TRUSTONE FOUNDATION

High School Scholarships

Explore TruStone Foundation scholarship opportunities for high school students in Minnesota, Wisconsin and the TruStone member community.

TruStone High School Scholarships

Apply for 2026 Scholarships from April 1-May 1.
We are proud to support our TruStone student community. The TruStone Foundation generously awards $2,000 scholarships to 60 amazing students! In fact, we offer scholarship programs to 48 local high schools (membership not required) throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin and 12 to our member community. Awards are based on academic potential, leadership, community involvement and work experience.

 

To apply, just fill out the application and answer a tie-breaker question. Applications are submitted through a secure online scholarship platform — Blackbaud YourCause. You’ll be prompted to create an account or sign in if you are already a user. Keep your login credentials! You can return to monitor the status of your request and receive important updates. Applications accepted April 1-May 1. 

Minnesota State High School League Scholarship Program

We are proud to partner with the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) to support our local student community and offer scholarships to graduating seniors. One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded at each participating high school to a deserving high school senior. That’s 40 winners! Membership not required.

Wisconsin High School Scholarships

We partner with eight local Wisconsin high schools to support our student community and offer scholarships to graduating seniors. One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded at each of the eight participating high schools to a deserving high school senior. Membership not required.

TruStone High School Member Scholarships

We are proud to support our local student community and offer scholarships to members who are graduating seniors. Scholarships will be awarded to 12 students. These scholarships will total $24,000 and will be awarded in increments of $2,000.

Some Eligibility Details

The TruStone Foundation High School Scholarship awards are based on merit and scored for academic promise, leadership/community involvement and work experience. You can get all the details with a simple click.

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Meet Past Scholarship Winners

See how TruStone scholarships have supported students in our community.

Have questions about applying for high school scholarships?

We’ve answered some of the most common questions below to help you understand eligibility, application requirements and important deadlines.

We offer both member and community scholarships (membership not required). For our member scholarships, applicants must either be a TruStone Financial member or the child of a current TruStone member at the time of application. We also partner with 48 local high schools to award a deserving graduating senior at each school a scholarship award (membership not required).

Eligible applicants must be high school seniors (or recent graduates with an equivalent certification) who plan to enroll in post-secondary institution or enlist in the U.S. military following graduaiton.

Non-member applicants must attend one of 40 eligible high school within the Minnesota State High School League or eight Wisconsin-area partner high schools. Please review the full list of qualifying schools to confirm eligibility.

Applicants should be prepared to submit an application along with supporting materials such as academic records, achievements, and information about leadership, activities and work experience.

Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, leadership, community involvement, extracurricular activities and work experience. Applicants may also be asked to provide transcripts for review.

Yes. Scholarships can be used at any accredited two- or four-year college, university, technical, or vocational school in the United States, or for U.S military service.

Scholarship funds are awarded for one academic year and are paid directly to the educational institution.

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TruStone Financial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) established in 2009 by TruStone Financial Credit Union to support financial education and programs through scholarships and outreach.