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 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
First Generation student scholarships
Nursing scholarships
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Michigan Community Foundation Sites
Michigan Based Outside Scholarships
- (Amount Varies)
- (Amount Varies)
- ($2,500)
- (Amount Varies)
- ($2500)
- ($2,500)
- (Amount Varies)
- (Amount Varies)
- ($2,000)
Study Abroad Scholarships
First Generation Student Scholarships
- ($1000, quarterly)
Racial, Ethnic & Other Identity-based Scholarships
- ($500)
- ($500)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($500 quarterly)
- ($500)
- ($5,000). Note: Residents of California only. Must be of Latinx descent.
(Varies based on financial need). Note: The scholarship is available to ANY healthcare program (certificate, associate, bachelor or master program), on any campus or online and must be a student of color
Graduate Student Scholarships
- - 40 great scholarships for online graduate students
- $25,000: April 1 application due date
Nursing Scholarships
- ($2,500)
- ($2,500)
- (Varies)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- (Varies)
- ($1,000 quarterly)
- ($500 quarterly)
- (Varies)
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)
- 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/ (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
- program (for CPCU exam expenses)
- Michigan Adjusters Association (typically two at $500 each) – contact Steve Bowne sbowne@i2k.com
- 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
- 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
- (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
- ($1,000 Monthly Scholarship Sweepstakes)
- ($2,500 monthly, annual $15,000 award)
- ($5,000)
January (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($500)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
February (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- (Varies)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($2,000)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
March (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- (Varies)
- (Varies)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($500)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
April (Month scholarship application is due)
- (Varies)
- ($1,000)
- (Varies)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
($5,000)
- ($1,000)
May (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($8200)
- ($500 - $3,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($5,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
June (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1000)
- ($5,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
($2,000)
- ($500)
- ($2,500)
- ($2,000)
- ($500)
- ($2,500)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
July (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2500)
- ($500 - $3,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500 - $5,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000 - $3,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
August (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($3,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
September (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
October (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($500)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($3,000)
- ($1,000)
- (Varies)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
November (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($10,015)
- David & Philpot ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($10,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- (Varies)
- ($1,000
December (Month scholarship application is due)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($750)
- ($1,500)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($3,000)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($2,000)
- ($3,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($500)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,500)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($5,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($2,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)
- ($1,000)