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La Follette Local Scholarship

What: Application putting you in the running for 40-50 local scholarships
Completion time: About 1 hour. You CAN'T SAVE THIS APPLICATION half way through and come back to it, so you must complete it all at once. It would be a good idea to scroll down to Essay Questions, do some planning on those, and then come back when you are ready to type answers in. Your name will be removed when scoring your application, so please submit thoughtful responses.
Application Opens: December 1st of each year - The link will be sent to seniors school email
Deadline: January 31st at midnight of each year
Eligibility Requirements
- A senior that is on-track to graduate
- Planning to continue your education after high school at a 4 year college/university, technical college including college transfer and technical/vocational programs, or a 2 year UW System school
- Attending La Follette for a minimum of 6 full terms, one of which must be the 16th term or, in the case of early graduation, the final term

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Minnesota-Wisconsin Tuition Reciprocity Application (Minnesota public institutions ONLY. For MN Private and Technical Colleges, apply directly to the financial aid office of that institution. You MUST complete this application in order to qualify for Reciprocity, otherwise you will pay out of state tuition).