Scholarships

Scholarship applications must be completed and returned to the Graduate School Office by February 15th. Students should contact the Graduate Office and their departments for additional information regarding scholarships.

Graduate School Scholarship Application Form
Printable Form (pdf document)

Presidential Awards
This award is given to nonresident and international graduate students as a reduction in tuition. The award is based on:

• Admission to an MSU graduate program (provisionally admitted students not eligible)
• Verification of residency status
• Number of credit hours enrolled per semester

ND Resident Tuition Waivers
MSU awards approximately $10,000 each year in tuition reduction (full or partial) to eligible students who are:

• Are fully admitted to an MSU graduate program (provisionally admitted students not eligible)
• Enrolled in a minimum number of credit hours per semester
• Are approved by departmental faculty for the award

Graduate Teaching/Research Assistantships
Each year, MSU awards nearly $40,000 in assistantships to graduate students in various programs.

Students must:

• Be fully admitted in a graduate program
• Maintain specific minimum credit load per semester
• Be approved by departmental faculty for particular teaching/research assignment

Cultural Diversity Tuition Waiver
MSU has authority to award full or partial tuition waivers to eligible graduate students from diverse ethnic and/or cultural backgrounds. The waiver is available for North Dakota residents only. Students must:

• Be fully admitted in a graduate program
• Maintain specific minimum credit load per semester
• Self-identify status as culturally /ethnically diverse student

NDCPD Traineeship
The ND Center for Persons with Disabilities offers up to two graduate student stipends each academic year. These stipends are for students who are pursuing a human services degree related to disabilities. Students must:

• Be fully admitted in a graduate program
• Maintain specific minimum credit load per semester
• Once awarded the traineeship, complete two online courses and assist NDCPD faculty with research activities.

Other Awards
Several MSU departments may have additional scholarships or research assistantships. These are offered on a year-by-year basis pending availability of funds. Please contact your specific department chair or program coordinator for more information. In addition, students should contact the MSU Financial Aid Office (701-858-3375) for additional information on other support resources. For more scholarship applications and other information, contact Minot State University, Graduate School, 500 University Avenue West, Minot, ND 58707, 701-858-3250 or 1-800-777-0750.

Communication Disorders Scholarships
Scholarship are awarded each year to graduate students in Speech Pathology or Audiology.

North Dakota Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Scholarships: Available to graduate and undergraduate students of a least junior status majoring in communication disorders. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Rotary Scholarship and the Communication Disorders Scholarships: Available to graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology who are in the final year of the program. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Minot Sertoma Club Scholarship: Established by the Minot Sertoma Club to aid students in hearing and speech. One scholarship is awarded each year to a student in education of the deaf and one to a student in audiology or speech pathology, both on the basis of scholarship and need. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Scottish Rite: Scholarships available for graduate and undergraduate students in Communication Disorders. Apply by completing the scholarship application. Hearing and Training Center: Scholarship for graduate students in Communication Disorders minimum GPA is 3.5. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Edna Gilbert: Scholarship available for anyone majoring in Communication Disorders. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Special Education Scholarships

Dr. Ronald E. Archer Memorial Scholarship: Established by Hazel Archer in memory of her husband who was major influence in the well-being of mentally retarded citizens of North Dakota. Applicants must be a junior or senior majoring in the education of mentally retarded. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Bane-Sather Scholarship Fund: Established by H. Paul Crockett and Frances Bain Crockett in memory of his wife’s father, Walter James Bane, and his mother Mary Elva Sather. Applicants must be a full time, older than average student maintaining a 2.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need. This annual scholarship is awarded to a student in education of the deaf. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Elsie May Deeter Hearing Impaired Scholarship: Established by Elsie May Deeter, who spent her entire teaching career working with the hearing impaired. It is for the benefit of hearing impaired students or those students studying to be a teacher for the hearing impaired. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Florence Lake Scholarship: Established by Florence Lake, a leader in education of the hearing-impaired children who was instrumental in establishing the program at Minot State University. This annual scholarship is awarded to students in education of the deaf on the basis of academic achievement and financial needs. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Frances V. Leach Scholarship: Established by the late Mrs. Thomas W. Leach of Towner, North Dakota, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, to encourage and support special education. Priority is given to a graduate student from Towner or McHenry County majoring in learning disabilities. If no graduate student applies, the scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student from Towner or McHenry County majoring in special education. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Hooterville Lion Edwin R. Hovrud Memorial Scholarship: Established by the Hooterville Flion Lions in memory of Lion Edwin Hovrud. Awarded annually to a needy freshman in a special education curriculum. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Minot Sertoma Club Scholarship: Established by the Minot Sertoma Club to aid students in hearing and speech. One scholarship is awarded each year to a student in education of the deaf and one to a student in audiology or speech pathology, both on the basis of scholarship and need. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Special Education Scholarship: Awarded to a sophomore student with declared special education major, who maintained a GPA of 3.5 during the freshman year. This award is renewable for one year based on satisfactory progress. Apply by completing the scholarship application.

Quota Club: Scholarship available to a student who works with or prepares to work with the hearing impaired. Apply by completing the scholarship application. Other Scholarships: Please contact Dr. Thomas Linares (701) 858-3057 for information about other possible scholarships available through the Department of Communication Disorders & Special Education.