FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 19, 2010
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
One South Harbor
Grand Haven, MI 49417
616-842-6378

Applications for the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s scholarship program are due March 5, 2010. Applicants can apply on line by visiting the Foundation’s website at www.ghacf.org and following the instructions on the Scholarship Tab. Scholarships will be awarded from over 50 Funds of the Foundation through a competitive process, which considers academic achievements, extracurricular activities, educational goals, and personal aspirations. While most Foundation scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors in a broad array of educational pursuits, some of the scholarships are available to adult students and students with a specialized course of study. A few are highlighted below:

Dake Community Manufacturing Scholarship Fund: This award is to provide encouragement and support to a student who wants to further his/her manufacturing education. This would include, but not be limited to industrial, vocational, and technical training. Applicants from Northwest Ottawa County, Muskegon County and Oceana County may apply. Students may be current high school graduating seniors, current college students or adult students. A GED is acceptable and GPA need not be a consideration. Financial need is a consideration.
Friends of the Loutit District Library Fund: This Fund will provide educational assistance to a
student pursuing an advanced degree in Library Science. Eligible students must reside or have previously resided in the Tri-Cities area of Northern Ottawa County, Michigan. The student must be enrolled in a graduate program in Library Science accredited by the American Library Association. Financial need is not a consideration for this award.

Jack Feldt Ambucs Memorial Fund: This Fund will provide educational assistance to a student planning to pursue studies in a Physical Therapy Program. Eligible students must reside or have previously resided in the Tri-Cities area. Financial need is not a consideration for this award.

Tom Gifford Scholarship Fund: This award is available to graduates of Spring Lake High School – must have been a SLHS student for three semesters immediately prior to graduation and must have attended SLHS for at least 3 years – who are planning to attend Amherst College within 30 months of high school graduation.

Marjorie M. Hendricks Environmental Education Fund: This Fund will assist a graduate of any
Tri-Cities area high school or current Tri-Cities area resident attending Aquinas College, Calvin College or Grand Valley State University to pursue a degree in an environmental science field. Preference will be given to an upperclassman or graduate school student who demonstrates financial need.

H. Wayne VanAgtmael Cosmetology Scholarship Fund: Scholarships will be awarded to a high
school graduate with plans to study in any public or private certified cosmetology program, such as,
Aveda Institute, CHIC University of Cosmetology, French Academy of Cosmetology, or Booker Institute of Cosmetology. Eligible students must be residents of the Tri-Cities area.

Geri Coccodrilli Culinary Scholarship Fund: This award will provide educational assistance to a Tri-Cities area or Fruitport High School graduating senior planning to pursue studies in the Culinary Arts.

West Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association Fund: This Fund will assist graduating high school seniors and currently enrolled college students planning to pursue a horticulture or green industry career at a two-year or four-year college or university. Eligible students must reside in Ottawa, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon or Allegan Counties.