Higher education scholarships are available for former guests and eligible Ronald McDonald House Charities Midwest | MN, WI, IA volunteers.
Learn about our various scholarship programs below.
Barbara Henoch Scholarship
Active Ronald McDonald House Charities Midwest | MN, WI, IA volunteers are eligible for the Barbara Henoch Scholarship. Barbara Henoch was born in East Africa and raised in England before coming to the U.S. Barb has been a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House for more than 10 years.
Award: $1,000
Next Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Recipients
2021 – Samra Bojcic
2020 – Kiran Somers
2019 – Brynn Karstens
2018 – Lindsay Young
2017 – Sara Busch
2016 – Anastasia Bornschlegl
2015 – Maddie Lindhart
2014 – Rubie Keyzer
2013 – Emily Bainbridge
2012 – Cree Kachelski
2011 – Anne Doyle
2010 – Trista Stankowski-Drengler
2009 – Cody Honl
2008 – Lindsay Young
2007 – Kelli Geisler
Barbara Soifer Scholarship
Barb Soifer’s career in McDonald’s and Ronald McDonald House Charities spanned more than 30 years. Barb was a strong supporter of the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester. She was devoted to her profession, her community and, most of all, her family.
You are eligible to apply for the Barbara Soifer Scholarship if you have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester as a patient of Mayo Clinic, and you have a high school diploma or GED and you have been accepted by or are enrolled at an accredited college, university, or technical college.
Award: $1,000 1st year, $500 2nd year
2022 Recipient: Katelyn Reuvers
Next Application Deadline: June 16, 2023
Rickee Henoch Scholarship
Rickee Henoch’s scholarship has supported former guests of the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester for over 15 years.
You are eligible to apply for the Rickee Henoch Scholarship if you have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester as a patient of Mayo Clinic, and you have a high school diploma or GED and you have been accepted by or are enrolled at an accredited college, university, or technical college.
Award: $750
2022 Recipient: Bryn Mortenson
Next Application Deadline: June 16, 2023