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Alphabetical List of All Scholarships & Criteria

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ATTENTION JACKSON COUNTY EARLY COLLEGE (JCEC) STUDENTS - JCEC has impacted the definition of who is a graduating high school senior. Individual donors set their own eligibility criteria for our scholarships.  We are working with the donors to determine which scholarships will accept applications from JCEC students. 

Whitney C. Albertson Memorial Scholarship Award, up to $4,000

  • ​​​Graduating senior from a Jackson County High School or Home School

  • Proof of acceptance to an accredited undergraduate four-year college/university

  • GPA of 3.0 or above 

  • Female

  • Played at least one sport for one season

  • Testimonial that applicant has contributed to the community​

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Arasim-Obuchowski Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Graduating high school senior from Michigan Center High School and previous recipients.

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

  • Proof of financial need

  • Acceptance at an accredited two-year or four-year college/university or trade school                                                         Category: Michigan Center High School

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Bernice Barabash Sports Scholarship  - up to $1,000

This scholarship uses a separate downloadable application.

  • Students in grades 7-12 who play hockey, including home-schooled students

  • Jackson County resident

  • Minimum GPA of 3.0

  • Must play hockey during the current school year 

  • Plan to attend an accredited college, university, vocational or technical institute

Category: Hockey

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Dennis J. Beck Memorial Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, returning learner, or student enrolled in the Jackson College Prison Education Initiative who has completed at least one semester and is housed in a Jackson County Corrections facility

  • Ethnic Minority (non-Caucasian) 

  • Demonstrate personal responsibility through work, community or family activities

  • Proof of financial need

  • Open to any field of study, with special consideration given to manufacturing (including any discipline used in direct support of operating a manufacturing facility), vocational or technical field of study

Category: Engineering/Manufacturing, Various Majors/Fields of Study and Identity-Based

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Erma E. Biedermann Scholarship - up to $2,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Preference given to Michigan Center students but others may apply

  • High school senior or previous recipients 

  • Demonstrate financial need

  • Minimum GPA of 2.5

  • Plan to attend a public college or university   

Category: Michigan Center High School and Various Majors/Fields of Study

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Marvin W. & Rosaline A. Brandau Scholarship - up to $2,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, previous (undergraduate) recipients, home-schooled student, student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate  classes, or returning learner 

  • Demonstrate noteworthy achievement through work, community or family activities

  • Describe a tactic you used to solve a problem

  • Cumulative GPA between 2.5 - 3.25

  • Proof of financial need  

  • Preference will be given to first generation college-going students

Category: Various Majors/Fields of Study

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Dorothy and Dick Burgess Scholarship - up to $4,000

  • PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS ONLY

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, home-schooled student, previous recipients

  • Proof of financial need

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above 

  • Demonstrate good citizenship, high moral character, and potential for leadership and academic success 

  • Plan to pursue a course of study that leads to a degree in earth science, engineering, premedical, or Christian ministry 

  • Must attend a smaller, public, and accredited Michigan 2 or 4-year college or university 

  • Plan to complete a baccalaureate degree within four consecutive years

Category: Engineering/Manufacturing, Health Care/Nursing and Various Majors/Fields of Study 

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Stacy Lynn Davis Youth Leadership Scholarship - up to $2,000  

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan 

  • Graduating high school senior 

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher 

  • Participation in extracurricular activities including music 

  • Demonstration of good citizenship 

  • Full or part time enrollment in an accredited college or university 

  • Proof of financial need 

  • Demonstration of community service as evidenced by letter of recommendation 

Category: Various Majors/Fields of Study 

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Antonia Dellas Memorial Scholarship - up to $2,000 

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • A high school senior who holds a GPA of 3.25 or above

  • A college student who holds a GPA of 3.0 or above

  • Acceptance to or attends an accredited Michigan college or university

  • Intends to enroll or is enrolled in a school of education

  • Preference will be given to those majoring in special education

  • Two scholarships awarded, one to a high school senior and another to a college junior or senior

  • Participation in school, community or volunteer activity

  • Proof of financial need

Category: Teacher Education

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John J. Dellas Memorial Scholarship - up to $2,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • ​A high school senior who holds a GPA of 3.25 or above

  • A college student who holds a GPA of 3.0 or above

  • Acceptance to or attends an accredited Michigan college or university

  • Intends to enroll or is enrolled in a school of engineering

  • Participation in school, community or volunteer activity

  • Demonstration of good citizenship, high moral character, potential for leadership and academic success 

  • Proof of financial need​

  • Two scholarships awarded, one to a high school senior and another to a college junior or senior.   

                Category: Engineering

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Eleanor A. Ernest Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Valedictorian, salutatorian or student with highest GPA from a smaller Jackson County high school (148 students or fewer in graduating senior class). For this year this excludes students from Jackson High School, Northwest High School and Western High School

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above 

  • Participation in school activities and/or sports 

  • Good citizenship, leadership and outside activities including work experience

Category: Valedictorian/Salutatorion

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Melissa Eleanor Ernest Scholarship - up to $1,500

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, or student already enrolled in and  taking undergraduate classes or returning learner

  • Enrolled / plans to enroll full- or part-time 

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

  • Demonstrates financial need                                                                    Category: Various Majors and Fields of Study

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Robert P. Ernest Scholarship - up to $1,000 

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Valedictorian, salutatorian or student with highest GPA from a larger Jackson County  high school (149 students or more in graduating senior class). For this year this includes only students from Jackson High School, Northwest High School and Western High School

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above 

  • Participation in school activities and/or sports 

  • Good citizenship, leadership and outside activities including work experience

Category: Valedictorian/Salutatorian

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Georgia and Travis Fojtasek Scholarship - up to $1,000  

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • For this scholarship, you must plan on attending or be enrolled full-time or part-time at Baker College of Jackson, Jackson College or Spring Arbor University AND BE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

    • A graduating high school senior who is a Jackson County resident; or

    • A graduating high school senior who lives in a different county and has attended a Jackson County school since the 9th grade; or

    • A graduating Jackson County home-schooled student; or

    • A 12th Grade Jackson County Early College student preparing to enter their 13th year; or o A Returning or Completing Jackson County Nontraditional Student with a High School Diploma or GED.

    • Plan to start, continue, or be working on an Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in a Medical Field with preference to Nursing

    • Proof of Financial Need 

Category: Attending a Jackson County College/University and Health Care/Nursing

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Martha & Oliver Hansen Memorial Scholarship - up to $1,000  

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Incoming college junior or senior

  • Minimum GPA of 2.5 or above 

  • Majoring in Education with the intention of teaching in the classroom 

  • Attends an accredited Michigan college or university 

Category: Teacher Education         

                                              

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​​​Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Empowerment Scholarship - Up to $2,000

  • Must live within a 25-mile radius of HFAH

  • Graduating high school senior, high school graduate or GED recipient, current undergraduate student or a returning learner

  • Member of a minority race or ethnic group, or a member of the LGBTQ+ community

  • Plan to pursue an associate, undergraduate or graduate degree, or complete a trade-school program

  • Plan to attend full or part-time an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, or an accredited trade school                                               Category: Identity-Based

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Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Family Scholarship - Up to $2,000

Eligibility Requirements:

  • A dependent child of a Henry Ford Jackson Hospital employee who has at least one year of service

  • Must carry a 3.0 GPA 

  • Demonstrate good citizenship qualities in school and community

  • Preferential treatment will be given to students in their second year and above who demonstrate 

       a commitment to a specific program

  • Plan to attend full or part-time two or four year accredited public/private college, university, or trade school

       carrying a minimum of 12 semester hours or equivalent

​         Category: Identity-Based

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Henry Ford Jackson Hospital New Beginnings Scholarship - Up to $2,000

  • Must live within a 25-mile radius of HFAH

  • Age 25 or older

  • High school graduate or GED recipient

  • Plan to pursue an associate, undergraduate or graduate degree

  • Accepted by an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university, or an accredited trade school

  • Be, or plan to be, a fulltime student who maintains a minimum of 12 credit hours​

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William & Beatrice Kavanaugh Memorial Scholarship - up to $1,000  

  • Graduating Grass Lake High School senior who has attended the school for the full academic year 

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher 

  • Demonstration of good citizenship qualities in school and/or community 

  • Plans to be a full time student and carry at least 12 credit hours or equivalent 

  • Acceptance at an accredited college or university  

Category: Grass Lake High School 

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Andrew LaFaive Memorial Scholarship- up to $5,000  

  • Graduating Jackson Public School senior and previous recipients 

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher 

  • First in immediate family to attend college

  • Demonstrates Financial Need.                                        Category: Jackson High School

 

MACI Scholarship - up to $1,500

  • Under the age of 21 and a child or legal dependent of a MACI associate who has passed the TEP status and is an associate at the time the scholarship is disbursed 

  • Graduating high school senior, home-schooled student, student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate classes, returning learner, student planning to attend graduate school, student already enrolled in graduate school       

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during high school or college  

  • Acceptance by an accredited 2 or 4-year college or university 

  • Plan to be a full time student carrying a minimum of 12 credits or more per semester or equivalent

Category: Employer Sponsored

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Lawrence & Joanne Maino Memorial Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Graduating senior from Michigan Center High School or prior recipient

  • Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

  • Demonstrate civic involvement

  • Exceptional work history

  • Must attend an accredited public college or university and be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program

  • Open to all students with preference given to the pursuit of a degree in Pharmacy or Political Science                                                  Category: Michigan Center High School

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Cheryl R. Norey Scholarship - up to $5,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Girls, women, and gender-expansive individuals who identify as girls or women who are a graduating high school senior, student with a GED, home-schooled, previous (undergraduate) recipient, student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate classes, returning learner, student planning to attend graduate school, or student

already enrolled in graduate school       

  • First in immediate family to attend college

  • Demonstrate financial need by any of the following:

    • Were or currently are homeless

    • Were or currently are in the foster care system

    • Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years in primary or secondary school

    • Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants

    • Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a parent or child. 

  • Currently attend or plan to attend a two- or four-year nonprofit college, university, or trade school in the United States carrying a minimum of 12 semester hours or equivalent.                                                                                          Category: Identity Based

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June Danby & Pat Pearse Education Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Public high school senior or student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate classes

  • Plan to major in the field of Education

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher

  • Participation in school and community service or volunteer activities

  • Full or part-time enrollment in an accredited college or university

Category: Teacher Education

 

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Phillip Guy Richardson Memorial Scholarship - up to $4,000

  • Napoleon High School senior or prior recipient 

  • Exemplary citizenship 

  • Participation in school activities and/or sports 

  • Leadership and outside activities including work experience 

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher   

Category: Napoleon High School

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Janet C. Rochefort Scholarship for Single Moms - up to $1,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Female, single parent

  • Graduating high school senior; student already enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student; or adult returning learner

  • Demonstrates financial need

  • GPA 2.0 or higher

  • Full or part-time enrollment                                                                     Category: Identity-Based

 

Dr. William A. & Marceleine J. Sautter Hanover-Horton H. S. Youth

of Promise Scholarship  - up to $1,000

  • A graduating Hanover-Horton High School senior (must have attended the school for at least one full academic year) 

  • Minimum GPA of 3.0         

  • Demonstrate good character with focused goals 

  • Plan to be a full time student and carry a minimum 12 credit hours or equivalent 

  • Planning to attend an accredited Michigan college or university

Category: Hanover-Horton High School

 

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Eileen J. Smith, R.N. Memorial Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, previous recipient, student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate classes, returning learner, student planning to attend graduate school, student already enrolled in graduate  school, or student enrolled in the Jackson College Prison Education Initiative who has completed at least one semester and is housed in a Jackson County Corrections facility

  • Enrolled in an accredited college or university with a major in a medical profession 

  • Enrolled part or full-time 

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher  

Category: Health Care/Nursing

 

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Faith Speckhard Scholarship - up to $5,000

  • PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS ONLY

  • A Jackson High School graduating senior  

  • Proof of financial need 

  • Hold a minimum 2.4 GPA

  • Proof of acceptance in an accredited college, university, vocational or technical institute 

  • Full or part-time enrollment in an accredited college or university 

  • Participation in community activities, leadership, and service

Category: Jackson Public Schools

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J. Sheridan Stewart Scholarship - up to $1,000

  • Residents of Tompkins Township in Jackson County, Michigan who are graduating high school seniors from Northwest Community Schools,

       Springport Public Schools, Western School District,  Leslie Public         Schools, or previous recipients

  • GPA of 2.5 or higher

  • Plans to attend an accredited Michigan college or university

  • Majors in agriculture, engineering, health care or education

  • Demonstrates financial need

Category: Northwest, Springport, Western or Leslie High School students living in Tompkins Township

 

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Paul Tejada Memorial Scholarship - up to $1,500

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, previous recipient, home-schooled student, student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate classes, returning learner

  • GPA of 3.0 - 3.9 

  • Demonstrate good citizenship qualities, high moral character and potential for leadership

  • Express an understanding of overcoming a personal obstacle in life

  • Plan to pursue a course of study leading to a degree in health services administration, bio-engineering, nursing or human medicine 

  • Must plan to be or be a full time student who maintains a minimum of 12 credit hours 

  • Prior recipients must carry at least a 2.0 GPA during their first year of college and a 2.5 thereafter

Category: Health Care/Nursing

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Thought 1 Scholarship - up to $2,500

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior or graduating home-schooled student

  • Lost a parent, step-parent or legal guardian to cancer OR applicant is a cancer survivor

  • Proof of acceptance to an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university or trade school

  • Applicants must submit at least one letter of recommendation describing how cancer has impacted their life

  • It is recommended that applicants address how cancer has impacted their life in the "Essay" section of the application

Category: Various Majors/Fields of Study

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Sue Walicki Nursing Scholarship - up to $5,000

  • Resident of Jackson County, Michigan

  • Graduating high school senior, previous recipient, student already enrolled in and taking undergraduate classes, returning learner, student planning to attend graduate school, student already enrolled in graduate  school

  • Plan to start, continue, or advance education in the field of nursing or a nursing-related field (such as a Nurse Practitioner, Mid-Wife, or Nurse Anesthetist)

  •  Applicants currently enrolled in college in a nursing program will be given preference.

  • Proof of acceptance in an accredited Nursing Program 

  • Full or part time enrollment at an accredited Michigan college or university 

  • Proof of financial need  

Category: Health Care/Nursing

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