Students of Integrity Scholarship

Only Minnesota and North Dakota students from accredited high schools who are seniors in the 2026-2027 school year will be accepted. To qualify for the scholarship, students must:

• Be a graduating senior enrolled in a Minnesota or North Dakota high school (if selected, recipients must sign an electronic affidavit verifying enrollment – provided by BBB)

• Not be a BBB employee, intern, Board of Director or their family member.

Of course! Rather than focusing solely on academics, this scholarship awards students for their integrity. Students with GPAs 3.0 or higher, or those who show evidence of progress over time, are still encouraged to apply.

BBB will handle mailing the $2,500 scholarship funds directly to your college of choice. This ensures the scholarship funds are secure and fully applied to your tuition.

Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than January. Once the recipients are confirmed, we will alert non-recipients, likely before the end of January.

All 2027 scholarship applications must be submitted through the online form between September 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026. No applications will be accepted through other forms or after October 30.

Students of Integrity Scholarship applications will be reviewed by an independent panel of judges of local business and community leaders selected by BBB. Judging will be based mainly on the content of the essay, although future plans and goals, your reference letter, and outside activities will also be used by the judges in making their final selections.

A successful application will include several elements:

• Applicant information

• Essay

• Extracurriculars

• Post-secondary plans

• Letter of recommendation

BBB is built on a foundation of trust, ethics and integrity in business. We’re looking for student leaders who not only value these principles but can demonstrate how they put them into action. 

Please write an essay (1,000 words or less) describing a time when you had to earn or rebuild trust with others in a school, work or community setting. What steps did you take and what did you learn?  

A successful essay will include the following: 

• Relevance to Prompt 

• Essay is clear, coherent and engaging 

• Concrete steps taken to earn or rebuild trust 

• Demonstration of Trust, Ethics & Integrity 

• Meaningful reflection on what was learned 

The student's letter of recommendation will be considered during the judging process.

AI Policy & Originality Notice

The BBB Students of Integrity Scholarship evaluates your personal voice, judgment and lived experience. Your written essay or the content of your audio or video response must be created by you.

Permitted: Basic spelling and grammar corrections that do not generate or substantially rewrite content; speech-to-text and other accessibility tools; and general feedback from a teacher, counselor or trusted adult, provided that person does not write or rewrite your response.

Not permitted: Using generative AI to choose or invent your story, create an outline, draft language, expand your response or substantially rewrite any part of it. Another person may not write or rewrite your response for you.

By submitting your application, you certify that your response is your own original work. Suspected violations will be reviewed and may result in disqualification. BBB will not disqualify an applicant based solely on the result of an automated AI-detection tool.