Alworth Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund

High school seniors awarded the scholarship spring of 2025, will be eligible to receive $24,000. The award will be distributed over eight semesters ($3,000 per semester) providing recipients meet the following requirements: cumulative GPA of 2.85 as a freshman and a 3.0 for subsequent years, continue to major in an approved mathematics or science field of study, and 35-50% of total credits taken each semester must be in math and science.

Eligibility

To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must:

• be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card) graduating from a high school in one of the following Minnesota counties:  Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Itasca, Koochiching, and St Louis.
• have a composite score of 24 or higher on the American College Test (ACT). (SAT scores not accepted.)
• be pursuing a 4-year degree.  This includes those who begin at a community college.
• have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher at end of fall semester.
• commit to major in one of the designated fields of study.
• have demonstrated qualities of character, perseverance and ambition.
• have a high scholastic standing among their peers.
• be from a family whose Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is less than $175,000.
• request one letter of recommendation from a Math or Science teacher.

Fields of Study

The Alworth Scholarships support full-time students in these fields of study:

• Aeronautics
• Agriculture
• Animal Science
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Clinical Laboratory Science
• Computer Science
• Dietetics
• Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Forestry
• Genetics
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Medicine
• Meteorology
• Neuroscience
• Nursing (bachelor degree programs only)
• Occupational Therapy
• Osteopathy (DO)
• Paper Science
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Physics
• Pre-Engineering
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine
• Robotics
• Soil Science
• Speech and Hearing Science
• Statistics
• Teaching Classical Mathematics
• Teaching Basic Science
• Veterinary Medicine
• Wildlife Management and Zoology