About Our Scholarships
Scholarship Funds help local students meet their academic and vocational goals in the name of the donors who established the funds. Dozens of local people review scholarship applications to match the donor’s intent with the current class of students, providing financial support to help them continue their education or training after high school. The scholarship awards vary in amounts and focus and are available to students with a variety of experiences and future plans. In every case, the Community Foundation aims to help our local kids succeed.
Thanks to our generous donors, we are pleased to offer more than 100 scholarships every year to graduating high school students, with a few available to those continuing in post-secondary programs. Investing in our youth is a long-standing value of the Community Foundation, and by supporting students pursuing higher education, we continue youth development beyond high school—making the future brighter for hundreds of young adults.
The scholarships range from $300 to $6,000 and are available to students from a variety of backgrounds with varied interests. (Several scholarships are also available for Emmet County residents.)
Pictured: Some of the 2020 scholarship recipients
TO SEE A LIST OF OUR RECENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, CLICK HERE
Available scholarships are listed below, by school district. Contact the Community Foundation office for eligibility criteria and for more information about these funds.
BEAVER ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Beaver Island Scholarship Endowment
Beaver Island 21st Century Kitty McNamara Scholarship Fund
BOYNE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Boyne City Scholarship Endowment
Boyne Valley Lions "Clive & Ruby Vollick" Memorial Scholarship Fund
Casey & Mark Newville Memorial Fund
Christy Gill Memorial Scholarship Fund
Industrial Magnetics Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lee & Tokoly Charitable Educational Fund
BOYNE FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL
Boyne Falls Scholarship Endowment
Boyne Falls Polish Festival Memorial Scholarship Fund
Boyne Valley Lions Club "Ed Bobowski Memorial" Scholarship
Choice Snyder Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
Leszek Wasylewski Memorial Scholarship Fund
Joe Schwem Memorial Scholarship Fund
Laurie Howell Memorial Scholarship Fund
CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Charlevoix Scholarship Endowment
Arthur Taylor Scholarship Fund
Buck and Shirley Golovich Scholarship Fund
Charlevoix Development Corporation Fund
Elizabeth Griffin Herman Scholarship Fund
Pete Spieles Cross Country Scholarship Fund
Ray Kipke Athletic Scholarship Fund
Robert and L. Georgine Craig Scholarship Fund
Shawn McCraney Pay It Forward Scholarship Fund
EAST JORDAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
East Jordan Scholarship Endowment
Alice Garlock Memorial Scholarship Fund
Becky Bos Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bob Snyder Memorial Scholarship Fund
East Jordan Garden Club Fund
East Jordan Rotary Club Scholarship Fund
East Jordan Rotary Opportunity Scholarship Fund
East Jordan Rotary Vocational Education Scholarship Fund
F. Bruce Malpass Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jeremy and Nicholas Bingham Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kenneth Diller Memorial Scholarship Fund
Larry R. Gee Memorial Scholarship Fund
Leatha Larsen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marion Gardner Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund
Miss East Jordan Scholarship Pageant Fund
Muriel and Bill Zoulek Memorial Scholarship Fund
Norm and Genevieve Bartlett Scholarship Fund
R. Loren and Kay Hughes Scholarship Fund
Robin Coon Scholarship Fund
Shepard Family Scholarship Fund
Teddy Jeffery Memorial Scholarship Fund
Teddy Slough Memorial Music Scholarship
Walter & Norma Thorsen Memorial Scholarship Fund
ALL CHARLEVOIX COUNTY SCHOOLS
Boyne City Cooperative Scholarship Fund
Charlevoix County Farm Bureau Endowment Fund
Chx Co Chapter MARSP Scholarship Fund
Eary/Conrad Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
I.O.O.F. Vocational Education Scholarship Fund
John D. Juracko Scholarship Fund
Kristen Cleary Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marge Ferguson Mayville Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mark R. Yager Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sheila Allen Memorial Scholarship Fund
U.S. Marine Corps League - No. MI Detachment Scholarship Fund
SCHOLARSHIPS THAT SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION
Bill and Jerry Brady Memorial Scholarship Fund
Edna Brown Nursing Scholarship Fund
Mark Clute Mapping Technologies Scholarship Fund
Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Nursing Scholarship Fund
Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Staff Education Fund
Peggy Carey Northway Nursing Scholarship Fund
OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS
Belvedere Scholarship Endowment Funds
Ellsworth Community Scholarship Fund
Harbor Industries, Inc. Fund
Marion Gardner Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund
Teddy Slough Memorial Music Scholarship
For more information related to a specific scholarship fund, please contact Mishelle Shooks at the Community Foundation at 231-536-2440.