This fund was established by Jerry and Jan Benham to support the Grand Rapids Community College’s Food Pantry and other student led service and civic engagement initiatives. Awards will be made for the following: 1. To provide financial assistance to GRCC’s Food...

This scholarship was established by the Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan. This award will go to a full-time sophomore student that is a Michigan resident who has obtained a 2.0 GPA. Students must demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA form. A...

The Bragg-Harvard-Muhammad Smith – Why We Can’t Wait Fund (BHMS) was established by Mursalata Muhammad, an English Department faculty member at GRCC. The purpose of this fund is to support and encourage civic engagement activities by GRCC students. Awards will be...

This fund was established by Bill and Laurie Foster. Both Bill and Laurie have dedicated many years of service to GRCC. Bill has retired from GRCC but was a long time administrator at the college, and Laurie is a current faculty member in the Biological Science...

This scholarship fund was established by Bishop Dennis J. & Dr. E. Jean Lackey-McMurray. This scholarship will be awarded to two Tassell M-TEC students that are currently enrolled in either credit or non-credit workforce development programs. This scholarship is...

This grant is available to an active member of the BASU who is experiencing a financial hardship, which may result in them not attending courses, or dropping out of school all together. The student must have met the criteria as outlined below: 1. Completed an...

Scholarships will be awarded to full or part-time students attending GRCC. Applicants will have a minimum high school or college GPA of 2.0. To qualify, students must have demonstrated leadership and have volunteered for school and/or community activities (excluding...

The GRCC Board of Trustees established this scholarship to reward high-school students for their academic achievements. Awards are made to freshman applicants who are residents of Michigan and have earned a high-GPA, exhibited leadership, attend at least half-time,...

This scholarship fund was established by Bobbi Schrader, long time nursing faculty member and retired Dean of Workforce Development at Grand Rapids Community College. Scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in either the Associate Degree Nursing or...

Annual scholarship(s) will be awarded to incoming or current student(s) who will be participating as baseball players at GRCC. Scholarship(s) will be awarded at the discretion of the Head Baseball Coach subject to the approval of the GRCC Athletic Director

These scholarships will be awarded in memory of Brad Julian to athletes who maintain full-time student status, meet the National Junior College Athletic Association requirements for eligibility for athletic competition, and complete the seasons of competition as...

This fund was established by Malcolm Brannen, professor in the Music Department at Grand Rapids Community College. This scholarship will assist full or part-time students of string instruments that have been selected by the orchestra director with no more than 8...

The Campus Involvement Award was established by Brian Kloet, a past president of the Student Congress. This award shall be given to the student who: 1. Has been active and involved in student activities. 2. Has established a cross-college interest in campus life and...

Fifteen $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to sophomore students who have expressed financial need to complete their education at GRCC and have demonstrated talent in the culinary arts program. Recipients will be selected by the department head of the Culinary Arts...

Mr. Porter has initiated this fund to establish the Burke Porter Wine Cellar housed at the McCabe-Marlowe House. Grants from the fund will also be awarded to students majoring in the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education area of the College to assist them with the...

This scholarship fund was established by the GRCC Business Department Faculty. Scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in the Business Programs at GRCC. Applicants must have completed two of the following business courses at GRCC, BA 103, BA 106, BA 175,...

This scholarship fund was established to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Grand Rapids Community College. Awards will be made based on grade point average to full-time students.

This scholarship was established by Jim and Carol Watson, retirees of GRCC. The award will be made to single parents that send their children to the GRCC Laboratory Preschool. These funds will specifically help pay for their daycare expenses. An award will be made...

This scholarship, established by Cascade Engineering, will provide two scholarships to Grand Rapids Community College students. The other scholarships will be awarded to students that face barriers in pursing their educational journey (i.e. diversity, felony,...

This scholarship, established by Cascade Engineering, will provide two scholarships to Grand Rapids Community College students. The scholarships will be awarded to students in the technical field, with preference to someone that is in the plastics technology program.

This fund was established by Theresa Palaszek, M.D., a graduate of Grand Rapids Junior College and the University of Michigan Medical School, in memory of her brother Casimir Palaszek, DDS who is also a GRJC Alum. This fund is available to incoming freshman students...

This scholarship was established by the GRCC Employees Benefit Association. Grant awards will be given to students that are being trained in a Workforce Development program or something similar. This grant will assist students in purchasing tools and other resources...

This scholarship will be awarded to freshman and sophomore students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills throughout the community or College. To qualify, students must provide letters of endorsement from faculty and/or leaders of community...

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...