Outside & Community Scholarships

Outside and Community Scholarships

Scholarships are a great resource to help reduce your reliance on student loans. Listed below are some categorical and general scholarships that you may qualify for. Do not be discouraged if you have missed a deadline for a scholarship, most of the scholarship opportunities are offered year after year. Check the website for the current availability. You may also contact the Financial Aid office toll-free at (866) 383-3548 for additional financial aid questions.

Study abroad scholarships 

Racial, ethnic & other identity-based scholarships   

National Outside Scholarships

Insurance and Risk Management Scholarships

Michigan Community Foundation Sites

• Albion County Foundation
• Allegan County Community Foundation
• Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
• Baraga County Community Foundation
• Barry Community Foundation
• Battle Creek Community Foundation
• Bay Area Community Foundation
• Berrien Community Foundation
• Branch County Community Foundation
• Cadillac Area Community Foundation
• Canton Community Foundation
• Capital Region Community Foundation
• Charlevoix County Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Marquette County
• Dickinson Area Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Greater Flint
• Four County Community Foundation
• Frankenmuth Community Foundation
• Fremont Area Community Foundation
• Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
• Grand Rapids Community Foundation
• Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
• Gratiot County Community Foundation
• Greenville Area Community Foundation
• Hillsdale County Community Foundation
• The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area
• Huron County Community Foundation
• Jackson Community Foundation
• Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Keweenaw Community Foundation
• Lapeer County Community Foundation
• Leelanau Township Community Foundation
• Lenawee Community Foundation
• M&M Area Community Foundation
• Mackinac Island Community Foundation
• Manistee County Community Foundation
• Marshall Community Foundation
• Michigan Gateway Community Foundation
• Midland Area Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Monroe County
• Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Muskegon County
• Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan
• Otsego County Community Foundation
• Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Greater Rochester
• Roscommon County Community Foundation
• Saginaw Community Foundation
• Sanilac County Community Foundation
• Shiawassee Community Foundation
• Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
• Community Foundation of St. Clair County
• Sturgis Area Community Foundation
• Three Rivers Area Community Foundation
• Tuscola County Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula

 

Michigan Based Outside Scholarships

• Ashton B Joseph Scholarship (Amount Varies)
• Bernice Barlow NAACP Scholarship  (Amount Varies)

• Chairish "Design Your Future" Scholarship ($2,500)

• Circle Michigan Scholarship (Amount Varies)
• Harry and Lucille Brown Scholarship ($2500)
• Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan Academic Scholarship ($2,500)
• The Rotary Club of Dearborn Scholarships (Amount Varies)
• Scott A. Flahive Memorial Scholarship Fund (Amount Varies)
• Shelby Township Lions Club Scholarships ($2,000) 

Study Abroad Scholarships

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
• The Boren Awards
• Critical Language Scholarships
• The Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship
• Rotary Foundation & Club Scholarships
• Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship

Racial, Ethnic & Other Identity-based Scholarships

•  United Negro College Fund (UNCF) 
•  American Indian College Fund 
• National Italian American Foundation 
•  Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund 
•  Asian Pacific Fund 
• League of Latin American Citizens 
• Society of Women Engineers 

Graduate Student Scholarships

• GradShoolHub - 40 great scholarships for online graduate students

• Richard and Helen DeVos Scholarship - $25,000: April 1 application due date

Nursing Scholarships

• AANAPISI Scholarship ($2,500)

• ANCA scholarship

• APIA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ($2,500)

• A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship (Varies)

• ARN Scholarship

• AfterCollege/AACN  Scholarship Fund ($2,500/quarter)

• A Nurse I Am scholarship

• Career Mobility Scholarships

• Cheryl M. Thomas Scholarship  ($5,000)

• Church of the Brethren Nursing Scholarship

• Creative Biolabs Scholarship ($1,000)

• ENA Foundation Academic Scholarships

• Franklin D. Boyce Scholarship (Varies)

• Indian Health Service Scholarships
• TYLENOL® Future Care Scholarship

• Uniform Advantage-GNSA Scholarship

Insurance and Risk Management Scholarships

• Farmers Insurance Annual Scholarship ($1,000 - $5,000)
• Amerisure Insurance Companies (awarded in the past to Temple University students; initiate contact with Corporate Recruiter Christa Ryland cryland@amerisure.com)
• Farmers Insurance Annual Scholarship ($1,000 - $5,000)

• Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals

• Blue Goose International – Michigan Pond (primarily claims adjusters; community service focus)(typically three $500 scholarships from Detroit, Lansing and Grand Rapids Puddles) – contact Richard Chenard biggoose@earthlink.net

• Central Michigan Adjusters Association (typically three to six at $500 each) – contact Trista Strohaver, Claims Representative, Secura Insurance Companies TStrohaver@secura.net

• Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Foundation (National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices) (several scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000), very competitive, usually need a 3.5 GPA to win one

• Detroit Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (one or two $1,000 scholarships) – contact Tim Comer tcomer@rgpt.com

• Grand Rapids Adjusters Association - contact Nicole Chuchvara president@graaonline.org

• Grand Rapids Insurance Professionals – contact Deb Oldfield deb.oldfield@kraftlake.com

• Insurance Institutes CPCU Scholarship program (for CPCU exam expenses)

• International Association of Insurance Professionals

• Michigan Adjusters Association (typically two at $500 each) – contact Steve Bowne sbowne@i2k.com

• Michigan Public Risk and Insurance Managers Association (3 to 5 scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000)

• Muskegon Adjusters Association (typically one $250 scholarship for a resident in the surrounding counties in west Michigan) – contact Steve Bowne sbowne@i2k.com

• Saginaw Valley Adjusters Association – contact Chuck McMartin chuck.mcmartin@mcmartin-wasek.com

• The CPCU-Loman Education Foundation Internship Financial Aid Program

• Detroit CPCU Chapter – contact Charlie Stevens, MMRMA, 734-513-0300
• Mid-Michigan CPCU Chapter (typically $500 to $1,000; will consider GPAs under 3.0 if active in campus activities, with a good recommendation)
• Western Michigan CPCU Chapter (typically $500) Roger Weise roger.weise@foremost.com, or Vic Prowsevic.prowse@foremost.com

• State Farm Foundation

• Westran Insurance Scholarship Foundation (20 to 30 $2,000 scholarships; high school seniors may apply for freshmen year – usually $1,000; limited to Great Lakes States – extra weight given to Michigan students and active Gamma Iota Sigma members; recommendation from industry professionals and from an academic; GPA considered, sometimes awarding GPAs as low as 2.6).

National Outside Scholarships

• College Student Loans Scholarship ($1,000 Monthly Scholarship Sweepstakes)
• Citizens Scholarship ($2,500 monthly, annual $15,000 award)

January (Month scholarship application is due)

• Accounting Students Scholarship Program ($5,000)
• African-American Entrepreneurs Grant — Female Award ($1,000)
• African-American Entrepreneurs Grant — Male Award ($1,000)
• AmericanSignLetters Scholarship ($1,000)
• Barbeques Galore Scholarship ($1,000)
• Business Studies Scholarship Program ($2,000)
• DECASO Scholarship ($2,500)
• Elite Lawyer Scholarship ($500)
• Gaming Scholarship Program ($5,000)    
• Healthy Food Slicing Scholarship Program ($500)
• Infantcpr Safebaby Scholarship ($1,000)
• Key Exteriors Scholarship ($1,500)
• Law Office of Daniel J. Wright Leadership Scholarship ($1,000)
• Orlando Trial Pro, P.A. Scholarship ($5,000)
• PhotographyTalk Scholarship ($1,000)
• Probo Medical Scholarship ($500)
• Senior Caregiver Scholarship ($2,000)
• TasteKitchenTable Scholarship ($1,000)
• TastyPlacement Scholarship ($1,000)

February (Month scholarship application is due)

• Andrew Lynch Civil Justice Scholarship ($1,000)
• Community Choice Foundation Scholarship (Varies)

• Elite Lawyer Scholarship ($500)

• Haworth Diversity Scholarship with Paid Work Experience ($2,000)
• Haworth Skilled Trades Scholarship ($2,000)
• Levin Firm Scholarship  ($1,000)
• Live Bearded Scholarship ($2,500)
• Polsky, Shouldice& Rosen, PC Scholarship ($1,000)
• The Price It Here, Inc. Scholarship ($1,000)
• Protoly Leadership Scholarship ($1,000)
• Rispoli Law PLLC Legal Scholarship ($1,000)
• Web Design Scholarship ($1,000)

March (Month scholarship application is due)

• 5Estimates.com Scholarship Program ($1,000)

• Adam K. Veron Grant ($1,000)
• Auto Safety Scholarship ($1,000)
• BathGuides Creative Writing Scholarship ($1,500)
• Bedroom Furniture Discounts Design Success Award Scholarship ($500)
• BrightStar Systems Future Technologies Scholarship ($1,000)
• CouponXoo Scholarship ($2,000)              
• DevTeam.Space Stem Scholarship ($1,000)
• Distracted Driving Family Plan Scholarship ($2,500)
• Driver Education Initiative: In the Driver’s Seat ($500)
• CFF Foundation Education Scholarship ($1,500)
• Gladys Carol Scholarship ($2,500)
• Martin Polanco Grant ($1,000)
• Microsoft Disability Scholarship ($20,000)                            
• National HRT Scholarship ($1,000)
• Rent A Knee Walker Scholarship ($500)
• Sam Haskell Scholarship ($1,000)
• Scroggins Law Group Help Scholarship ($1,000)
• Start Sleeping Scholarship ($1,000)

April (Month scholarship application is due)

• Actuarial Diversity Scholarship (Varies)

• Corporate Responsibility & Brand Values Scholarship ($1,000)
• Couponbirds "Help To Save" Scholarship (Varies)
• Couponing in College Scholarship ($1,000)
• Clutch Prep Scholarships ($500)
• Drew Lewis Scholarship ($1,000)
• Eric Dalius Scholarship ($1,000)
• Financial Literacy Scholarship ($2,500)
• Gerber & Holder Scholarship Essay Competition ($1,000)
• Instapot Life Zest for Cooking Scholarship ($500)
• IntelliRings Scholarship ($1,000)
• MusicAuthority’s Annual Music Lovers Scholarship ($1,000)
• NAMI Stronger Scholarship ($5,000)
• Parkside Credit Union Scholarship ($1,000)
• Photonify Monthly Scholarship ($1,000)
• Scholarship Program Medical Students ($5,000)

• The Healthline and The Nature Conservancy Stronger Scholarship ($5,000)

• Stokes Stemle Scholarship ($1,000)
• Team One Exhibits Scholarship ($500)
• Utility Bidder’s Digital Marketing Scholarship ($1,000)
• Wieand Law Firm, LLC Legal Scholarship ($1,000)
• Zen Ex Machina Scholarship ($500)
• Zumper Apartments Scholarship ($1,000)

May (Month scholarship application is due)

• Accounting Students Scholarship Program ($5,000)

• Addiction Awareness Scholarship Campaign ($1,500)
• B.Davis Scholarship ($1,000)
• CBC Spouses Education Scholarship ($8200)
• Civil Justice Scholarship ($1,000)
• Champions of Justice and Well-being Scholarship ($1,000)
• Eric Verhaar Scholarship ($1,000)
• Excellence In Accounting Scholarship ($5,000)
• Finz & Finz Annual Scholarship ($1,000)
• Game Development Scholarship Program ($5,000)
• Global Scholarship Program ($5,000)
• Law Offices of Randolph Rice Scholarship ($1,500)
• Medical Student Scholarship Program ($5,000)
• Mobile Application Development Students Scholarship Program ($5,000)
• Mushkatel, Robbins & Becker, PLLC Scholarship ($1,000)
• Needle & Ellenberg’s Excellence In The Face Of Adversity Scholarship ($1,000)
• Ortorex Scholarship Program ($1,000)
• Scholarship Program For Marketing Students ($5,000)
• Side By Side Reviews Scholarship ($1,000)
• Solvable Scholarship ($1,000)
• Stephenson Rife, LLP Scholarship ($1,000)
• Visual Art Students Scholarship ($5,000)
• Weisblatt Law Firm, LLC Scholarship ($1,000)
• WiseGeek Entrepreneurship Matters Scholarship ($500)
• Yarkoweb Scholarship ($1,000)

June (Month scholarship application is due) 

• 24×7 Doctors Answering Service Scholarship ($1,000)

• Abbott and Fenner Scholarship ($1,000)
• Anidjar & Levine Community Service Scholarship ($1,000)
• Boster Bio Scholarship Fund ($1000)
• Building the Future Scholarship ($5,000)
• Chairish "Design Your Future" Scholarship ($2,500)
• Dolman Law Group Scholarship ($1,000)
• Edubirdie Scholarship ($1,000)
• Eugene Bruno & Associates Scholarship ($1,000)
• Fleming College Scholarship ($1,000)
• From Classroom to Classroom Scholarship ($5,000)
• I’m a Survivor Scholarship ($2,500)
• Key Information For Parenting In The 21st Century Scholarship ($500)
• LAWS101.com Scholarship ($1,000)
• The Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship ($2,000)
• Living With Autism Scholarship ($2,500)
• McKinney, Tucker &Lemel Scholarship ($1,000) 
• Medical Billing Service’s Annual Health and Technology Scholarship ($1,000)
• Paying It Forward – How My Degree Will Make a Difference (White Law PLLC) ($2,500)
• Probo Medical Scholarship ($500)
• Remembering a Life Scholarship ($2,500)
• Little Bundle Superdad Scholarship ($2,000)
• The Quick Property Buyer Scholarship ($750)
• Terry Bryant Scholarship ($2,500)            
• Trademark Scholarship ($2,500)
• Tragos Law Scholarship ($1,000)
• Veritext Scholarship ($1.000)
• Watershed’s Health Care Scholarship ($1,000)
• What Will Be Your Trademark? Scholarship Contest ($2,500)

July (Month scholarship application is due)

• AbbreviationFinder Scholarships ($7,500)

• Ankin Law Annual Veteran Scholarship ($1,000)
• Belsky, Weinberg &Horowitz  Scholarship ($1,000)
• BodEvolveScholarship ($2500)
• CE Shop Give Back Scholarship ($1,000)
• Corban Gunn Scholarship  ($1,000)
• Dominguez Firm Collegiate Scholarship ($5,000)
• Drunk Driving Prevention Scholarship Contest ($1,500)
• Frank Roach Scholarship Foundation ($1,000)
• Give Back Scholarship ($1,000)
• Importance of Data Recovery Scholarship ($1,000)
• Law School Scholarship for Veterans ($1,500)
• Looking Forward to End Distracted Driving Scholarship Contest ($1,000)
• Majux Marketing Scholarship ($1,000)
• McMath Woods P.A. Law Firm Scholarship ($1,000)
• Mike Giannulis Grant ($1,000)
• North American Spine Scholarship ($2,500)
• Prince Law Firm Academic Scholarship ($1,000)
• Scholarship for Children of Convicted Felons ($1,500)
• Senior Caregiver Scholarship ($2,000)
• Shrager& Sachs Scholarship ($1,000)
• Speakers Ninja Innovative Writing Scholarship ($1,500)
• Solomon Law Group Scholarship ($1,000)
• Thomas Law Offices Scholarship ($1,000)
• Virginia Vein Care Scholarship ($500)

August (Month scholarship application is due)

• Andrew Lynch Civil Justice Scholarship ($1,000)

• Driver Education Initiative: In the Driver’s Seat ($500)
• Edison HHC Educational Scholarship ($1,000)
• Eric Roy Law Injury Scholarship ($1,000)
• Florida Rentals Annual Dream Vacation Scholarship ($1,000)
• Infantcpr Safebaby Scholarship ($1,000)
• Insurance Geek Still Living Scholarship ($500)
• The Mark Elenowitz Scholarship ($1,000)
• Michael Moody Fitness Scholarship ($1,500)
• NetSpot Scholarship  ($2,000)
• Pro Stock Hockey Student Athlete Scholarship ($1,000)
• ReviewsCase.com Scholarship Program ($1,000)
• The Saavedra Law Firm, PLC Injury Scholarship ($1,000)
• Simple. Thrifty. Living-A Step Ahead Scholarship ($1,500)
• Slumber Yard Scholarship ($1,500)  

September (Month scholarship application is due)

• Autoinsurance.org’s Phone Use and Driving Award Scholarship ($1,000)

• Beldon Scholarship ($1,000)
• Blanchard Law - Legal Scholarship ($1,000)
• CouponXoo Scholarship ($2,000)              
• Court Records Scholarship ($500-$1,500)
• Expert Insurance Reviews’ Young Drivers Scholarship ($1,000)
• Klenk Law Community Leadership Scholarship ($1,000)
• OutdoorStack’s Scholarship ($1,500)
• Scott Cooper: Miami Scholarships ($500)
• StorageArea.com Scholarship ($1,000)

October (Month scholarship application is due)

• AES Scholarship ($500)

• Apartment Guide scholarship ($2,000)
• Choose Energy Scholarships ($3,000)
• Conex Boxes, Inc. Scholarship ($1,000)
• Couponbirds "Help To Save" Scholarship (Varies)
• Demaurio Clark Scholarship ($1,000)
• Financial Literacy Scholarship ($2,500)
• Ian Mausner Scholarship ($1,000)
• Insight Pest Solutions Scholarship  ($1,000)
• Michael E. Weintraub Esq Grant ($1,000)
• Moments Scholarship ($2,500)
• My Millennial Guide Scholarship ($500)
• Price It Here, Inc. Scholarship ($1,000)
• Responsify Empowering Others Scholarship ($1,000)
• Scott Cooper: Miami Scholarships ($500)
• Web Design Scholarship ($1,000)

November (Month scholarship application is due)

• 5Estimates.com Scholarship Program ($1,000)

• Baron & Budd Attorneys Mesothelioma Cancer Victims Memorial Scholarships ($2,500)

• Bold.org Scholarship ($10,015)
• ComparisonTips Scholarship ($1,000)
• Driver Education Initiative 2020: In the Driver’s Seat ($500)
• Food Slicing Tips Scholarship ($500)
• GreenPal Small Business Scholarship ($2,000)
• HomeLight Scholarship ($1,000)
• Kamper Estrada Helping Families Scholarship ($1,000)
• Leesa Social Impact Scholarship ($10,000)
• Mental Health Education Annual Scholarship ($1,500)
• Micklin Law Group Scholarship ($1,000)
• Scholarship for Legal Studies ($1,000)
• Sixt Scholarship ($1,000)
• Solvable Scholarship ($1,000)
• Start Sleeping Scholarship ($1,000)
• Watershed’s Health Care Scholarship ($1,000)
• Women’s Education Coalition Grant (Varies)
• Zumper Apartments Scholarship ($1,000

December (Month scholarship application is due)

• AceableAgent Higher Education Scholarship ($1,000)

• AGENT.media Internet Marketing Scholarship ($1,000)   
• The American Hat Makers Scholarship ($750)
• Authority Health called Health Education and Awareness Scholarship ($250)
• Battery Hunters Innovative Writing Scholarship ($1,500)
• BodEvolveScholarship ($2,500)
• Black Friday Free Scholarship ($2,000)   
• Chip Unsworth Scholarship ($1,000)       
• Community Leadership Scholarship ($1,000)
• Clutch Prep Business Scholarship ($500)
• DBA “Experts to Students” Scholarship ($1,000)
• David JC Cutler Scholarship ($1,000)
• Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship ($1,000)
• Doctor Alexa Scholarship ($1,000)
• Dominguez Firm Collegiate Scholarship Award ($5,000)
• Dominguez Firm Legal Scholarship Award ($2,500)
• Dura-Pack Packaging Sustainability Initiative Award ($3,000)
• Elevate Black Entrepreneurs Scholarship ($2,000)
• Embry Law Firm Scholarship ($1,500)     
• Financial Planning Scholarship ($1,000)
• Fob James Law Firm Scholarship ($1,000)
• Football Streaming Online Sports Scholarship ($1,000)
• Gaming Guide Tips Scholarship ($1,000)
• Gerson & Schwartz Law Firm Merit Scholarship ($2,500)
• Greenberg & Ruby, LLP Scholarship ($1,000)
• Happy Valley Scholarship ($2,500)
• Heer Law Entrepreneurship Scholarship  ($2,000)
• IIGERS Scholarship ($500)
• Intoxalock Drunk Driving Prevention Scholarship ($3,000)
• Jeffcoat Firm Scholarships ($1,000)
• Juvenile Justice Scholarship ($1,000)
• Law Office of Joel Kofsky Scholarship ($1,000)
• Legal Helper Scholarship ($1,000)
• The Little Bundle Supermom Scholarship ($2,000)
• Looking Forward to End Distracted Driving Scholarship ($1,000)
• Direct Energy Live Brighter Scholarship ($2,500)
• Market Research Scholarship ($1,000)
• Michigan Auto Law Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship ($500)
• Microphone Review Innovative Writing Scholarship ($1,000)
• National Debt Relief Scholarship ($1,000)
• National Founder’s Graduate Business Student Scholarship ($500)
• National Founder’s Undergraduate Business Student Scholarship ($500)
• North American Spine Scholarship ($2,500)
• Pettable Pet Lovers Scholarship ($500)
• Reeves Law Group Scholarship ($5,000)
• Richard J. Banta Law Civil Justice Scholarship ($1,000)
• Robert Wayne Pearce Investor Fraud Awareness Scholarship ($1,000)
• Roomtorooms Interior Space Design Success Award Scholarship  ($1000)
• RSL Funding’s Imagine Scholarship ($5,000)
• Sarasota Dentistry Dental Scholarship ($1,500)
• Si Yacht's Positive Values Scholarship ($2,000)
• Student Savings Scholarship ($1,000)
• SunTec Auto Glass Yearly Scholarship ($1,500)
• Tobi Cares Scholarship ($3,000)
• Top Tens Unit Scholarship ($1,000)
• Tropical Andamans Scholarship ($1,000)
• TuffShippingContainers.com Scholarship ($1,000)
• Vocational Training HQ’s Scholarship ($1,000)
• We the Students Scholarship Contest ($1,000)
• Weldinginfocenter Scholarship ($3,000)
• WiseGeek Military Appreciation Scholarship ($500)