Available Scholarships

CLOSED FOR 2023

Only one application needed to apply for all scholarships below you are eligible for! Eligibility is determined by the pre-qualifying questions.

  • AAACF Community Scholarship Fund - up to $20,000 over up to 5 years
    For graduating high school seniors or graduates within the last 2 years who have not enrolled in college who are economically disadvantaged, youth of color, and/or first generation college students. Students applying and intending to enroll at Washtenaw Community College and Eastern Michigan University will be given priority during the scholarship selection process.
  • AWC Scholarship Fund for Women in Computing - $2,500 award
    For female students studying technology and/or computing.
  • Cathy Allor Mathematics Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For graduating female seniors at Adrian High School interested in mathematics.
  • Josee L. Alvarez Memorial Fund - $2,000 award
    For graduating seniors at Chelsea High School.
  • Ann Arbor Ad Club Scholarship Fund - $800 award
    For Washtenaw County residents studying advertising, communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, or a related field.
  • Walter & Florence E. Aupperle Scholarship Fund - $5,000 award
    For German Studies students (major or minor in German) at the University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University
  • Morse B. Barker Memorial Scholarship Fund - $4,000 award
    For Washtenaw County residents attending Washtenaw Community College or Cleary University OR any Ann Arbor Public School graduating senior planning to attend Washtenaw Community College or Cleary University.
  • Bruce & Merlee Bartman Memorial Fund - $1,500 award
    For graduating seniors at Community High School.
  • Burt Black Memorial Fund - $1,000, $1,500 and $2,000 awards
    For students with disabilities at Huron High School, Washtenaw Community College & University of Michigan.
  • Gamma Rho Boule Education Fund - $1,000 award
    For graduating African-American male high school seniors graduating from a public or private high school in Washtenaw County.
  • Nathan Lyndell Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund - $500 award
    For graduating seniors at Pioneer OR Community OR alumni of Ypsilanti Junior Football and Cheerleading (YCJAA).
  • Richard D. & Grace P. Leslie Scholarship Fund - $1,750 award
    For Washtenaw Community College students studying retail or business.
  • Andrew J. Lum Scholar Athlete Award Fund - $1,000 award
    For graduating seniors from the Huron High School Varsity Huron Football team with a commitment to athletics and academics.
  • Beth Moffat Memorial Scholarship Fund - $5,000 award
    For graduating seniors who are female student athletes at Hartland High School.
  • NuStep Scholarship Fund - $1,500 award
    For NuStep employees' children, step-children, and grandchildren.
  • Josephine C. Otto Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000 - $3,000 award(s)
    For members of Dexter's St. Joseph Catholic Church.
  • Pipe Dream Fund - $5,000 award
    For students attending University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University who are Polish nationals on a valid visa OR who have parents that are from Poland.
  • Silver Maples Employee Educational Fund - $3,000 award
    For full or part-time employees of Silver Maples of Chelsea.
  • Silver Legacy Scholarship Fund - $3,500 award
    For full or part-time students who have been employed as wait staff at Silver Maples of Chelsea for at least six months.
  • Linda Grasselli Sprankle Scholarship Fund - $20,000 over 4 years
    For African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and/or students who will be first generation in their family to attend college.
  • James K. Stringwell Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    Need-based scholarships for students graduating from public high schools in Washtenaw County who will be attending a public college or university in Michigan.
  • Rachael Townsend Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,500 award
    For women majoring in a degree in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan OR senior female student athletes at Saline High School.
  • Trigon Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For all male undergraduate students at the University of Michigan.
  • Butch Warren Memorial Scholarship Fund - $2,000 award
    For graduating seniors at Pioneer High School OR any child of a former D&C employee attending a Michigan public university or college OR Michigan technical school full-time.
  • Welcome Home Scholarship Fund - $5,000 award
    For men and women returning home from active duty deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom and honorably discharged within the last three years.
  • Richard Weldon Memorial Scholarship Fund - $500 award
    For graduating seniors that have lettered (athletics, theater, music) at Pioneer High School and have been employed for at least 12 consecutive months while in high school.

When these scholarships are open, the scholarship name will link to the electronic application. Click on the name to read more details and apply.

  • Lynda Andrus Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For Eastern Michigan University nursing students.
  • Art Armstrong Scholarship Fund - $2,000 award
    For graduating seniors on the Pioneer High School hockey team.
  • Sara Marie Diepenhorst Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For graduating seniors at a Taylor high school attending University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Scholarship deadline is April 18, 2023.
  • Andrea Greiner Memorial Scholarship Fund - $2,000 award
    For Pioneer High School students.
  • Mike Lapprich Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For senior hockey players, team managers, or trainers who are members of the Huron High School hockey team.
  • Robert E. Newsted Memorial Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For graduating seniors from Detroit Public Schools. Scholarship deadline is April 5, 2023.
  • Bryan J. Westfield Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For graduating seniors that are members of the Women's Track or Cross-Country team at Pioneer High School. Scholarship deadline is April 7, 2023.
  • Robert Bruce Dunlap Memorial Awards Fund - $4,500 award
    For 5 Young Citizens of the Year.
  • Andrew J. Lum & David R. Juillet Young Artist Scholarship Fund - $1,000 award
    For the winner of the Ann Arbor Concert Band's Young Soloist Competition.
  • Paul K. & Fern L. Meyers Scholarship Award Fund - $1,750 award
    For recipients of the Paul K. Meyers Award at Huron High School.
  • Joan Bauer Scheel Valedictorian Scholarship Fund - $950 award
    For the Whitmore Lake High School valedictorian.

Your investments have positively impacted my life by granting me with the opportunity to transform my dreams into a reality.

- Christian Cannon and Linda Grasseli – Sprankle Scholarship Recipient

All scholarship applications for 2023 are now closed.

Online Portal Application Steps

Step 1: Prepare

  1. Browse the descriptions under available scholarship
  2. Email the Scholarship Recommendation Form to your recommender
  3. Contact your counselor to request your most recent transcript
  4. Download and save these helpful materials:

Step 2: Start Application

Step 3: Finalize Application

Have questions about our scholarships or during your application process? Find answers to frequently asked questions here.