Bernick Family Scholarship

Scholarship Type

Application Deadline

March 1

Available Scholarships

10 - $2,000 scholarships (see description)

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About This Scholarship

The Bernick Family Scholarship was created to recognize the values of the Bernick family and their corporation, Bernick’s. The purpose of the fund is to recognize, assist and encourage high school seniors who are well-rounded individuals in their pursuit of advanced education.

Available Scholarships: 10 – $2,000 scholarships. Scholarships will be paid over 4 years with $500 being given each year, when maintaining a full time enrollment and 3.0 or better GPA.

Renewable: Yes, with proof of satisfactory college grades (3.0 or better) and continued full- time enrollment

  • High School Senior
  • From: Must live in Bernick Service Area (View service area list and map)
  • GPA: 3.0 or better
  • Planning to attend: Two or four year US-based college (full-time enrollment)

  • Aitkin High School
  • Albany High School
  • Alexandria High School
  • Annandale High School
  • Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (ACGC) High Schools
  • Barnum High School
  • Becker Senior High School
  • Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE) High School
  • Bemidji High School
  • Bertha-Hewitt High School
  • Big Lake High School
  • Brainerd High School
  • Browerville High School
  • Carlton High School
  • Cathedral High School
  • Cloquet Senior High School
  • Crosby Ironton High School
  • Dassel-Cokato High School
  • Duluth - Denfeld High School
  • Duluth - East High School
  • Duluth - Marshall School
  • Eden Valley Watkins High School
  • Elk River High School
  • Faith Christian School - Foreston, MN
  • Falls High School
  • Foley High School
  • Grand Rapids Senior High School
  • Greenway High School
  • Hermantown Senior High School
  • Hibbing High School
  • Hinckley-Finlayson High School
  • Holdingford
  • Isle High School
  • Kimball
  • Litchfield High School
  • Little Falls High School
  • Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
  • MACCRAY High School
  • Melrose High School
  • Menahaga
  • Milaca
  • Monticello High School
  • Moose Lake High School
  • Mora High School
  • New London Spicer
  • North Branch High School
  • North Woods School - Cook, MN
  • Onamia High School
  • Osakis High School
  • Park Rapids Area High School
  • Paynesville High School
  • Pequot Lakes High School
  • Pierz High School
  • Pillager High School
  • Pine City High School
  • Pine River
  • Pine River-Backus High School
  • Princeton High School
  • Red Lake High School
  • ROCORI High School
  • Royalton High School
  • Rush City High School
  • Sartell-St. Stephen High School
  • Sauk Centre High School
  • Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
  • Shell Lake Jr/Sr High School
  • South Ridge School - Culver, MN
  • Spooner High School
  • St. Cloud Apollo High School
  • St. Cloud Area Learning Center
  • St. Cloud Christian School
  • St. Cloud Technical High School
  • St. John's Preparatory School
  • Staples-Motley High School
  • Superior High School - Superior, WI
  • TrekNorth High School - Bemidji, MN
  • Two Harbors High School
  • Upsala High School
  • Voyageurs Expeditionary High School - Bemidji, MN
  • Wadena-Deer Creek High School
  • Walker High School
  • Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School
  • Watertown-Mayer
  • Willmar High School
  • Willow River High School

  • Application General Questions
  • Essay: 2 pages double spaced: Based upon your last four years, what have you learned from participating in school, community, and work activities and how do you plan to apply what you have learned to your future opportunities?
  • Statement of Need and Responsibility: Briefly share a personal, life, or family circumstance affecting your need for this scholarship.
  • List of Activities for: 1) Community Service i.e. civic and church volunteer activities; 2) Extracurricular School Activities, i.e. school activities that are not graded; and 3) Work Experience
  • Electronic Transcript: High School Students: You must enter the email address of your guidance office into the application at least 5 days prior to the deadline. This will allow your guidance officer to add your transcript to the application prior to the deadline.

Other Notes: Senior photo and photo release will be required of recipients. The donor wishes to recognize recipients in news releases, corporate newsletters, and other publications. This is a multi-year scholarship.

  • May: Recipients will be notified via email in early May.
  • June 15: Recipients must sign their scholarship agreement and provide college information. CommunityGiving will verify that you are enrolled as a full-time student at the college.(Full-time enrollment is typically 12-16 credits)
  • June: Inform your college that you have received the scholarship.
  • September 1: First payment of 50% will arrive at your college.
  • January 10: Second payment of 50% will arrive at your college.

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