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Charles Buffham Special Needs Fund

Charles Buffham Special Needs Fund

This fund was established to support the curriculum development needs of the GRCC Music Department. Revenue donated to this fund will be used to purchase audio, video and musical equipment needed by the Music Department.

Closson-Jones String Scholarship

Closson-Jones String Scholarship

One annual scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding full-time freshman and sophomore string instrument player majoring in the music field with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection of recipients shall be made by an audition committee comprised of Music Department faculty.

Computer Applications Department Scholarship

Computer Applications Department Scholarship

Scholarship awards will be made to continuing students who are concentrating in computer fields of study, according to the following guidelines: 1. Students shall have completed 30 hours at Grand Rapids Community College, of which 15 have been in Computer...

Creative Writing Scholarship & Display Magazine Writing Award

Creative Writing Scholarship & Display Magazine Writing Award

Creative writing scholarships will be awarded to full-time students and are renewable based on satisfactory progress. Partial awards may be made to part-time students. Recipients will be determined on the basis of writing ability and strength of interest in the...

Crescendo Scholarship

Crescendo Scholarship

The Crescendo scholarship was created to encourage non-music majors to enroll in major ensembles for credit. This award will be presented to selected instrumentalists who have demonstrated significant proficiency on their band and/or orchestral instrument and who are...

Curtis D. Horton Memorial Scholarship

Curtis D. Horton Memorial Scholarship

Two $500 scholarships will be awarded to GRCC students enrolled in the Automotive Technology Certificate program or the Automotive Technology Associate Degree program. Recipients must have achieved a minimum 2.5 GPA. Preference may be given to students in need of...

Custer Office Environments Scholarship

Custer Office Environments Scholarship

This scholarship was established to encourage Custer Office Environments (COE) employees and their dependents to reach their educational goals. Two $1000 scholarship will be available to COE employees or their dependents who have achieved a minimum 2.5 GPA. If no COE...

David Steeby Memorial

David Steeby Memorial

An annual scholarship(s) will be awarded to a graduating Ottawa Hills High School senior attending GRCC as a full-time student carrying at least twelve semester hours. Selection of the recipient will be made by a staff committee appointed by the Ottawa Hills High...

Deb Bailey Memorial Scholarship

Deb Bailey Memorial Scholarship

The purpose of the Deb Bailey Memorial Scholarship is to honor Deb’s life and legacy as a community advocate. Deb worked tirelessly to support GRCC and the students we serve, and this scholarship will serve as a permanent memorial to continuing that support. This...

Deb Schultz Community Dentistry Scholarship

Deb Schultz Community Dentistry Scholarship

Applicants must have an overall 3.0 GPA and carry a 3.25 GPA in all of their dental courses. Students must be in their final year of the dental hygiene program and exhibit a passion for community service and be a member of the American Dental Hygiene Association...

Deleon D. Dobreff Violin Scholarship

Deleon D. Dobreff Violin Scholarship

The family of Deleon D. Dobreff has established this scholarship to honor the memory of their father. Scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in music whose applied instrument is violin or viola and that are enrolled full-time and can demonstrate academic...

Devon Quinn Kurzhals RAD Tech Scholarship

Devon Quinn Kurzhals RAD Tech Scholarship

This scholarship is being awarded in memory of Devon Quinn Kurzhals, a 2017 GRCC rad tech graduate. Devon was devoted to science and loved his work at Holland Hospital as a radiology technician. This scholarship is meant to assist one full-time GRCC rad tech student...

Dickie Drew Memorial

Dickie Drew Memorial

The recipient must demonstrate financial need and must be enrolled in a full-time course of study at GRCC. The recipient must exhibit scholastic ability and must have at least a 2.2 grade point average. The recipient should also demonstrate athletic ability; however,...

Dick & Judy Bezile Grant Fund

Dick & Judy Bezile Grant Fund

This fund will provide emergency loans and grants to students based on financial need. Awards will be awarded annually to part-time or full-time students. Preference will be given to students enrolled in Computer Graphics Communications. If there are no applicants...

Dirk C. Hoffius Scholarship

Dirk C. Hoffius Scholarship

This scholarship fund recognizes the interests of Dirk C. Hoffius, 2016 Distinguished Alumnus of GRJC, who attended GRJC in 1962-63. Dirk recognizes the significant impact that GRJC had on his life and wants to give back by helping students annually to realize their...

Donald, Thelma & Jean Schutte Nursing Scholarship

Donald, Thelma & Jean Schutte Nursing Scholarship

The recipient(s) will be a second year full-time student in the ADN Program who has demonstrated a contribution to nursing. The applicant must demonstrate financial need, be receiving no other financial assistance, and have a 3.0 GPA in nursing courses previously taken.

Donna Keller Memorial Grant/Loan Fund

Donna Keller Memorial Grant/Loan Fund

This grant/loan fund was established by Fred P. Keller in memory of his beloved wife Donna. Interest free grants and loans up to $500 will be available to students attending GRCC. Recipients must have attained a minimum 2.7 GPA and demonstrated financial need to...

Downs/Dawson/Schillinger

Downs/Dawson/Schillinger

Dr. Anne Mulder Scholarship

Dr. Anne Mulder Scholarship

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Dr. Linda S. Peters Memorial Education Scholarship

Dr. Linda S. Peters Memorial Education Scholarship

The recipient of this scholarship will be a female student who is carrying at least six credits, who intends to earn a baccalaureate degree in education, and who intends to teach (at any level). Preference may be given to single mothers.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

The recipients of this award exemplify the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through their community involvement and campus life. GRCC staff may nominate students to receive this award. A committee from the Student Services Division will select the recipient. The...

Dr. Phillip Sigal Peace & Justice Memorial

Dr. Phillip Sigal Peace & Justice Memorial

The recipient will have demonstrated leadership or volunteerism in areas of the environment, housing, feeding and caring for the poor and the elderly, racism, multi-culturalism, inter-faith dialogue, international understanding or other worthy peace and justice...

DTE Energy Scholarship Award

DTE Energy Scholarship Award

This scholarship was established by DTE Energy. Students must either desire to transfer to a four-year institution to study science or engineering, or desire to obtain an associate’s degree or Certification in Science or Applied Arts and Sciences. Also those students...

Dykstra Food Service Scholarship

Dykstra Food Service Scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded from the interest earnings in the Dykstra Food Service Scholarship Fund. Recipients must be full-time students in the Culinary Arts or Culinary Management programs at GRCC who have attained a 2.0 grade point average in high school or in...

E.D. Flynn Scholarship

E.D. Flynn Scholarship

This scholarship was established by Erich Flynn. Scholarship recipients will be selected using the following criteria: Annual scholarships will be available to students who have achieved a 2.5 minimum GPA. Students may major in the curriculum of their choice;...

Edith Bishop & Esther Arlene Ranke Hospitality Education Scholarship

Edith Bishop & Esther Arlene Ranke Hospitality Education Scholarship

This scholarship fund was established by Michelle Bottrall in memory of her grandmothers, Edith Bishop and Esther Arlene Ranke. An award of $500 annually will be made to a full-time or part-time female sophomore student enrolled in any Secchia Institute for Culinary...

Edith Johnson Memorial

Edith Johnson Memorial

The recipient(s) may be a freshman or sophomore student with a GPA of 2.5 or higher who has been accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing program, the Practical Nursing program, or an approved office occupation program. The fund will provide for tuition and...

Elias Lumpkins Scholarship

Elias Lumpkins Scholarship

The recipient will be a sophomore minority student who is attending full-time and has a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.

Elizabeth Knapp Scholarship

Elizabeth Knapp Scholarship

A one-year scholarship will be given to a GRCC sophomore student who is majoring in social science. Recipients must have maintained a 3.5 GPA in social science, and 3.0 overall GPA, and must have completed at least twenty-four credit hours at GRCC with nine of them...

Elva VanHaitsma English Scholarship

Elva VanHaitsma English Scholarship

Freshman and/or sophomore recipients will be selected by the Language Arts Department faculty based upon an original poem or short story, a literary critique or research paper on a literary topic. Additional criteria for selection include demonstrated academic...