Catch A Break! Scholarship for Bachelor

Eligibility Criteria

• You have faced challenges in your life and learned from them

• You are highly motivated and know why you want a college education

• You are a US Citizen and a MN resident

• You have been admitted to a 4-year public (not private) college or university in Minnesota

• Your composite ACT score is 24 or higher

• You will be 21 years of age or younger when admitted as a freshman

• Your family’s household income shows significant financial stress/challenges in paying for your college education. Award amount determined after consideration of all sources of financial aid

Offered Benefits

Students can receive up to $11,000 per year for four years, a total of $44,000.

Application Process

Award Winner Requirements

Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a satisfactory academic performance of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in the freshman year

After the first year, students must achieve either a 3.0 GPA each semester or maintain a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in a full-time undergraduate course of study

A school change may result in an award adjustment or forfeiture

Recipients are required to meet with a Catch a Break! mentor at least four times a year, each year they receive the award; recipients must also participate in group Catch a Break! meetings at least twice a year

Recipients of the scholarship are not permitted to work during their freshman year of college and must live on campus