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College Scholarships
In partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools, AchieveMpls manages college scholarships for graduating high school students. Detailed scholarship information and applications (if necessary) are available through your AchieveMpls Career & College Center or high school counseling office at your school. For more information, contact Gina Rysdon at grysdon@achievempls.org or 612.455.1557.
2012 AchieveMpls Administered Scholarships
Scholarship Name | Quantity | Amount |
Dr. Jermaine Arendt Memorial Scholarship * | 2 | $500 |
Frank N. Borea Memorial Scholarship += | 1 | $400 |
Larry A. Brown Scholarship += | 1 | $2,700 |
Cargill Foundation Scholarship * | 11 | $2000 - $2500 |
Arthur Colberg Memorial Scholarship * | 1 | $2,000 |
Edison Youth Hockey Scholarship | 3-4 | $1000 - $1250 |
Tyesha Edwards Memorial Scholarship = | 8 | $1,200 |
MPS Endowed Scholarship = | 8 | $1,500 |
Female Mathematicians Rock! Scholarship * | 2 | $1,000 |
Arthur Gould Memorial Mathematics Award += | 1 | $100 |
Richard R. Green Scholarship += | 2 | $2,750 |
The Harrington Foundation Scholarship += | 2 | $2,500 |
Kopp Scholarship += | 1 | $1,000 |
Mary Larson Memorial Scholarship += | 1 | $500 |
Lillian J. Lindsten Scholarship = | 8 | $1,000 |
Minneapolis Association of Administrators and Supervisors (MAAS) *+ | 1 | $1,500 |
MPS School Nurses Scholarship * | 1 | $500 |
NorthPoint Beverly Propes Scholarship *+ | 1 | $1,000 |
Viola Olson Memorial Scholarship += | 1 | $1,000 |
Pearson Education Scholarship += | 5 | $1,000 |
Marilyn Fedderly Quist Scholarship += | 2 | $1,250 |
Regis Foundation Scholarship = | 48 | $1,000 |
Ross & Doris Taylor Scholarship += | 4 | $1,000 |
Tracy Awards (pre-selected art awards) | 3 | $1000 - $5000 |
Mark Welter World Citizen Award = | 9 | $300 |
Vern Wobig Scholarship += | 1 | $1,000 |
* Early deadline: early deadline scholarships were due April 14.
+ Available at select schools: See your High School Counselor or check Naviance for details.
= No application required: Your high school scholarship application serves as application.

