Beat the Odds Scholarship Program

The Beat the Odds® scholarship program honors outstanding high school students who have overcome tremendous adversity in life to achieve academic excellence, demonstrate leadership in their communities and aspire to attend college.

Each year, through a competitive review process, Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota selects five of the most deserving Twin Cities-area high school students for a Beat the Odds® scholarship to be put toward college expenses.

If you want to nominate a student, complete and submit the application located here by Friday, October 16, 2015 at 11:59 PM.