2025 Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship

Applications can be downloaded from the Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship webpage.

OPENED: MAY 10, 2025

CLOSES: OCT0BER 20, 2025

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2025 Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship

High school seniors and college students with a physical connection to St. Louis County, Minnesota, are encouraged to apply for the $1,500 Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship. The 2025 application opened up on Saturday, May 10, 2025, and the deadline is Monday, October 20, 2025. 

Mr. Colalillo was the last known surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient in the State of Minnesota. He was born and raised in St. Louis County, attended Duluth Denfeld High School and dropped out of school when his mother died so he could help support the family. Following the war, Mr. Colalillo and his wife raised three children in Duluth, Minnesota. To learn about his military service, visit the Veterans Memorial Hall website: http://www.vets-hall.org/stories/world-war-ii/mike-colalillo.     

For complete details about the application requirements, go to https://www.thehistorypeople.org/m-colalillo-scholarship.

DONATE TO THE MIKE COLALILLO MEDAL OF HONOR SCHOLARSHIP

The Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship Fund is fiscally administered by the Boreal Waters Community Foundation, formerly known as the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.   

To make a donation to the scholarship fund, make your check payable to the Boreal Waters Community Foundation.  Please specify that the donation is designated for the Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship Fund and mail to: Boreal Waters Community Foundation, 324 West Superior Street, Suite 700, Duluth, MN, 55802. Online donations may be made at: Mike Colalillo Medal of Honor Scholarship Fund.