Renews Annually
March 1
Starting December 1, students can apply for any and all of our all-in-one scholarships and education grants via the all-in-one online application. Submissions are due by March 1 every year.*
Applicants may be contacted for missing information or documents, otherwise from April-June, KZCF Scholarships staff will reach out to selected scholarship recipients as committees make final award decisions.
By mid-July-August, scholarship payments are sent directly to institutions on the awarded students’ behalf.
*This excludes select scholarships which have unique applications, timelines and criteria. These special scholarships include the Women’s Education Coalition Grant and the Jim Cristy Swimming Scholarship.
To submit your completed application, learn more about scholarships, or get help with your application, email Brooke Travis via the contact form or call 269.585.7268.
This scholarship was established to honor Earl L. Cooper’s legacy as a chemist, mentor and advocate for expanding access to careers in science. This scholarship supports students pursuing degrees in Chemistry or Computer Science who demonstrate academic promise, leadership and a commitment to using their education to benefit others.
This scholarship was established to provide financial assistance to Kalamazoo College students who contribute international perspectives or experiences that enrich the global diversity of the campus community.
This scholarship was established to support students enrolled at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.
Recently we had the honor to speak with Chris Cummins, a fresh graduate at Spring Arbor University whose educational path was almost entirely funded thanks to the power of scholarships — including the Wade & Clio Van Valkenburg Scholarship and Earl Haas...
Charles Hanks is a personal trainer at the Kalamazoo Athletic Club and a graduate student at Western Michigan University (WMU). He received a Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF) Emergency Scholarship in 2023.
Spence Adams is a graduate student in Western Michigan University’s Master of Public Health program and a KZCF scholarship recipient. He strives to build equity through his medical career and ensure that community members, particularly those of color, understand how to advocate for themselves in the healthcare space.
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