Michigan Scholarships

This provides scholarships for mid-Michigan residents pursuing accredited health career programs. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and established criteria. Apply here.

Scholarship ranges from $1,000 to $6,600 based on financial needs for High-achieving female 10th and 11th graders attending high school in Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota. Joyce Ivy Summer Scholars attend summer pre-college programs at eleven partner colleges and universities – Barnard College, Brown University, Cornell University, Emory University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, Smith College, Stanford University, Washington University in St Louis, University of Chicago, and Yale University. More details here. 

This gives one-time awards of $2,000 to honor the civil rights activist’s historic involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and later Michigan’s Black Power movement. Incoming freshmen must write a brief, 300-word essay on how they’ll use Rosa Parks’ principles to address one of today’s social issues. To be eligible, you must be seniors at public or private Michigan high schools and have post-graduation goals in higher education. Learn more here.

Scholarship amount offered is $1,000 aids graduating high school seniors in Gratiot County pursuing agriculture, engineering, computers, drafting, or similar fields at a college, university, or trade school. Eligibility requires a minimum 2.5 GPA, financial need, and a non-family reference letter. Prior recipients can reapply without preference. Click here to apply.

This scholarship offers annual awards to seniors at Catholic Central, Covenant Christian, Kenowa Hills and Northview High Schools in the Grand Rapids, MI area for creatively raising funds for Multiple Sclerosis. One or two $500 scholarships are awarded at each high school, one to a male and female senior who raises the most funds for MS. Nine scholarships are offered to high school students annually and one offered to college students annually. Read more here.

This is open to all college and trade/vocational students graduating from Genesee County, Michigan public high schools and from Luke M. Powers Catholic High School. Those whose cumulative grades may not reflect their potential because of hardships, setbacks or “late blooming” are encouraged to apply. Awardees may receive up to $5,000 annually for up to four years. Need and the costs of a student’s program are considered along with other criteria. Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a minimum 2.3 GPA. Learn more here

This is a renewable scholarship for up to $9,000 awarded over four years for graduating seniors and current college students who demonstrate financial need, are involved in community service and are planning to attend a 4-year college/university in Michigan. Preference may be given to students who will attend small or private institutions. Application here

This provides up to eight semesters of undergraduate tuition to an entering freshman. This also pays their full tuition and room and board. To be eligible, you must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, a minimum score of 940 on the SAT or 18 on the ACT, and be accepted as a CMU freshman for the fall. More details and application here.

The scholarship ranges from $1,000 to $3,000 and is available to high school seniors in the BBB Serving Western Michigan’s service area. It is based on the same criteria as the BBB Trust Award given to West Michigan leaders: Honesty, Transparency, Integrity, and Impact. Read more here. 

This is for $5,000, which will be awarded to Michigan students. Applicants are asked to submit a persuasive message that shows how you would convince young drivers to reduce distractions while driving. Read more here.

This offers $5,000 award, for Michigan students in water environment fields. Applicants must be Michigan residents attending in-state institutions with a minimum GPA of 2.5, and some scholarships are for MWEA members or their relatives. Read more here.

Each year, qualified African-American and Black junior and senior high school students participate in the Essay Contest and Issue Forum. The essay contest is open to high school juniors and seniors (grades 11 and 12) at time of submission of essay. Essay contestants must reside in a district represented by a Congressional Black Caucus Member and be a U.S. citizen/legal permanent resident. Contestants should identify as African-American or Black. The deadline is March 29th. More information can be found here and here. 

 LAHC Scholarship Program serves members of the community through diverse programs and initiatives that serve children, youth, seniors and families regardless of race, religion, age, ethnicity, gender, country of origin and sexual orientation. Applicants must be high school seniors who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States and reside in the state of Michigan, have a 3.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need. The deadline is March 31st. More information can be found here and here. 

Applicants must be pursuing higher education, college, trade school, etc. and must be involved in the horse community. Must reside in Saginaw, Midland, or Bay Counties or within 35 miles of our facility. Eligible applicants should submit a cover letter telling us about who you are, your plans for higher education, and how you’ve been involved in the horse community. (Be sure to include your contact information) and a 250–500-word essay explaining your involvement with horses or within the horse community. The deadline is March 31st. More information can be found here and here. 

The National Federation of the Blind currently offers over 30 $8,000 merit-based scholarships. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and leadership. Applicants must: be legally blind in both eyes; be a resident of the fifty states, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico; be at least 18 by the beginning of July; be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application; and be able to participate in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities. The deadline is March 31st. More information can be found here and here.