Minnesota Masonic Charities Signature Scholarships, along with three endowed Masonic Legacy Scholarships, are awarded annually to Minnesota high school graduating seniors who demonstrate academic and personal achievement, as well as community participation or service and overall excellence. A high school GPA of 3.80 or above is required to apply for the Signature Scholarships and Masonic Legacy Scholarships.

The Signature Scholarships are college scholarships named after five individuals who are strongly identified with the state of Minnesota through personal achievement or public service and who were personally committed to the values of Masonry in their private lives:

• James J. Hill
• Hubert H. Humphrey
• The Mayo Brothers
• Harold Stassen
• Laura Ingalls Wilder

This merit-based college scholarship opportunity is offered to graduating seniors from accredited Minnesota high schools. These scholarships are made available on an equal opportunity basis, with no discrimination for age, gender, religion, national origin or Masonic affiliation.

Five Signature Scholarships are awarded each year. Each Signature Scholarship is a $5,000 award which may be renewed for up to four years (provided scholastic eligibility is maintained) for up to $20,000.

Masonic Legacy Scholarships
The Robert and Alta Van Tries and William F. Mackintosh Masonic Legacy Scholarships are scholarships endowed by individual donor gifts designated to assist students in their academic pursuits.

The Masonic Legacy Scholarship opportunity is offered to graduating seniors from accredited Minnesota high schools. These scholarships are made available on an equal opportunity basis, with no discrimination for age, gender, religion, national origin or Masonic affiliation.

One Robert and Alta Van Tries Masonic Legacy Scholarship and two William F. Mackintosh Masonic Legacy Scholarships are awarded each year. Each Masonic Legacy Scholarship is a $4,000 award which may be renewed for up to four years (provided scholastic eligibility is maintained) for up to $16,000.

Masonic Legacy Scholarship recipients will be selected from the candidate applications submitted for the Signature Scholarships.

Application deadline for 2012 has passed.  Contact us for additinal information:

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