NOTE: Check the website weekly for additional updates. Understand not all scholarship websites advertised in the Scholarship Update document are secure.  Students and parents/guardians accept the risks associated with using unsecured websites. 

The State of North Dakota implemented the North Dakota Academic Scholarship and the North Dakota Career and Technical Education Scholarship as a result of the 2009 Legislative session, with updates in 2011. Students must meet specific course requirements and additional criteria to be eligible. For more information, students should visit the following websites:

ND Department of Public Instruction

ND Academic and Career and Technical Scholarship Brochure

The FAFSA  (Free Application For Federal Student Aid) may be completed and submitted online at the FAFSA website.  

The FAFSA is also available in PDF format to print out & complete to mail in or students may request a paper copy from the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243.

See the Federal Student Aid website for more information or click on FAFSA filing options.    

Financial Aid 4Caster provides an early estimate of student eligibility for federal student aid.

Click here to learn how to request a tax transcript.

Click here for other sources of financial aid.

If you plan to apply for reciprocity please visit the following sites:

If attending a school in the Western United States - WUE Reduced tuition at select Western Colleges 
wiche.edu/wue

If attending a school in the Midwestern United States - MHEC Reduced tuition at select Midwestern Colleges
www.mhec.org/MidwestStudentExchangeProgram

If attending a school in Minnesota - access to online application for reciprocity:
www.ohe.state.mn.us/hesod/NDReciprocity/apply1.cfm and access to the paper form application: www.ohe.state.mn.us

Bank of North Dakota Student Loans
www.banknd.com

QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship Program
www.questbridge.org