Assists students with FAFSA application, loan counseling, child care grants, work study programs, and student employment resources.

Financial aid staff assist current or prospective students with the financial aid process, including how to apply for financial aid via scholarships, loans, and work-study.

Offers grants and scholarships, and supports a wide variety of activities benefiting the arts, community and economic development, education, environment, and human resources. Grants and scholarships includes: - Community Opportunity Fund Grants and Area of Interest Grants. Community Opportunity Fund Grants are designed to support transformative, collaborative projects leveraging resources for upstream successes, building strong communities, and ensuring everyone thrives. Area of Interest Grants allow organizations to make a significant impact in specific fields, such as nurturing creativity through the arts, enhancing quality of life through human services, or promoting animal wellness. - Scholarship to support students in the region who are pursuing postsecondary education. Initiatives: - Attracting & Retaining Young Adults - Bridging Differences Through Civil Discourse - Millennium Group - Scott Anderson Leadership - Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey - Speak Your Peace: The Civility Project - Touchstone Awards - Knight Creative Communities Initiative: Brain Gain, Art Works, Mix it Up, Sustainable Twin Ports, Pathways

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Provides comprehensive financial aid including grants, scholarships, work-study, loans, and other financial assistance, and billing assistance to students and families.

- Administers local, state and federal student aid (loans, grants, scholarships and college work-study) to eligible University of Minnesota students - Counsels students regarding financial aid matters - Refers students to other agencies for assistance

- Baccalaureate degree in 39 majors, masters degrees, doctorate programs, school of law - Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching: Assistance to teachers of all experience levels and those who wish to become teachers in working with multicultural populations and a diverse classroom. - Continuing education programs for educators - Financial Aid office, [email protected] - Graduate Admission, [email protected] - Law Admission, [email protected] - Office of multicultural affairs - Undergraduate Admission, [email protected]

Coordinates and funds scholarships for youth and adults to attend programs in specific industries, at approved educational institutions

Two scholarships are offered to national undergraduates and graduates. Scholarship amount and distribution depend on eligibility requirements. National Undergraduate Scholarship: - $3,000 annually up to four consecutive years until the student receives a maximum of $12,000 or graduates with a bachelor's degree, whichever comes first - Payable in equal amounts (per semester/trimester/quarter) directly to the college, university, or vocational-technical school for the purpose of defraying tuition and other fee costs (books are not to be included) Graduate Scholarship: - $3,000 per school year for up to two consecutive years until the student receives a maximum of $6,000 or graduates with a Graduate or Ph.D. degree, whichever comes first - Payable in equal amounts (per semester/trimester/quarter) directly to the college or university for the purpose of defraying tuition and other fee costs (books are not to be included)

Case management support to qualifying Eden Prairie and Chanhassen residents only. Intake and screening necessary. Financial assistance may include: - Housing/Homelessness prevention support. Clients are expected to participate in goal planning for optimum results. This is a partnership program that is available to create stability to qualified individuals and families. - Mortgage or rent assistance - Utilities - Car repairs - Other support may be available

The Financial Aid office can help students anticipate the cost of college, complete the FAFSA application, get financial aid for which they are eligible for including student grants and loans, and work study programs, and help make the process of paying for college understandable.

- Nihonjinkai: is a volunteer group that supports Japanese individuals and families who live in Minnesota and make connections with people who love Japanese culture. Main activities include delivering Obento to elders who request it, visiting elder Japanese in nursing homes, publishing the "Minnesota Nihonjinkai Dayori" newsletter, and more. Monthly group meetings include a potluck and a craft party. - Japanese Speaking Club: offers informal Japanese conversation for native and non-native speakers. - Mondale Scholarship: offers annual financial grants to Minnesota undergraduate students accepted to academic programs in Japan. - J-Quiz: provides an academic competition for high school students enrolled in Japanese language classes. - Minnesota Bon Odori: dance and musical program that teaches traditional Japanese festival dance to schools and organizations. - Corporate Roundtable: business meeting series that presents discussions on key topics of interest to people involved in business between Japan and Minnesota.

- Advocate for persons of all ages who are blind - Assistance in obtaining state services - National and State scholarships - Public information and education about blindness - Speakers bureau - Training on how to write own rehabilitation plan

Offers scholarships. Maximum is $5,000 per academic year for undergraduates and $6,250 per academic year for graduate students.

- Color theory - Drawing and painting - Fundamentals of design - Sculpture

Program provides the following services: - Career information and exploration - Field trips to local businesses and industries - Leadership skills exercises - Projects in technical fields - Recreational outings - Supplementary scholarships to Dunwoody College of Technology - Student assessment exercises

Early Learning Scholarship: Assists with paying for childcare or early child care education Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to help families pay for child care. Mahube-Otwa administers the Child Care Assistance Program in Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Marshall counties.

The Financial Aid office can help students anticipate the cost of college, complete the FAFSA application, get financial aid for which they are eligible for including student grants and loans, and work study programs, and help make the process of paying for college understandable.

- Administers the Oneida Continuing Education scholarship program - Advocacy, information and referral, crisis/emergency services, care management for adults/families regarding issues including immigration, refugee, and new citizens issues - Bridge to Benefits assistance - Education and training program assistance and referrals - Employment, education, and training assistance and referrals - Fare for All Express discounted grocery food program (monthly by walk in) during designated hours - Free income and property tax assistance (offered once or twice a week, eight months each year) - Free monthly family movie nights and book fairs held three times annually - Health issues and medical insurance coverage assistance and referrals - Info Pass (immigration) appointments - On-site Alcoholics Anonymous-support groups (two options weekly) Other programming for families and individuals offered through collaborative partners: - Referrals and information for Bridging, clothing, emergency shelter, and food shelves

- Accepts donations designated to specific community groups and foundations - Accepts grant applications - Allows the set-up of scholarship funds and accepts applications for financial assistance - Compiling lists of trusted disaster relief organizations for donation purposes - Managed a funding information network to provide funding resource information to applicants

Scholarship Information - see intake procedures Johnson O'Malley Program - 15 multi-tribal projects that serve Indian students in urban areas that do not have access to reservation-based programs. The education Plan is a written document that outlines a plan for providing programs to meet the unique and specialized educational needs of Indian students. It is developed in coordination with the district and the Indian Education Committee. It identifies needs of the Indian students, the goals and objectives to be accomplished, procedures to be followed and the methods to be used in evaluating the program as well as proposed budgets. Limited to Anoka, Coleraine, Cook/Cherry, Eveleth, Fridley, HIbbing, HOTE, International Falls, Minneapolis, Moundsview, Robbinsdale, St. Paul, Tower, Virginia, and Warroad.

Scholarships help pay for Parent Aware child care and early education programs. Each child who has been awarded a scholarship is eligible to receive up to $8,500 for a 12 month period, depending on tuition costs and the Parent Aware Star rating of the program. Scholarships are renewable until the child is Kindergarten eligible. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the early childhood program that the family chooses which may include Parent Aware rated family or center-based child care programs, preschool programs, school district programs, or Head Start programs. Must be used at a Parent Aware-related program.

Provides a financial aid program based on federal, state, institutional, and private resources including grants, work study, and loans to help cover the cost of education.

Provides young people access to activities offered in the community through financial need-based scholarships and loan of new or gently used athletic equipment, musical instruments, or other necessary items. Assistance is available to qualifying youth for: - 4-H - Afton Alps/SOS Outreach (skiing or snowboarding) - Applewood Junior Golf League - Ashland Productions - Belle Ballet - Boy Scouts of America - Curio Dance and School - Dayspring Suzuki Studio (string instrument lessons) - District 834 Community Education classes - Girl Scouts of the USA - Hidden Pines Ranch summer day camp - MN 7 on 7 Passing League (touch football) - Oak Glen Junior Golf League - Off the Wall Studio - Saint Croix Rec Center's learn-to-skate and hockey start-up classes - Saint Croix Valley Athletic Association - School sports teams and music programs - Stillwater Area Baseball Association - Stillwater Area Fastpitch Association - SAHS Pony Activity Center student memberships - Stillwater Area Lacrosse Association - Stillwater Boys' Traveling Basketball - Stillwaer Country Club junior golf lesson program - Stillwater Elks' summer overnight camp - Stillwater Girls' Traveling Basketball - Stillwater Swim Club - StoryArk - Warner Nature Center

Early Learning Scholarship: Assists with paying for childcare or early child care education Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to help families pay for child care. Mahube-Otwa administers the Child Care Assistance Program in Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Marshall counties.