Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, though several scholarships are restricted to U.S. citizens. Each scholarship states its eligibility requirements. Scholarships based on financial need are determined by the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which international students do not submit. 

Login to Huskies Scholarships with your StarID and password.

1. Answer the required written-response questions. You can type directly into the application or copy/paste your answers from a saved document if you’ve already composed your responses.
2. Answer the optional questions that are appropriate to you (for example, if your major is in the College of Liberal Arts, read the questions in that section and answer those that apply to your major). Most are yes/no or checkboxes but there are also several short essays.

There is no need to apply for individual scholarships after you have completed the general scholarship application. You may edit answers until the application deadline.

Yes, by clicking on Save and Keep Editing. When ready to submit, click Finish and Submit. You can revise your general application at any time while it is open (until the deadline).

You do not need to apply for individual scholarships but you may want to learn what is available. On the top bar click Opportunities, then Ours to see the ENTIRE list of scholarships. The Show Filter button categorizes scholarships in helpful ways. Or, you can search by Keyword in the search box. For example, search by your major, minor, department, program, class level, interests, extracurricular activities, ethnicity, hometown, or other terms such as nontraditional, volunteer, financial need, etc.

Also under Opportunities you will find External scholarships available from local and national organizations. Links will take you to external sites to apply.

Once per academic year. The system is closed during the summer and your application is archived.

Yes, you must be enrolled. Many, but not all, scholarships require full-time enrollment. Full-time status is 12 credit hours for undergraduates and 6 credits for graduate students. You must meet a scholarship’s minimum enrollment requirements to receive that scholarship.

Most scholarships will be offered in late April. Watch your SCSU email for messages from HuskiesScholarships@stcloudstate.edu. Offers will include the award amount, the semester(s) the scholarship will be applied to your tuition, and will prompt you to accept or decline the offer.

IMPORTANT – If offered a scholarship you must sign into Huskies Scholarships and accept or decline the offer. Follow the prompts to read and accept the terms and conditions of accepting the offer, and answer the short-response questions that will be shared with the scholarship’s benefactor. Be sincere in your answers. Donors do not select recipients, but it is because of their generosity that you are receiving a scholarship.

You will receive a separate email for each scholarship you are offered and the above actions must be taken for each one.

You can generally expect the scholarships you have accepted to be applied to your next semester’s tuition on the date the Financial Aid Office disburses all aid for that semester. There may be exceptions if a scholarship is offered after aid has been disbursed. Scholarships will not be awarded retroactively.

Yes, though scholarships are usually offered for fall and/or spring. If you are offered a scholarship that you would like applied to summer tuition email HuskiesScholarships@stcloudstate.edu as soon as you receive the offer.

The information you provided on your general application, along with data from your personal record in the university’s data system are compared to each scholarship’s unique eligibility requirements. The system will automatically match you to those scholarships for which you meet the requirements. This does not guarantee you will receive the scholarship; it merely means your application has been added to the pool for consideration. You will not see the scholarships for which you auto-matched on your homepage. University faculty and staff evaluate all general applications abiding by FERPA rules, and offers are made based on available funding. External scholarship opportunities are processed outside of Huskies Scholarships by the organizations funding them.

No. Scholarships awarded at St. Cloud State University must be applied to St. Cloud State tuition and fees.