Our scholarship deadline for 2012 is Friday, March 2, 5pm

Please Note: Our service areas include residents with a permanent addresss in the Tri-Cites of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg and Allendale and Coopersville. Community Foundations serve donors and charitable agencies for the enhancement of their specific service areas. Guidelines prohibit us from using funds for non-residents of our service areas. Residents of other areas should consult their local Community Foundation for scholarship opportunities. One exception is the West Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association Scholarship for Horticulture. Eligible students must reside in Ottawa, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon or Allegan Counties to apply for that scholarships.

All recipients must attend a United States nonprofit or public educational institution. The Foundation will not make awards to students attending for profit schools or international schools.

Examples of non profit schools are:
State Schools: i.e. University of Michigan
Community Colleges: i.e. Muskegon Community College
Nonprofit schools: i.e. Hope College

Example of for-profit schools:
ITT Technical Institute
PIMA Medical Institute
University of Phonnix.

You can check on the status of any college or university at College Source.

1. Begin to fill out your FAFSA so you have the results back in time for the March 2, 2012 deadline.

2. Print the Financial Information Form, fill it out, sign it and mail it to the College or University you plan to attend in the fall.

3. Register and complete an online application (click here: e-Grant)

4. Submit your application in two ways:
First:
Submit your application electronically. Then go to the main menu page on the e-Grant page. Click on the "View" button. Your application will appear in PDF format.
Second:
1. Print this PDF form of your application. (If the word "Draft" appears on any pages of the application after printing, go back to the "Finish Page" and "Submit" the application.) Applications will not be considered submitted if they are in Draft form.
2. Attach a copy of your most recent transcript (either High School or College) and
3. A copy of Page One (1) of your SAR report that contains your CURRENT (not an estimate) EFC information.

Mail or deliver these three pieces of information, stapled together in the above order, to the Grand Haven Community Foundation, One South Harbor, Grand Haven, MI 49417 so they are received no later than 5 pm on Friday, March 2, 2012.