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Magnifi Financial is offering $20,000 in scholarships to eligible members.
Apply for a Scholarship
We are excited to continue our scholarship program for our members! Magnifi Financial has helped students pay for their education for over a decade with scholarship money. Credit unions return profits to the members in many ways; this scholarship program is a great way for members to benefit from having an account with Magnifi Financial!
This year, the Magnifi Financial Scholarship Program will award twenty (20) $1,000 scholarships to students of all ages with plans to enroll at a qualifying post-secondary school during the 2025-2026 school year.
The 2025 Scholarship
Winners are posted below.
We will begin accepting applications for the 2026
Scholarship program in December 2025.
APPLICATION
In a short essay or video, explain:
"How do you see technology shaping the future of financial services? What innovations or changes could make banking easier and more impactful for individuals and communities?"
Essays and videos will be judged on creativity, originality, and the ability to deliver an impactful message.
The scholarship submission period is closed. Applications are reviewed and scored by a Kaleidoscope panel of judges.
For application assistance, please contact the Kaleidoscope team: (656) 343-3445 or visit help.mykaleidoscope.com
ELIGIBILITY
- Be a member of Magnifi Financial and in good standing.
- Be planning to attend an accredited college or university, or a two to four-year community, vocational or technical college in Fall 2025. All eligible schools must be accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Be a full-time or part-time student at the school that you are planning to attend (can be traditional or non-traditional).
- Applicant cannot be a previous recipient of a Magnifi Financial (or Central Minnesota Credit Union) scholarship.
TIMELINE
- November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025: Essay and video applications are accepted.
- December 1, 2024 - Previous year scholarship winners listed below can submit a request to collect scholarship funds.
- February - March 2025: Essays are evaluated and scored
- March 2025: Final verification of recipients.
- March - April 2025: Winners announced on this webpage and contacted by email/mail.
Announcing our 2025 Winners
If you're a winner listed below, you may submit a request for your scholarship funds after your Fall 2025 semester is completed.
$1,000 Scholarship Winners
Matthew Adamek, St. John’s University
Megan
Blonigen, Harvard College
Cowen Cremers, North Dakota State University
Nathan Dworshak,
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Chris Erwin, South College
Hannah Evenson, South Dakota
State University
Benjamin Gerads, St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Savannah Grimm,
University of Minnesota – Duluth
Shantell Gruber, University of North Dakota
Mikenna
Harvala, Bemidji State University
Hunter Heidgerken, North Dakota State University
Madalyn
Lee, North Dakota State University
Olivia Lemm, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Molly
Meyer, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Gage Mueller, St. John’s University
Alayna Neu,
Concordia College Moorhead
Kylie Pauls, Ridgewater College
Skyler Petermeier, St. Cloud
Technical and Community College
Emily Reed, University of Minnesota – Crookston
Emma Walter,
Ridgewater College
The above winners can request their scholarship funds
December 2025 - May 30, 2026.
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Disbursements of Funds & Accountability
The recipient is responsible for providing Magnifi Financial with their Fall transcript, showing the official grades and proof of registration for Spring classes to receive scholarship payment. Recipients must maintain a minimum of a 2.0 on a 4.0 GPA scale, or equivalent of a “C” average in order to receive their funds. Must be redeemed from Magnifi Financial by May 31 of the qualifying school year. If any questions contact us at 888.330.8482 or on our Contact Us webpage
Financial need is not considered in the selection of the scholarship money. Employees and immediate family members of Magnifi Financial employees are not eligible to enter. Transcripts and letters of recommendation sent with the application will not be considered. Video entries must not be derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory, disparaging, and libelous or contain any content that is inappropriate, sexual, profane, indecent, slanderous, and discriminatory in any way.
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