Our Opportunities

Admitted students can apply from December 1 to January 20 (11:59 p.m. ET).

Complete two sections:

  1. General Application
  2. New Student Application - or – Returning Student Application

Music scholarships also need: 

  • New Student Music Scholarship Application - or - Returning Student Music Scholarship Application

How to Apply

  • Click “Sign In” and enter your Calvin username and passphrase.
  • Save answers by clicking “Save and Keep Editing.”
  • For help, email scholarships@calvin.edu

What Else?

When finished, you are automatically considered for all named scholarships for which you qualify*.

You will also receive a list of “Recommended” scholarships. Apply by answering their specific questions. 

A few external scholarships are available under the “Opportunities” tab. 

Awarding Scholarships

Calvin selects scholarship recipients beginning in late winter and continuing throughout the spring for the following academic year. 

*Named scholarships are competitive. Automatic consideration does not guarantee an award.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$5,200 Alexander and Lavonne Dragt Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. Alexander and Mrs. Lavonne Dragt...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,780 Allene Huizenga Goguen Music Scholarship
The family of Allene Huizenga Goguen established this scholarship to...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,500 Andrea Meeter Dekker Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Andrea Meeter Dekker ’63, and...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,700 Arlene and Ray Bruggink Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Arlene and Ray Bruggink who have a...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,800 Bea and Terry Pheifer Music Scholarship
Mrs. Bea and Dr. Terry Pheifer established this scholarship for a music...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,000 Calvin and Ann Stapert Music Scholarship
John and Judy Straayer established this scholarship in honor of their...
Deadline01/20/2026
$5,600 Carol Lee Zylstra Memorial Church Music Scholarship
Carol Lee was a church organist for many years beginning as a teenager...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,250 Clarence P. and Janice H. Walhout Scholarship
Both Clarence and Janice Walhout taught in the Calvin English Department...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,500 Covenant Renewal Scholarship for Worship Leaders
Nelson and Betty Grit established this scholarship in gratitude for...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,200 DeVries Church Music Award
Interest from this fund provides one scholarship to an outstanding...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,800 Dwight and Sally Fox Hillard Memorial Scholarship
Sally Fox Hillard (c1947) and her husband, Dwight Hillard, valued...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,100 Edward and Nancy Wasmer Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Edward and Mrs. Nancy Wasmer....
Deadline01/20/2026
varies Friends of Music Scholarship
Contributions have been received from Calvin Music Department alumni and...
Deadline01/20/2026
$8,000 Gerald and Adriana Zylstra Piano Scholarship
The Music Department received contributions from the estate of Gerald S....
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,100 Harold and Gladys Geerdes String Scholarship
Harold Geerdes has made a significant contribution to thousands of young...
Deadline01/20/2026
$8,120 Harold and Louise Feringa Music Scholarship
Both Harold and Louise Feringa had long careers as educators, Harold in...
Deadline01/20/2026
$8,120 Harold and Louise Feringa Scholarship
Both Harold and Louise Feringa had long careers as educators, Harold in...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,450 Helene Hekman Gezon Voice Scholarship
Contributions have been received by the Music Department in memory of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,900 Henry Bruinsma Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Anna Bruinsma, wife of Henry...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,000 Hets Molenhouse Music Scholarship
Hets Molenhouse began participating in church music as a young girl,...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,100 Holtvluwer Family Scholarship
This award was established by a gracious bequest from the estate of Mr....
Deadline01/20/2026
$7,200 Howard J. Slenk Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Howard Slenk (now emeritus...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,000 Jack and Kris Ponstine Education Scholarship
Jack and Kris Ponstine both graduated from Calvin College and were...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,500 James and Maria Hiskes Vanden Bosch Fine Arts Scholarship
This scholarship honors and celebrates James Vanden Bosch, Professor...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,600 James J. and Helen A. DeJonge Voice Scholarship
This scholarship was established for outstanding voice students....
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,720 Janice Broekhuizen Music Scholarship
Janice Lou (Woldring) Broekhuizen, an alumna of Calvin, graduated with a...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,200 Jean C. Broersma Music Scholarship
The children of Jean C. Broersma established this scholarship to honor...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,500 Joel David Koning Memorial Scholarship
The family of Joel David Koning established this scholarship in loving...
Deadline01/20/2026
$5,300 Johanna Kempers Wyngaarden Art Scholarship
Dr. James B. Wyngaarden of Durham, NC, established this scholarship to...
Deadline01/20/2026
$5,300 Johanna Kempers Wyngaarden Music Scholarship
Dr. James B. Wyngaarden established this scholarship to honor his...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,600 John and Betty Zandee Organ Music Scholarship
Contributions have been received by the Music Department in memory of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,200 John and Doris Van Dellen Music Scholarship
John and Doris Van Dellen, brother and sister, are both graduates of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,600 John E. and June B. Hamersma Organ Scholarship
Dr. John and Mrs. June Hamersma are alumni and retired employees of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,600 John R. and Marie A. Swierenga Brass Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor the memory of John R. and...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,200 John W. Worst Music Scholarship
Dr. John W. Worst, emeritus Professor of Music, established this...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,900 Joseph Galema Music Scholarship
Dr. Galema, a 1976 graduate of Calvin, established this scholarship to...
Deadline01/20/2026
$6,500 Judith Vroon Vander Zee Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established in commitment to the memory of Judith...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,500 Kenneth E. and Jean Baker Mathematics and Music Scholarship
In honor of one of their children who is a mathematician and a musician,...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,400 Kenneth E. and Jean Baker Nursing and Music Scholarship
In honor of two of their children who are nurses and musicians, Dr....
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,000 Kuipers Family Wind Ensemble Scholarship
Lawrence and Nancy Kuipers established this scholarship to encourage the...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,220 Leonard J. and H. Elaine Hofman Music Scholarship
Elaine and Leonard Hofman were vitally involved in music during their...
Deadline01/20/2026
$5,000 Linda Schoon VandenBosch Music Scholarship
Harold VandenBosch ’71 and Linda Schoon VandenBosch ’72 established...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,500 Llewellyn L. Cayvan String Instrument Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Cayvan were long-time supporters of the Calvin Music...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,700 Lloyd and Arlene Warners Family Keyboard Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Lloyd and Mrs. Arlene Warners of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,500 Loren and Dian Rupke Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Loren Rupke in memory of his wife...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,500 Marge Houskamp Organ Scholarship
Mrs. Margaret A. (Marge) Houskamp was a long-time employee and an ardent...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,920 Norine E. Potts Scholarship
This scholarship was established through an estate gift from Ms. Norine...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,600 Norman and Anne Noordeloos Keyboard Award
Contributions have been received by the Music Department in memory of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,000 Oratorio Society Applied Music Scholarship
Several awards are presented by the Calvin Oratorio Society to...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,400 Rainbow Foundation Wind Scholarship
Tom (euphonium) and Marge (oboe) Hoogeboom of the Rainbow Foundation, as...
Deadline01/20/2026