The Alumni Association gives $65,000 to support students each year through these programs:
Chapter Scholarships | Interim Scholarships | Legacy Scholarships | Minority Scholarships | Service Scholarships
Alumni Association Chapter Scholarships
Criteria and application instructions
20 Alumni Chapters 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 Chapter scholarships). The link above gives specifics on each chapter's scholarship program.
Alumni Association Minority Scholarships
Each year the Calvin Alumni Association provides funds for scholarships for North American ethnic minority students. 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. For 2009-10, three scholarships were awarded in the amount of $2,000 each. Scholarship recipients are selected by the Alumni Association Board and the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Up to four scholarships of $2,000 are available for the 2010-11 academic year. Applications are due by February 1 of the student's senior year of high school.
Download the application instructions and application form:
Instructions (1 page Word document)
Application form (1 page Word document)
Right-click on the links and choose "Save Target As" to save the file to your computer.
E-mail any questions to alumni@calvin.edu.
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 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 2, 2009, for the 2009-2010 academic year
- both parents and at least one grandparent of interested candidates must be Calvin alumni (must have attended two full semesters), with preference given to candidates who have additional alumni grandparents, great-grandparents, or great-great-grandparents
- minimum 3.0 GPA
- preference given to students with financial need
- preference given to those who have not received another scholarship from Calvin
- children of Calvin employees are not eligible
- deadline for consideration: March 1, 2009
Application form: Apply online
Application deadline: March 1 of a student's senior year of high school
Alumni Association Service Scholarships
Criteria: Current Calvin sophomores or juniors who have been active in volunteer work on and off the Calvin campus through involvement in student and/or community organizations where payment for services has been minimal or nonexistent are invited to apply. Students who wish to apply for these scholarships must be able to articulate a connection between their volunteer activity and life goals. Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.5.
Amounts: 8 scholarships of $1200 each ($600/semester) for the 2010-11 school year
Application process: Applications and recommendations are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. A team of Alumni Association Board members reviews the applications and interviews finalists during uKnight week in February (Thursday afternoon, February 11, 2010).
Note to high school seniors in the Grand Rapids area: This is not the service scholarship form you need. You need the Grand Rapids Alumni Chapter Service Scholarship form.
Download a Service Scholarship application (3 separate parts):
Student Application: Word and PDF
Recommendation Form: Word and PDF
Students: Download twice - Two recommendations are required.
NOTE: Right-click on these links and choose "save target as" to save them to your own computer or disk. If you are asked about continuing to load the document, say Yes
Alumni Association Interim Scholarships
The Calvin Alumni Association is supportive of students seeking off-campus study experiences during interim. The organization has made a number of travel grants available to Calvin students, in amounts ranging from $200 to $500. 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 chapter 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
Chapter.
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 Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid 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 Chapter.
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 Chapter awards one scholarship of $1,500 to an upper-class student. Interested candidates should apply through the Southeast Wisconsin Alumni Chapter.
