Our Opportunities
Admitted students can apply from December 1 to January 20 (11:59 p.m. ET).
Complete two sections:
- General Application
- 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.
| Award | Name | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| $3,000 |
Schultze-Weemhoff Family Christian Education Scholarship
This scholarship was established due to a longstanding family tradition...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,000 |
Science Goals Scholarship
Al and Mary Ter Haar established this scholarship with the desire to...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,500 |
Secondary Science Education Scholarship
It is the donors’ mission to lend financial support to a Calvin student...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $6,000 |
Senator Grant Lanning Scholarship
Grant Lanning has had an amazing experience with the Ready For Life...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,010 |
Seymour Swets Voice Award
Contributions have been received by the Music Department in memory of...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,000 |
Sharon Whalen Memorial Scholarship
Sharon Whalen, nee Dykstra, was an extraordinary woman. She was blessed...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,150 |
Shelby Beagle Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established through a generous gift from the estate...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,300 |
Sheryl Ebels Durkee Scholarship
Jeanet Ebels grew up in the McBain/Vogel Center community in Michigan....
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $10,000 |
Sibilla De Hoog Boerigter Education Scholarship
George and Sibilla Boerigter established this scholarship for educations...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,000 |
Sidney and Mae Rooy Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dianne Zandstra, a retired Calvin...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $1,100 |
Spalink Memorial Missions Scholarship
To encourage superior students to enter missions, the Spalink family...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,000 |
Spirit of Detroit Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Rev. Douglas and Robin Vrieland to...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,650 |
Squires Scholarship
A supporter of the college established this scholarship out of...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,500 |
St. Louis Area Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jacob and Jamie Bode, both Calvin...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,500 |
Stan Hiemenga Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Judy Hiemenga to honor her late...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,100 |
Steensma Family Physics and Astronomy Scholarship
Dr. David Steensma and his wife Carol Roede of Wellesley, MA,...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,300 |
Stephanie L. Dykstra Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Stephanie Dykstra, a...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,800 |
Stephen P. Beals Family Scholarship
Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Martha Beals established this scholarship in...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,500 |
Steve and Pam VanderLeest Computer Engineering Scholarship
In gratitude to God for the blessing of a Christian school community and...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,900 |
Steve and Sue Van't Hof Family Scholarship
Steve and Sue established this scholarship to help promote the interest...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,250 |
Steve J. and Viola Van Der Weele Scholarship
Steve Van Der Weele taught in the Calvin English Department from 1950 to...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,250 |
Steven DeRose Family Scholarship
Steven DeRose established this scholarship out of appreciation for the...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,800 |
Steven M. Zifferblatt Memorial Scholarship
Mr. Steven Michael Zifferblatt was a man who accomplished much in his...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,600 |
Summer Camp Counselor Scholarship
Sharon Vander Pol established this scholarship in honor of her parents....
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,500 |
Sun Valley Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor the work of two specific...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,600 |
Susan Dykstra Memorial Scholarship
Tom and Lois Dykstra established this scholarship in memory of their...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,500 |
Susan L. Klein Education Scholarship
This scholarship was established to express Susan’s gratitude to God and...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,600 |
Susan Lemmen Byker Scholarship
Former Michigan State Senator Gary Byker (Calvin class of 1954) and his...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $8,100 |
Tandean Rustandy Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Tandean Rustandy. It is his...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,550 |
Tara Oskam Speech-Language Pathology Scholarship
Tara Oskam was a kind and compassionate young woman with a listening ear...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,500 |
Terry Idema Scholarship
Terry Idema ’73, a local Grand Rapids business owner, has a deep respect...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,500 |
Tetzloff Scholarship
In gratitude for their Calvin education, the Tetzloff family established...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $5,000 |
The Potter's House Scholarship
This scholarship was established by an alumni family who has been...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,150 |
Thedford P. and Ruth I. Dirkse Scholarship
Both Thedord and Ruth Dirkse are graduates of Calvin, class of 1936. Ted...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,030 |
Theodore A. Rottman Scholarship in Social Justice
This scholarship was established by Gordon and Cathy VanderBrug to honor...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $5,000 |
Theodore C. Wagenaar New City Kids Scholarship
Theodore Wagenaar attended Calvin as a first-generation student under...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,000 |
Theodore C. Wagenaar Sociology Scholarship
Dr. Theodore C. Wagenaar ’70, was greatly influenced by his professors...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $7,850 |
Theodore J. Peters Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the late Mr. Theodore J. Peters to...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $7,200 |
Tom and Marcia Nobel Accounting Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $7,200 |
Tom and Marcia Nobel Education Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $5,000 |
Tom and Marcia Nobel MAcc Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $7,200 |
Tom and Marcia Nobel Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Tom and Marcia Nobel in thankfulness...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,500 |
Tom and Mickie Fox Family Scholarship
The Fox Family has been in the retail jewelry business in Grand Rapids...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $3,400 |
Tom and Reca Winkle Family Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the family of Tom and Reca in memory...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,800 |
Tong Family Scholarship
Dr. Joseph Tong, an alumnus of Calvin from El Monte, CA, established...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,400 |
Trena Haan Voice Scholarship
Mrs. Trena Haan, a vocal music teacher for more than 60 years, with...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,000 |
U-Knighted Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jon ‘87 and Julie ’85 Voskuil out of...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $2,500 |
Valk Family Scholarship
Jim (James) and Lorraine Valk both attended Calvin and met there. All...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,200 |
Van Baak Scholarship in Experimental Physics
Calvin physics professor David Van Baak retired in 2014 after many years...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |
| $4,140 |
Van Dragt-Vander Wal Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a tribute and a thank offering to...
|
Deadline01/20/2026 |