Refer a friend and both you and the new student will receive a $500 scholarship as a thank-you for helping grow our global community.
Current international students at Minnesota State Mankato can refer a new undergraduate or Intensive English Program student and earn additional scholarship support.
How to Apply
To apply, current students should navigate to their KIC Portal and submit a Refer A Friend Scholarship Application request. If your KIC Portal does not contain this request type, you do not qualify for the Refer A Friend Scholarship.
Eligibility and Rules (Current Students)
Student referrer must initiate the scholarship process, by completing the electronic form provided by the Kearney International Center in the KIC Portal.
- Current student must be enrolled full-time and in Mankato as an undergraduate or Intensive English Program student at Minnesota State Mankato full-time during the semester the scholarship is granted.
- Current student referrer will only receive scholarship funds if the referred prospective student enrolls at Minnesota State Mankato
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If the referring student refers more than one prospective student, the referrer may receive one (1) $500 scholarship for each referred student who enrolls full-time at Minnesota State Mankato (up to 5 referrals). For example, if a student refers three prospective students and two of those students enroll, the referrer would be eligible for $1000 in scholarship funding.
- Current student must complete the electronic application form before the prospective student completes their application process.
- Referrer will not receive scholarship funds if the referred student(s) does not/do not meet the scholarship rules and policies.
Eligibility and Rules (New Students)
- Referred student must be a new prospect to Minnesota State Mankato. If any part of a prospective student’s application and documentation was completed before the referring student completes the Refer A Friend Scholarship Application OR if they have a deferred application, they do not qualify as a new prospect.
- Referred student will only receive the scholarship if they enroll as a full-time undergraduate or Intensive English Program student at Minnesota State Mankato.
- Each referred student is only eligible for one (1) scholarship of $500 (in addition to the IMS) regardless of the number of student referrals received for the new, prospective student.
- Referred students working with an MSU-contracted agent are not eligible for the Refer A Friend Scholarship.