Our Opportunities
Admitted students can apply from December 1 to January 31 (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, such as the Hugh and Eve Meeter Calvinism Award, are available under the “Opportunities” tab.
Awarding Scholarships
Calvin awards scholarships in mid- to late-March for the upcoming academic year.
*Named scholarships are competitive. Automatic consideration does not guarantee an award.
Award | Name | Actions |
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$3,000 |
Richard and Marion Dykstra Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Richard and Marion Dykstra who have...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,200 |
Richard and Sylvia Wevers Scholarship
This scholarship was originally established by Richard and Sylvia Wevers...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,000 |
Richard Ballast Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Betty Ballast and her family in...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Richard J. Visser Pre-Dental Scholarship
Richard J. Visser (Dick), a graduate of Calvin College, knew from a...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,120 |
Richard R. and Kathleen J. Tiemersma Scholarship
This scholarship was established to promote and further the respect for...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,000 |
Richard S. Vander Heide Pre-Med Scholarship
The Vander Heide family established this scholarship to encourage and...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Richard T. (Rick) Dykema Scholarship
Rick Dykema grew up in Southern California and established this...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,300 |
Rick and Jaltina Kehr Family Scholarship
Mr. Rick and Mrs. Jaltina Kehr are strong supporters of Christian...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,800 |
Rienstra Family Restorative Justice Scholarship
With thanksgiving to God for Reverend Richard A. Rienstra, Christian...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$4,300 |
Rietberg Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Gerald R. Rietberg family of...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,300; $3,200 |
Robert and Harriet Hasper Accounting Scholarship
This scholarship was established with a two-fold purpose in mind. First...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Robert and Kathleen Baker Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of two Calvin graduates, Bob...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,000 |
Robert and Linda Berkhof Family Scholarship
Bob and Linda Berkhof, along with their family, have long supported...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,850 |
Robert and Marjorie Boot Scholarship
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Marjorie Boot of Kalamazoo, MI, are the middle...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$1,000 |
Robert and Timothy Sullivan Scholarship
Each year Calvin receives funds from the Sullivan Scholarship Fund Trust...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$5,000 |
Robert C. and Anita R. Huizenga Scholarship
Robert and Anita Huizenga established this scholarship out of gratitude...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,600 |
Robert J. Reimink/Prein&Newhof Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the engineering firm of Prein&Newhof...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,720 |
Robert T. and Charlotte F. Otten Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Robert Otten, a professor of...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$1,000 |
Robin Jensen "Jaunting" Scholarship for Off Campus Short Term Programs
The scholarship is being given by a Calvin alumni from the ‘80s in honor...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Rodney and Patricia Westveer Scholarship
As Calvin alumni, Rodney and Patricia Westveer are grateful for having...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Rodolfo E. Vilaro Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor the life of Rodolfo E. Vilaro...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,000 |
Roels Business Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Drs. Shirley and John Roels when...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$16,000 |
Roger and Esther Heyns Presidential Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Roger W. Heyns, a 1940...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$4,500 |
Roger and Sandra Alderink Family Scholarship
Mr. Roger and Mrs. Sandra Alderink, formerly of Jenison, established...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Roger and Susan Bratt Teacher Education Scholarship
Roger and Susan Bratt are both graduates of Calvin College and spent...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,110 |
Roger D. Griffioen Physics and Astronomy Scholarship
Physics and Astronomy Department alumni and friends established this...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,300 |
Roger L. and Marcia L. Lamer Family Engineering Scholarship
Roger and Marcia Lamer established this scholarship in gratitude for the...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,100 |
Roland and Ellen Schroder Family Scholarship
Because Mrs. Ellen Schroder and both of her sons attended and graduated...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
TBD |
RoMan Manufacturing Asian Studies Scholarship
RoMan Manufacturing, established in 1980 and headquartered in Grand...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,500 |
Romans 5 Scholarship
In gratefulness to those professional educators, like Professor Frank...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,500 |
Ron and Mary Jane Baylor Family Scholarship
Ron and Mary Jane Baylor established this scholarship to provide...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Ronald and Deborah Plaisier Family Scholarship
Ronald and Deborah Plaisier established this scholarship in thankfulness...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$4,600 |
Ronald Buikema Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of the late Ronald Buikema of...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,700 |
Ronald L. Peterson Scholarship
This scholarship is established by Mary Peterson, in memory of her late...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,500 |
Rose M. Bloem Scholarship
Rose and Harry Bloem have been long-time supporters of Christian...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,400 |
Roy A. Reimer Memorial Scholarship
Roy Reimer was drawn to his future wife (Joyce), in part, by his...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$4,200 |
Ruth Ann Handlogten-Huisman Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship in memory of Ruth Ann Handlogten-Huisman was...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$4,500 |
Ruth L. Bolt Nursing Scholarship
John and Ruth Bolt met at Calvin where Ruth was working toward her...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$17,650 |
Ruth P. Heinemann Memorial Scholarship
Karen Hollingsworth and her daughters, Laura and Anna, through the KLA...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$6,050 |
Ruth Rosendall Alward Nursing Scholarship
Ruth Rosendall Alward wishes to facilitate the education of Calvin...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Ruth VanderHeide Education Scholarship
Ms. Ruth VanderHeide established this scholarship in gratitude for her...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$750 |
Ruth Zylstra Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Ruth Zylstra family for students...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,500 |
Sally and Bert de Vries Archeology Scholarship
During his years of service in the history department at Calvin, Bert...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,900 |
Sammie Vander Laan Nursing Scholarship
Mrs. Sammie Vander Laan of Palm Springs, CA, established this...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$4,100 |
Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Scholarship
Mr. Samuel L. Westerman established a foundation in 1971 and upon his...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,150 |
Sandra Anne Bos Duyst Memorial Scholarship
Mr. Larry and Mrs. Delores Bos established this scholarship in memory of...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,361 |
Sandra Bowden Art Scholarship
Mr. Robert Bowden from Clifton Park, NY, established this scholarship in...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$3,520 |
Schemper-Kamp Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a tribute to Calvin professor John...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$2,500 |
Schipper Family Scholarship
Chuck Schipper ‘81 established this scholarship out of gratitude for the...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |
$8,000 |
Scholarship for Women in Business
Barbara and Melvin VanderBrug of Detroit, MI, established this...
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Deadline01/31/2025 |