Other Funding Sources

Searching for Scholarships & Grants

A helpful site from U.S. Department of Education on how to search for scholarships

Scholarship resources from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Minnesota G.I. Bill®

From the Minnesota Office of Higher Education

The Minnesota G.I. Bill program was established in 2007 to provide post-secondary educational assistance to eligible Minnesota veterans who served on or after September 11, 2001. Full-time undergraduate or graduate students may be eligible receive up to $1,000 per semester and part-time students can receive up to $500 per semester.  Some spouses and children are eligible also.

For more information and the online application, visit Minnesota’s Office of Higher Education site.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Minnesota Veteran Education Benefit

For undergraduate students, this is a one-time grant to veterans who have exhausted their federal education benefits.  For more information and application, visit the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs site.

Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund

MMAF is a non-partisan, non-political, 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation. The mission of MMAF is to say “thanks” to Minnesota Service members and their families who are making sacrifices in the defense of our freedoms in combat zones around the world.

For more information and application, visit http://www.thankmntroops.org

Minnesota National Guard – State Tuition Reimbursement

Soldiers and Airmen in the Minnesota National Guard may be eligible for this  state education benefits.

For more information and application,  visit the Minnesota National Guard site.

Tillman Military Scholars

This annual competitive scholarship program is open to service members, veterans, and spouses.

Read about and apply here.

Purple Heart Scholarship

The Purple Heart Scholarship Program is a competitive scholarship program that awards scholarships to Purple Heart recipients and their spouses, children, and grandchildren each year. For more information, go to: Purple Heart Scholarship program.

If you are aware of other funding sources that would be beneficial to Augsburg students, please email campuslife@augsburg.edu so we may publish them here.