The Alumni Association gives $65,000 to support students each year through these programs:
Alumni Network Scholarships | Interim Scholarships | Legacy Scholarships
Students of Color Scholarships | International Student Scholarships | Maple Leaf Scholarships
Alumni Association International Student Scholarships
The Calvin Alumni Association provides funds for students who are citizens of countries outside the United States and Canada. These scholarships are available to prospective students for their first year at Calvin. Factors in the selection are the student's academic record, motivation, character, potential for success at Calvin, and financial need. A minimum 2.5 high school GPA is required. Scholarship recipients are selected by the Alumni Association Board and the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Up to three scholarships of $2,000 are available for the 2012-13 academic year. To be considered for this award, students must also be formally admitted to Calvin by March 1. Alumni Association International Student Scholarship applications are due by March 1 of the student's senior year of high school.
Download the application instructions and application form (right-click on the links to download them to your computer):
Application Instructions: Word | PDF
Application Form: Word | PDF
E-mail any questions to alumni@calvin.edu.
International students in JAPAN: Note that the Japan Alumni Network also offers a scholarship for which you might be eligible. See the network scholarship site for details
Alumni Association Legacy Scholarships
Each year, almost 40% of incoming Calvin students — more than 400 — are children of Calvin alumni, known as "legacy" students. To celebrate the legacy of Calvin attendance in succeeding generations, the Calvin Alumni Association annually awards at least 36 scholarships of $500 each to students who are at least third-generation legacy students. These are one-time scholarships to be used the student's first year at Calvin.
The selection committee looks at legacy numbers, cumulative GPA, volunteerism/community service, and financial need. Specific requirements:
- students applying to Calvin as high school seniors and admitted to Calvin by February 1
- candidates must have at least one parent plus at least two additional direct ancestors (a second parent, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, etc.) who are alumni
- "Alumni" are defined those who have attended Calvin for at least the equivalent of two full semesters.
- Alumni siblings, cousins and aunts/uncles are not considered director ancestors for the purpose of this scholarship.
- Examples: Students would meet the Legacy Scholarship criteria if they had a) 2 alumni parents + one alum grandparent or b) 1 alum parent + 2 alum grandparents or c) 1 alum parent + 1 alum grandparent + 1 alum great-grandparent
- minimum 3.0 GPA
- preference given to students with financial need
- preference given to those who have not received another scholarship from Calvin
Application form: Apply online (application process now closed)
Application deadline: February 1 of a student's senior year of high school
Alumni Association Network Scholarships
Criteria and application instructions
More than 20 Alumni Networks award scholarships to students attending Calvin from their local area. Students do not need to be children of alumni to receive these scholarships. Most scholarships are awarded to first-year students (exceptions: SE Wisconsin and Black Alumni Network scholarships). The link above gives specifics on each network's scholarship program.
Alumni Association Students of Color Scholarships
The Calvin Alumni Association provides funds for scholarships for U.S. and Canadian students of color for their first year at Calvin. Primary factors in the selection are the student's academic record, motivation, character, potential for success at Calvin, and financial need. A minimum 2.5 high school GPA is required. Scholarship recipients are selected by the Alumni Association Board and the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Up to five scholarships of $2,000 are available for the 2012-13 academic year. Applications must be received (not just postmarked, but received) by January 25 of the student's senior year of high school.
Download the application instructions and application form (right-click on the links to download them to your computer):
Application Instructions: Word | PDF
Application Form: Word | PDF
E-mail any questions to alumni@calvin.edu.
Maple Leaf Scholarships
The Calvin Alumni Association is partnering with the admissions office to promote the Maple Leaf Scholarship for Canadian students. The $5,000 USD scholarship is renewable each year for up to five years with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. You are eligible for the scholarship if you are a Canadian (or dual) citizen entering Calvin for the first time in fall 2011 and you have a minimum average mark of 75% or higher. To receive this scholarship, you must be nominated by a Canadian alumna/us of Calvin. For more information, see the Calvin financial aid site.
Attention Calvin alumni: If you are a Canadian alumna/us (currently living in Canada), you may nominate a Canadian student to receive the Maple Leaf Scholarship!
Alumni Association Interim Scholarships
The Calvin Alumni Association is supportive of students seeking off-campus study experiences during interim. The organization has made nine (9) $500 travel grants available to Calvin students. Applications are available from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid in September.
Brian De Wall, Lori Powell and Matt Remein Scholarships
On January 25, 1997, a terrible automobile accident took the life of Calvin senior Brian De Wall (Fruitport, Michigan) and seriously injured Moni Anders (Galena, Ohio), Lori Powell (Worthington, Ohio), and Matt Remein (Silver Spring, Maryland). In time, Moni recovered, but Lori and Matt remained limited by brain injury, and Lori eventually passed away in May 2006. In October 1999, a group of 46 Calvin students, staff, and alumni (organized by the Chaplain’s Office) ran in the Chicago Marathon to raise money and encourage the DeWall, Powell and Remein families whose lives were daily affected by that crash. The endowed dollars from this fundraising effort are entrusted to the alumni network leadership in the areas where these students lived to give thanks to God for their lives and to provide assistance for future Calvin students in their names.
Brian
De Wall Lakeshore Scholarship
One scholarship of $750 (one year only) is awarded to a first-year student
from western Michigan, with preference given to students pursuing a degree
in engineering. Minimum 3.0 GPA. Interested candidates should apply through
the Lakeshore Alumni
Network.
Lori
Powell Central Ohio Scholarship
One scholarship of $750 (one year only) is awarded to a first-year student
from the Central Ohio area, with preference given to students pursuing
a degree in elementary or secondary education. Minimum 3.0 GPA. Interested
candidates should send a letter describing their academic qualifications
and career goals to the financial aid office by February
1.
Matthew
Remein D.C. Area Scholarship
One scholarship of $750 (one year only) is awarded to a first-year
student from the greater D.C. area, with preference given to students
pursuing a career in ministry. Minimum 3.0 GPA. Interested candidates
should apply through the D.C.
Area Alumni Network.
Cornelius and Marian Joosse Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established with gifts from Mr. Harry and Mrs. Barb Kampenga in honor of their parents, Mr. Cornelius and Mrs. Marian Joosse. Typically, the Southeast Wisconsin Alumni Network awards one scholarship of $1,500 to an upper-class student. Interested candidates should apply through the Southeast Wisconsin Alumni Network.
