Welcome to Clearbrook-Gonvick School District #2311
Scholarships
Information will be updated as it becomes available.
Information provided by School Counselor, Stan Gray
Counselor is in his office on Tuesday's & Wednesday's.
Maintained by the Students & Staff of CG
| A NOTE TO SENIORS FROM OUR COUNSELOR: To be considered for many local scholarships you will need to prepare 3 items: 1) ACTIVITIES LIST of school & community involvement from grades 9 – 12. 2) PERSONAL STATEMENT: A narrative which includes career and educational goals, work history, where you will attend college and information which explains who you are as a person (1 page maximum). 3) LETTER OF APPLICATION which will be specific to each scholarship. |
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NEW 2007-2008 Scholarship Opportunities
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| Alworth Scholarship--$5000.00/year renewable Eligibility-have an ACT composite score of 25 or higher, major in math, science or medical areas, have family taxable income less than $100,000 Application at: Counselor's Office or www.alworthscholarship.org Deadline-Janaury 15, 2008 |
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| American Legion Auxiliary--$1,000 Eligibility-Be a child or grandchild of a veteran Application at: Counselors office Deadline-March 15, 2008 |
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| AXA Achievement Scholarship--$10,000-$15,000 Eligibility-Demonstrate ambition, reaching goals, respect Application at: www.axa-achievement.com Deadline-December 25, 2007 |
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| Balfour & Taylor--$1,000-$6,000 Eligibility-Good GPA and high ACT Scores Application at: Counselors office Deadline-none listed--last selections are in May |
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| Best Buy Eligibility-Good grades, outstanding community service Application at: www.bestbuy.com/scholarships Deadline--February 15, 2008 |
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| Bill Mainerich Memorial--$500.00 Eligibility-Essay on what makes Minnesota a special place Application at: counselor's office Deadline-January 25, 2008 |
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| Burger King--$1000.00 Eligibility-GPA of 2.5 or higher, work part time, be involved in community service Application at: Online at www.bk.com/scholars Deadline-February 15, 2008 |
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| CCVSR--$250 Eligibility-Pursue a degree in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 1, 2008 |
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| Clearbrook Community Club Eligibility-Be a graduating Senior at CGHS, write an essay Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-May 5, 2008 |
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| Clearbrook Good Samaritan--$1,000 Eligibility-Be a graduating CGHS Senior pursuing a healthcare field Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-May 12, 2008 |
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| Coco-Cola Scholarship--$10,000-$20,000 Eligibility-Demonstrate leadership, scholarship, employment Application at: www.coca-colascholars.org Deadline-October 31, 2007 |
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| DAR--$1000.00-$5,000.00 Eligibility-Complete application and financial need form Application at: Counselor's office Deadline-varies-several scholarships available |
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| Donald Ricke Engineering (TEAM) Eligibility-Pursue an Engineering or Technology related field such as Industrial Tech, Computer Tech, Electronics, CAD, Mechanics, etc. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 30, 2008 |
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| Education Minnesota Local--$1,000 Eligibility-CGHS Seniors pursuing post secondary education. Those seeking a teaching degree will be given priority. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-May 7, 2008 |
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| Elks Legacy--$1,000 Eligibility-Child or grandchild of active Elks member Application at: scholarship@elks.org Deadline-Mid January, 2007 |
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| Elks Most Valuable Student--$1,000-$15,000 Eligibility-Senior, document employment, community service, honors , awards, leadership, write an essay Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-January 11, 2008 |
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| Farm Credit Services--$1,000 Eligibility-Parents are in farming or plan to pursue an agriculture related career Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-March 1, 2008 |
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| Garden Valley Foundation for Rural Service--$2,500 Eligibility-attend 2 or 4 year college, have at least a C average, receive Garden Valley telecommunication service Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline- |
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| Jody Daman Scholarship--$500 Eligibility-Be a patient or former patient of Dr. Bret Cooper, orthodontist in Bemidji. Write essay. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 15 |
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| John B Arneson Scholarship--$500.00 Eligibility-Attend BSU, be in the top 25% of your class, active in 4-H for at least 6 years Application at: Counselor's Office-Interview Deadline-March 19, 2008 |
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| Leonard Creamery & Hard Times Bash Eligibility-CGHS Senior pursuing post secondary education Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-May 1, 2008 |
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| Lindfors Agency Scholarship--$500 Eligibility-Student or parent must have insurance policy with Lindfors Agency Application at: Agency offices or Counselor's Office Deadline-April 14, 2008 |
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| Local American Legion Eligibility-CGHS Senior attending college or vocational training next fall Application at: Write a letter of application to inclue career & college plans, extra curricular involvement and work experience. Give application letter to Mrs. Anderson in Room 405, CGHS Deadline-April 4, 2008 |
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| Local Scholarships--varies Eligibility-Must be a CGHS student. There are 7 scholarships with varying requirements: Dave Odegaard, Pepsi, Robin Norgaard Kelleher, Roger C. Johnson, William L. Johnson, Wes Westrum Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 15, 2008 |
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| Mary Jo Klinger--$500 Eligibility-Attend two or four year college or vocational program, graduate from CGHS. 2.0 GPA. Demonstrate leadership. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 16, 2008 |
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| Masons Northern Lodge Eligibility-plan to attend a two or four year college, technical college or trade school Application at: Counselors office Deadline-April 30, 2008 |
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| Minn Benefit Association--$1,000 Eligibility-Child of a public or school district employee or elected official in Minnesota Application at: www.MinnesotaBenefitAssociation.org Deadline-January 31, 2008 |
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| Minnesota Clean Air Choice--$250-$500 Eligibility-write essay Application at: www.cleanairchoice.org Deadline-April 30, 2008 |
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| MN Association of Townships--$1000.00 Eligibility-FOR JUNIORS who plan to attend college or vocational training Application at: Counselors Office Deadline-May 1, 2008 |
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| Monsanto--$1500.00 Eligibility-farm youth pursuing an agriculture career Application at: Online at www.monsanto.com Deadline-February 15, 2008 |
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| North Country Health Services Auxiliary--$1000.00 Eligibility-Pursue a health related field such as nursing, e-ray, medical lab, therapies, etc. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-March 15, 2008 |
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| Northland Community/Tech College--$100.00-$1,000 Eligibility-Attend Northland College Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 15, 2008 |
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| Olga Peterson--$1500 Eligibility-Attend two or four year college or vocational program, graduate from CGHS with at least 2.0 GPA. Demonstrate leadership. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-April 16, 2008 |
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| Thorbeck Foundation--varies Eligibility-Be a graduating senior at CGHS, be currently enrolled full time at CGHS, plan to pursue bacholor's degree at a 4 yr college Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-May 1, 2008 |
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| TLC Foundation Memorial--$100-$500 Eligibility-Senior planning to attend college for nursing, fire science or EMT Application at: www.tlcf-inc.org Deadline-March 10, 2008 |
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| U of M Morris--$1,000-$3,500 Eligibility-Attend Morris, several scholarships available with different requirements Application at: www.morris.umn.edu/prospective Deadline-December 15, 2007 |
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| UND HS Leadership--$100.00 Eligibility-Attend UND, be nominated by CGHS staff Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-December 3, 2007 |
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| US Bank--$1000.00 Eligibility-apply online Application at: Online at www.usbank.com/studentbanking Deadline-February 29, 2008 |
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| Sam Walton Community Scholarship--$1000.00 Eligibility-Seniors who are not emplyed by Walmart and parent cannot be employed by Walmart Application at: www.walmartfoundation.org Deadline-January 14, 2008 |
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| Society of Women Engineers--$1,000-$5,000 Eligibility-Female studying engineering or computer science Application at: www.swe.org Deadline-May 15, 2008 |
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| Toyota Community Scholars--$10,000-$20,000 Eligibility-attend a 4 yr college, CGHS can nominate one senior based on academic performance and community service Application at: Give list of Community Service projects to Counselor Deadline-December 15, 2007 |
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| Vernon J. Pick--$2,500.00 Eligibility-Full time college student pursuing Math, Science or Engineering related field. Have a 3.25 or better GPA, ACT composite of 27 or better Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-March 30, 2008 |
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| Women's Scholarship--$500 Eligibility-Attend BSU, Northwest Tech-Bemidji, Northland-Thief River Falls or East Grand Forks, UMC or White Earth Tribal College. Have at least 2.0 GPA. Be involved in community service, school extra curricular or volunteer activities and/or non-school work positions. Be a female. Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-May 1, 2008 |
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| Youth Scholarship--$1,000 Eligibility-Minnesota senior whose family is active in agriculture. Pursue an education in agriculture, agribusiness or food science Application at: www.mnsoybean.org Deadline-Feb 28, 2008 |
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2006-2007 Scholarship Opportunities
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| Beta Theta Pi--$500.00-$1,000 Eligibility-Male attending U or M Twin Cities Application at: Counselors office Deadline-April 12, 2007 |
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| ELCA--$100 Eligibility-Have a C average, be a member of ELCA church, attend an ELCA college Application at: Counselors office Deadline-May 1, 2007 |
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| Hank Lindsey Memorial--$500 Eligibility-Enter small engine repair vocational program Application at: Counselor's office Deadline-Open |
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| Horatio Alger Scholarship--$1,000-$20,000 Eligibility-Seniors pursuing a 4 yr college degree, minimun GPA 2.0 Application at: www.horatioalger.org/scholarships Deadline-October 30, 2006 |
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| Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship--$2,500 renewable Eligibility-Senior with GPA of 3.0 or better, first generation to attend college, attend two or 4 year college Application at: Online at www.MBUSA.com/drivefuture Deadline-February 10, 2007 |
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| Minnesota American Legion--$300.00-$1,000 Eligibility-Be a veteran, child/grandchild of veteran or Legion/Auxiliary member. Several available Application at: www.mnlegion.org Deadline-March-April, 2007 |
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| NW Minnesota Youth Leadership Award--$500 Eligibility-Be 17-21 years old, essay on project involvement Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-Marach 2, 2007 |
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| Robert C. Byrd--$1500 renewable Eligibility-Document excellent grades, clear career goals and student activities Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-February 28, 2007 |
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| Sheriff’s Reserve - $250 Eligibility: Pursue Criminal Justice or law enforcement education Application: Available in the Counselor’s Office Deadline: April 1, 2007 |
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| Tom Bovitz Memorial Scholarship-$1,000 top award Eligibility-Written essay and attend a post secondary educational institution Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-March 14, 2007 |
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| UMC – College in the High School - $500 Eligibility: Take College English at CGHS and attend UMC Application: http://onestop.umcrookston.edu/financial_aid/scholarships/New.htm |
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| UND Student Government Leadership--$500.00 Eligibility-Attend UND in the fall of 2007, minimum GPA of 3.0, document leadership and community involvement activities Application at: Counselor's Office Deadline-March 15, 2007 |