The Upper Midwest Rebild Scholarship Corporation is both an independent 501c3 Nonprofit Corporation and a Minnesota-based 317A Nonprofit Corporation, organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes which preserve and strengthen the Danish heritage of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

The corporation will receive and disburse funds for the accomplishment of its purposes and has organized a scholarship fund to provide the means to support a period of study in Denmark by a young person of Danish background and extraction and/or an individual who has demonstrated a strong interest and commitment to Denmark and “matters Danish”. The Upper Midwest Chapter of the Rebild National Park Society is a strong supporter of the scholarship corporation.

The overall aim of the corporation is to help develop and promote the cultural and friendship ties between the United States and Denmark. The Upper Midwest Chapter of the Rebild National Park Society is a strong supporter of the corporation.

Applications for the next award cycle will be accepted from November 1, 2011 to February 15, 2012.