SCHOLARSHIPS
The Greenville Area Community Foundation (GACF) awards over $40,000 in scholarships each year to nearly 50 students to help with the cost of pursuing a post-secondary education. And now with the addition of the Stanley & Blanche Ash Education Fund, the number of students and amount of scholarships awarded yearly will rise dramatically in the years to come.
These scholarships are made possible through the generous donations of individuals and families who have created permanent endowment funds at the Greenville Area Community Foundation, and its affiliate funds – Lakeview Area Community Fund, and Montcalm Panhandle Community Fund.
Scholarships awarded through the Greenville Area Community Foundation and its affiliates, are presented during the Belding, Carson City-Crystal, Central Montcalm, Greenville, Lakeview, Montabella, Tri County and Vestaburg High School award assemblies to graduating seniors each Spring.
Mackenzie Bracey received the 2011 Jennifer Marie Horst Memorial Scholarship
GACF and its affiliates currently offer 40 scholarship funds, each with unique criteria. To view a listing and description of scholarship funds offered for each school, please see the Scholarships by School tab above.
Interested students should see their high school counseling office for an application, more information and deadlines. Completed applications must be submitted to your counseling office. Applications will not be accepted at the GACF office.
View our 2011 Scholarship Recipients List (pdf)
View our 2010 Scholarship Recipients List (pdf)
View our 2009 Scholarship Recipients List (pdf)
The GACF, through the Lakeview Area Community Fund, now offers a scholarship for adults:
Lincoln Family Adult Scholarship – The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to a community college or university-bound student who previously attended the school district that serves the Lakeview Community Schools and has decided to pursue a higher education. Applicant must reside in the Lakeview area; must have been out of high school for at least one year; and must have demonstrated need. Click here for an application.
Questions about the scholarship program can be directed to Amy O’Brien, GACF Director of Grants & Communications, or call the GACF office at 616.754.2640.
Deadlines for 2012 scholarship applications for some of the schools are listed below:
BELDING HIGH SCHOOL (Ash Scholarship only) – March 30, 2012
GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL – March 7, 2012
LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL – March 15, 2012
VESTABURG HIGH SCHOOL – March 23, 2012
