{"id":229,"date":"2023-08-07T15:07:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T20:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-06-01T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:56:51","slug":"workforce-development-scholarship-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/workforce-development-scholarship-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Development Scholarship Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">The Workforce Development Scholarship program offers a $2,500 award for students who received the scholarship at a Minnesota State college and transfer into an eligible bachelor&rsquo;s program at 91̽»¨. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You must have been awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnstate.edu\/stories\/wds\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Workforce Development Scholarship<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> at your community\/technical college before transferring to BSU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must be enrolled in an eligible high occupational demand BSU program:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nursing (pre-licensure or RN-BS), Community Health, Biology MLS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elementary Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computer Science, Computer Information Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biology, Aquatic Biology, Wildlife Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applied Engineering, Applied Management, Engineering Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must enroll in a minimum of 9 credits per semester and maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher (some major programs require a higher minimum GPA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must be a resident of Minnesota during the time of the award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1,250 award per semester (maximum of $2500 awarded at the university)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please apply only if you received the WDS at your community\/technical college at any point since 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 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