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. |
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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 |