Alworth Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund

In the spring of 2025, high school seniors who are granted the scholarship will be entitled to a total of $24,000. This sum will be allocated over eight semesters, with each semester's award amounting to $3,000. To maintain eligibility, recipients must adhere to the following criteria: maintain a minimum GPA of 2.85 in their freshman year and 3.0 in the following years, continue to specialize in a sanctioned field of mathematics or science, and ensure that 35-50% of their total semester credits are in math and science.

Qualification Criteria

For scholarship consideration, candidates must fulfill the following prerequisites:

• be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident (green card holder) graduating from a high school in one of these Minnesota counties: Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Lake, Itasca, Koochiching, and St Louis.
• achieve a composite score of 24 or above, including sub scores in Math, Science, Reading & English on the American College Test (ACT). SAT scores will not be considered.
• be enrolled in a 4-year degree program, including those who start at a community college.
• possess a high school cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above at the end of the fall semester.
• commit to majoring in one of the specified fields of study.
• demonstrate qualities of character, determination, and ambition.
• hold a high academic standing among their peers.
• come from a family with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of less than $175,000.
• provide a letter of recommendation from a Math or Science teacher.

Supported Fields of Study

The Alworth Scholarships are designed to assist full-time students in the following 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 (only bachelor degree programs)
• 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