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Current Scholarship Awards

The following grants and awards provide scholarship money for students demonstrating financial need. As with the endowed scholarship funds, students need not apply for these scholarships directly; they are awarded at the discretion of the College and administered as an integral part of Carleton's financial aid program.

THE CHARLES AND ELLORA ALLISS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, created in 1960 under the will of Charles Clifford Alliss, offers scholarship aid to residents of Minnesota.

The Anonymous Scholarship for Carleton Students was established in 1997, by an anonymous donor, to assist a first-year student who demonstrates financial need. The scholarship would follow the student through their college years.

THE DAVIES SCHOLARSHIP is funded by Mr. and Mrs. John G. Davies to provide financial assistance to students from single-parent families.

The First National Bank of Northfield Scholarship was established in 1998 for the benefit of Northfield High School graduates. Two scholarships are awarded each year to qualified members of the incoming first year students and are renewable based on academic performance.

THE MARY FJELSTAD FACCIANI SCHOLARSHIP was initiated in 1980 and is funded by Clara Facciani and Rudolph Facciani in memory of their daughter-in-law Mary, Class of 1971, to assist music students at Carleton.

THE FREEMAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP was established in 1996 through a four-year grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont, and New York City to assist students who participate in the Carleton-organized Associated China Program and demonstrate financial need.

The george international fellowships fund was established in 1999 by the George Family Foundation. Preference for awards will be given to students from developing nations who demonstrate economic need and exceptional academic potential and promise.

THE ADA M. HARRISON FUND FOR OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES was established in 1996 by the Weissman Family Foundation to honor Professor Ada M. Harrison, a 30-year member of the economics department faculty. The funding supports students attending Carleton's off-campus Economics Seminar in Cambridge, England.

The John W. Nason Scholarships, established in 2000 by an anonymous donor, bringing students from Singapore to Carleton. The undergraduate scholarship, awarded to students for the four years, is based on financial need. The post-graduate scholarship is awarded to a National University of Singapore graduate for one year of study at Carleton.

THE VERNON JAMES PICK FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP is funded by the Vernon James Pick Foundation and awarded to junior or senior science majors of outstanding merit.

THE 3M SCHOLARSHIP FUND is provided by 3M as an indication of interest in the kind of education furnished by private liberal arts colleges.

THE RICHARD T. NEWMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP was established in 1997 by Richard T. Newman, Class of 1949, and Portia Newman to assist students studying foreign languages through off-campus studies programs. The recipients of the scholarship must have a strong interest in foreign language and must demonstrate financial need.

SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS are available through limited funds provided to the College each year by the federal government. Grants are restricted to students with exceptional financial need.

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Last modified: Monday, 09-Sep-2002 13:07:10 CDT
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