Scholarships
Scholarship | Type of Student | Award amount range |
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Jim Strehlow ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Parchment High School graduating senior and resident of Parchment School District; attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College; part-time or full-time enrollment; demonstrate improvement in motivation and achievement in high school; demonstrate overcoming adversity. |
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$500-$1,000 |
Brian Thiele Memorial ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Student who is a permanent resident of Kalamazoo County or a student graduating from a high school within Kalamazoo County; four years of soccer during high school; community service; full-time enrollment at a college/university. |
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$1,000-$2,000 |
Wade and Clio Van Valkenburg ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Kalamazoo County resident; previous criminal conviction; two-year or four-year degree or vocational or technical training; enrolling or enrolled full-time or part-time. Financial need. |
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$1,000-$2,000 |
Matthew VanderSalm Memorial ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Southcentral Michigan High School Hockey League defensemen; graduating high school senior; good sportsmanship; attend a two-year or four-year college/university. |
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$2,000-$3,000 |
John C. Volderauer ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Undergraduate in radiologic technology, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound sonography or nuclear medicine technology who is a permanent resident of Kalamazoo County or is receiving their clinical or didactic training in Kalamazoo County. Or continuing education for current radiologic technologist employed in or resident of Kalamazoo County. Application available mid-May and due mid-September. |
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Varies |
Jerry A. and M. Christine Walker ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Kalamazoo County resident or graduate of a high school, alternative school or GED program within Kalamazoo County; must be pursuing vocational or technical training, trade school, a certificate program; a two-year or four-year degree full-time or part-time; minimum 2.5 GPA if attending a college/university; if attending a community college, trade or vocational school, minimum 2.0 GPA. Preference for students whose families immigrated to the United States. |
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Varies |
Roy G. Walters Memorial ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Graduating high school senior; involvement in athletics and school and community activities; full-time enrollment at a college/university. |
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$500-$1,000 |
Weber Specialties Company ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
High school graduating senior or graduate; certificate or two-year or four-year degree in a manufacturing engineering curriculum; full-time or part-time enrollment at a college/university. |
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$500-$1,000 |
Welch's/National Grape Cooperative ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Graduating high school senior; child or grandchild of an employee of the Welch's Company plant in Lawton or child or grandchild of a National Grape Cooperative member with residency in Allegan, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent, or Van Buren County; minimum 2.0 GPA; full-time enrollment at a college/university. |
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$500-$1,000 |
Myra P. Whalen ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Graduate students pursuing a full-time master's or doctorate degree in business, education, engineering, law, math, medicine, psychology, or science. |
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Varies |
Women's Education Coalition GrantScholarship Criteria
Woman residing in Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph or Van Buren County; under-employed or unemployed with significant break in her education; part-time or full-time enrollment in a certificate or degree-granting program. Applications available March 15 through May 15 annually. |
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$2,000-$3,000 |
Edmond B. Woodruff and Beth Woodruff Shipman Memorial ScholarshipScholarship Criteria
Graduating high school senior; minimum 3.8 GPA; enrolling full-time at a college/university; participation in extracurricular activities. |
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$1,000-$2,000 |