MN SF2528

North Star Promise scholarship recipients must agree to reside and work in Minnesota for three years, beginning within six months of completing their degree or credential program

Recipients who fail to meet the residency and employment requirement will have their total scholarship converted to a student loan with interest charged under section 270C.40

The commissioner may waive the requirement for students who, within six years of receiving the scholarship, have not completed their program, have not earned a bachelor's degree, and are no longer enrolled in any postsecondary institution

Deferments are available for postgraduate education (if enrolled at least half-time), full-time volunteer service through Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, or similar programs, and extreme hardship circumstances

Applies to scholarship awards beginning in fall term of the 2026-2027 academic year; obligations cancel upon death or permanent and total disability of the recipient