Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship*

Scholarship Type

Application Deadline

March 1

Available Scholarships

Up to 20 - $1,000 Scholarships

About This Scholarship

The purpose of these scholarships is to assist Coborn’s employees and their dependents in their pursuit of a private high school or post-secondary education. The scholarships are named in memory of Bill and Joyce Coborn.

Available Scholarships: Up to 20 – $1,000 Scholarships
Renewable: Student may reapply each year.

  • High School, High School Senior, College Student, Graduate Student
  • ONLY: Coborn’s Inc. employees or their eligible children. Any Coborn’s employee with one year of service or their dependent (up to age 25) of any eligible employee can apply. Student must be a full-time student attending a private high school, or any technical, community or 4-year college, or pursuing a graduate-level degree to be eligible for the scholarships.
  • Planning to attend or attending: Private high school or two-year or four-year US-based college (full-time enrollment).

  • Alexandria Technical and Community College
  • Augsburg College
  • Bemidji State University
  • Bethany Lutheran College
  • Bethel University
  • Carleton College
  • College of St. Benedict
  • College of St. Scholastica
  • Concordia College - Moorhead, MN
  • Concordia University - St. Paul, MN
  • Gustavus Adolphus College
  • Hamline University
  • Macalester College
  • Minnesota State University - Mankato
  • Minnesota State University - Moorhead
  • Saint John's University
  • Saint Mary's University
  • Southwest Minnesota State University
  • St. Catherine University
  • St. Cloud State University
  • St. Cloud Technical and Community College
  • St. John's University
  • St. Olaf College
  • University of Minnesota - Crookston
  • University of Minnesota - Duluth
  • University of Minnesota - Morris
  • University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
  • University of Northwestern - St. Paul
  • University of St. Thomas
  • Winona State University
  • 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
  • Benson High School
  • Big Lake High School
  • Birchwood High School
  • Bloomington Public Schools - Jefferson High School
  • Brainerd High School
  • Carlton High School
  • Cathedral High School
  • Cherry High School
  • Cloquet Senior High School
  • Cook County High School
  • Crosby Ironton High School
  • Duluth - Denfeld High School
  • Duluth - East High School
  • Duluth - Marshall School
  • Eden Valley Watkins High School
  • Elk River High School
  • Eveleth-Gilbert Senior High School
  • Faith Christian School - Foreston, MN
  • Falls High School
  • Foley High School
  • Garrison
  • 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
  • Mayer Lutheran High School
  • Melrose High School
  • Menahaga
  • Milaca
  • Monticello High School
  • Moose Lake High School
  • Mora High School
  • New London Spicer
  • New Ulm
  • North Branch High School
  • North Woods School - Cook, MN
  • Northwestern High School - Maple, WI
  • 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
  • Rogers High School
  • Royalton 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
  • Two Rivers 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
  • Wheaton Area High School
  • Willmar High School
  • Willow River High School

  • Application General Questions
  • Essay: Single page, double space: Describe a meaningful volunteer, community or work experience. What did you learn and how will you take this into your future?
  • 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 your guidance officer’s email address 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.
    • College Students: Must obtain a transcript from the college registrar office and upload as a PDF. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable if they are signed by the registrar’s office.

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.

  • 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: Generally, full payment will arrive at your college unless otherwise notified.

Apply For This Scholarship

Online applications only.

*To apply for this scholarship, you must have an existing Scholarship Management System account or create a new account.