I am the child of a parent(s) who immigrated to the United States

I am a first generation descendant of immigrant parents and born in the United States

Current Financial Aid

We will use the information we have on file for you to determine your federally defined need for financial aid. If we have no information (i.e. no financial aid application such as FAFSA or other) on file we will assume you have no financial need as defined by the federal Department of Education.

Please provide any additional information or special circumstance you want to share to demonstrate your financial need (optional).

Activities and Honors

List any awards, honors, or other recognition you have received.

List the activities and organizations of which you have been a member or volunteer during your time in high school and/or college. Include the length of time of your service and any positions of leadership you hold/held in the activities.

Additional Requirements

Please explain the reasons you are applying for additional scholarships.

Will you be living on campus for the 2023-2024 academic year?

Agreement

Please read the following statements and indicate your acknowledgement of the disclosure by checking the I Understand box at the end.

I hereby certify that all information provided on this application form is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that receipt of a scholarship is provisional based on my ability to meet the criteria demands of the scholarship. All payments are to be used for tuition or education-related expenses (unless noted otherwise).

Scholarships are counted as part of my financial aid package. Funds will be applied to my University of Minnesota student account, and any remainder will be distributed to me and may be used for tuition or education-related expenses (unless noted otherwise).

Authority is given to the business office/financial aid office of the University of Minnesota to comply with any requests from the University of Minnesota Rochester to confirm my registration status, credit load, and financial aid awards, before issuing the scholarship monies.

I agree to write a thank you letter to the donor of my scholarship, if I am selected as a scholarship recipient, via the UMR Development Office.

I understand and agree to the statements listed above.

I give my permission for identifying information to be released to other parties (including, but not limited to, the donor(s) and media) and/or used in UMR Development materials, if I am the recipient of a UMR Scholarship.

Yes

No