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Jim Mencarelli Memorial Scholarship

Jim Mencarelli Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded to full-time minority sophomore students who have established financial need. Recipients must have a high school or college GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Jim & Myra Muth Scholarship

Jim & Myra Muth Scholarship

This fund was established by James Muth in honor of his retirement and passion for our GRCC Secchia Institute for Culinary Education students. Jim was a dedicated Secchia Institute for Culinary Education faculty member for 33 years. Scholarships will be awarded to...

Jim & Winnie Fox Scholarship

Jim & Winnie Fox Scholarship

This fund was established by Winnie Fox in memory of her husband Jim. Scholarships at $1,500 each will be awarded to incoming freshmen. Awards will be given to full-time male students and full-time female students, each having maintained a minimum of a 2.75 GPA in...

Joan C. Berends Nursing Scholarship

Joan C. Berends Nursing Scholarship

An annual scholarship will be awarded to a GRCC Sophomore majoring in the ADN Program with a 3.0 GPA or higher in their freshman year and intends to continue their education in a baccalaureate program leading to a nursing degree from an accredited four-year...

John D. Hanink Memorial Scholarship

John D. Hanink Memorial Scholarship

Established in 1997, this scholarship fund was created by Barbara Hanink-O’Keefe in memory of her late husband, John D. Hanink. The fund provides annual scholarships to financially deserving students who have achieved a minimum 2.5 GPA. Awards will range from a...

John McIntyre Memorial

John McIntyre Memorial

Grants for student expenses from this fund will be upon recommendation of the baseball coaching staff subject to the approval of the GRCC Athletic Director. Fund monies will also be used to assist in payment of expenses of the baseball team.

Johnnie & Betty Barner Triumph Award

Johnnie & Betty Barner Triumph Award

Established in 2004, this scholarship fund was created by the family of Johnnie Barner in his memory. The fund provides an annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to a minority student entering their sophomore year at Grand Rapids Community College. To qualify,...

John Regenmorter Scholarship

John Regenmorter Scholarship

Scholarships will be awarded to speech students who have attained a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipients will be selected by the Language Arts Scholarship Committee.

John W. Ebels Memorial Scholarship

John W. Ebels Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in memory of John W. Ebels, former Deputy Fire Chief of the City of Grand Rapids.

Jon Bos Scholarship

Jon Bos Scholarship

Scholarships in the standard amount will be awarded to GRCC student athletes who compete for at least one GRCC athletic team and maintain Michigan Community College Athletic Association eligibility. Recipients will be selected based on academic record, involvement in...

Josephine Henderson Heritage Award

Josephine Henderson Heritage Award

This scholarship shall be awarded to two students from Ottawa Hills High School who will attend Grand Rapids Community College. Preference will be given to students entering a Workforce Development program such as; construction, applied technology, culinary arts,...

Joseph & Ruth Phifer Memorial

Joseph & Ruth Phifer Memorial

At least one (1) annual award of $1,000 will be made to a full-time freshman or sophomore who is enrolled in Social Work, Nursing or a related curriculum. In addition, the student should be involved in one or more extracurricular activities that promote the values of...

J.R. Corbus Memorial

J.R. Corbus Memorial

Mr. Peter M. Wege created the J.R. Corbus Scholarship in memory of his friend. This fund provides one annual scholarship in memory of J.R. Corbus. Awards are made based on grade point average to students attending the College full-time.

Julie Johnson Scholarship

Julie Johnson Scholarship

This scholarship was established to encourage full-time and part-time single parents to continue their education. No minimum GPA or number of credit hours are required to apply for this scholarship. This scholarship may be used for tuition, fees, and books.

June Wisby Scholarship

June Wisby Scholarship

This fund was established to support the instructional needs of the GRCC Library. Revenue donated to this fund will be used to purchase, books, magazines, CD’s, videos, equipment and other instructional materials for the Library.

Kathey Klein Dental Hygiene Program

Kathey Klein Dental Hygiene Program

This scholarship was established by Armen Oumedian (GRJC 43?) in honor of his daughter Kathey Klein who is a graduate of the GRCC Dental Hygiene Program from the Class of 1973. The GRCC Dental Hygiene Program is a minimum 3-year program. Dental hygiene practice...

Keith Longberg Trust Scholarship

Keith Longberg Trust Scholarship

The Keith Longberg Trust Scholarship will fund tuition and required books for one or more classes for a single mother or the child of a single parent. Scholarship may be renewed upon successful completion of chosen class work. Student recipient awards will be made...

Keller Foundation Scholarship

Keller Foundation Scholarship

Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded annually to students from the Grand Rapids and surrounding metropolitan area who are preparing for full-time employment or continuation on to a four-year college or university. Students must demonstrate financial need, and the...

Kenneth & Judy Betz Family Scholarship

Kenneth & Judy Betz Family Scholarship

Students must live within the GRCC service area (KISD boundaries). All scholarships are to be awarded based upon demonstrated financial need (FAFSA completed). 2 scholarships are to be awarded based on GPA the minimum GPA for these scholarship awards is 3.75 (high...

Kenneth R. Morris Memorial Scholarship

Kenneth R. Morris Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to GRCC music majors who choose guitar as their major instrument. Recipients may be majoring in any music discipline including Recording Technology, Performance Education or Music Merchandising. Student must be a member of GRCC Guitar...

Kent Philharmonia Scholarship

Kent Philharmonia Scholarship

KPO’s music director will award the Kent Philharmonic Orchestra scholarship to an instrumental music major who is enrolled full-time and can demonstrate academic improvement if the student’s GPA is less than 3.0. Students will audition with KPO’s music director upon...

Kenyatta and Tracey Brame Scholarship

Kenyatta and Tracey Brame Scholarship

This scholarship was established by Kenyatta and Tracey Brame. Kenyatta was elected to the Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees in 2016. Two awards will be given from this scholarship to students that are full-time. The first scholarship of $500 will...

Kloeppner STEM Scholarship

Kloeppner STEM Scholarship

This scholarship was established to aid GRCC students who plan to study in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines, including professional programs like medicine or dentistry. This fund can be awarded to students who have completed 1...

KMCCA Scholarship

KMCCA Scholarship

This $250 annual scholarship was established by Kent Metro Check and Credit Card Association to assist outstanding second year criminal justice students in completing their studies at GRCC. Candidates must have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA and attend the annual fall...

Kurzhals Social Science Scholarship

Kurzhals Social Science Scholarship

This scholarship was established by the Social Science Department (Economics, Geography, History, Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science) in honor of a long time faculty member in the department, Dr. Richard Kurzhals. This scholarship will be awarded to...

Lacks Enterprises Scholarship

Lacks Enterprises Scholarship

This scholarship fund was established by Lack Enterprises to encourage dependents of their employees to reach their educational goals in the field of plastics technology. Two annual $1000 scholarships will be available to dependents of Lacks Enterprises’ employees...

Language Arts Department Scholarship

Language Arts Department Scholarship

A renewable scholarship will be awarded to students demonstrating a proficiency in language arts courses (English composition, literature, speech, foreign languages, philosophy) and an involvement in extra-curricular activities related to language arts. Applicants...

Latino Youth Congress Fund

Latino Youth Congress Fund

Donations to this fund will be used for the annual Latino Youth Conference to be held on the campus of Grand Rapids Community College. Each year several awards are given to individuals who attend the Latino Youth Conference and graduate from an area high school.

Learning Corner at Wealthy

Learning Corner at Wealthy

Funds to support the Wealthy St. Learning Corner.

Leonard Anderson Accounting Scholarship

Leonard Anderson Accounting Scholarship

An annual scholarship will be awarded to a full-time sophomore student who is enrolled in an accounting curriculum.