Our Opportunities

How to Apply

Admitted students can apply for Calvin University scholarships from December 1 to January 31, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Complete two sections to apply: 

  1. the General Application and
  2. the New Student Application or the Returning Student Application.

Music scholarships need one extra form: 

  • the New Student Music Scholarship Application or the Returning Student Music Scholarship Application.

To start, click “Sign In” and enter your Calvin username and passphrase. Save your answers any time by clicking “Save and Keep Editing.” For help, email scholarships@calvin.edu

When finished, you’re automatically considered for ALL named scholarships*. 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 for the upcoming academic year in mid to late March. 

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

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$3,900 C.J. Byeman Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jack and Mary Ann Byeman in...
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$3,400 Caitlin Anne Smits Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Scott and Valerie Smits in...
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$4,000 Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning/CALL Scholarship
The purpose of the Calvin Academy for Lifelong Learning (CALL) is “to...
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$4,000 Calvin and Pauline Verbrugge Family Scholarship
Pauline Verbrugge established this scholarship to honor the memory of...
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$3,000 Calvin and Shirley Van Heukelem Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Calvin and Shirley Van Heukelem out...
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$4,150 Calvin and Susan Hulst Entrepreneurial Spirit Scholarship
Calvin and Susan Hulst established this scholarship to encourage...
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$4,600 Calvin Dental Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Calvin College graduates who have...
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$1,200 Calvin Engineering Scholarship
The Kamstra family established this scholarship in honor of the late...
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$3,250 Calvin Media Scholarship
Norman and Crystal Unema established this scholarship for students who...
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varies Calvin Off-Campus Programs Scholarship
This scholarship was established by supporters of Calvin University who...
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Cost of Tuition Calvin University/University of Michigan Medical School Partnership Scholarship - The Feenstra Scholar
Dr. Laurence Feenstra along with his sons, Richard and David, and their...
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$2,100 Carl and Sandra Gronsman Family Scholarship
Mr. Carl and Mrs. Sandra Gronsman of Grand Rapids, MI, established this...
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$2,600 Carol and James Lont Scholarship for the Research, Study and Renewal of Distinctively Reformed Youth Development
Carol and James Lont were nurtured in the institutions of the Reformed...
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$3,500 Carol F. Smith Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Carol Smith and her 40 years...
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$3,100 Carol L. Faber Math Scholarship
Carol Faber is a successful businesswoman who has held important...
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$5,400 Carol Lee Zylstra Memorial Church Music Scholarship
Carol Lee was a church organist for many years beginning as a teenager...
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$2,600 Carol Pasterkamp Memorial Nursing Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the family and friends of Carol...
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$1,100 Castle, DeWit, and Timmer Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor the careers of three...
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$5,300 Catherine Reinink and Henry Bengelink Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Harv and Mrs. Gail Reinink of...
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$1,500 Celeryville Area Scholarship
Supporters of Calvin from the Celeryville, OH, area established this...
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$2,500 Central America Scholarship
Calvin University maintains a long and supportive affiliation with...
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$3,300 Charles and Anna Wabeke/Heerspink Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Ruth Heerspink, daughter of Mr....
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$1,800 Charles and Kay Spoelhof Engineering Scholarship
Dr. Charles Spoelhof served as an engineer with the Eastman Kodak...
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$3,000 Charles J. and Marianne Stehouwer Business Scholarship
Chuck and Marianne Stehouwer have been blessed in their marriage as well...
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$3,100 Charles J. VanDenBerg Family Business Scholarship
The family of Charles J. VanDenBerg has been greatly blessed by God with...
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$1,800 Charles R. and Marie Werner Scholarship
Mrs. Marie Werner and her family established this scholarship in...
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$1,600 Charles Strikwerda Scholarship in Political Science
John Van Dellen was a graduate of Calvin who entered the real estate...
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$2,500 Charlotte E. Veenstra Special Education Scholarship
Arielle ’17 and Adrienne ’15 Veenstra established this scholarship to...
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$3,800 Chemical Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Calvin’s Chemical Engineering...
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$3,000 Chris and Katie Prins Family Scholarship
Chris ’04 and Katie ’01 Prins both came from out of state to attend...
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$2,200 Chris Gronsman Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Ana Stegink Gronsman and Carl and...
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$5,800 Christine Betten Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Kenneth J. and Judith M. Betten established this scholarship in...
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$2,500 Cincinnati Area Scholarship
This scholarship was established by a group of Calvin alumni and friends...
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$1,800 Clarence and Anne Beets Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dr. William C. (Clarence) and Mrs....
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$3,000 Clarence and Irene Menninga Geology Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Calvin’s first geology...
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$3,000 Clarence and Nelly Battjes Memorial Scholarship
Clarence Battjes worked for Consumers Power Company and eventually left...
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$3,500 Clarence Huizenga Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Marian Huizenga in memory of...
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$3,200 Clarence P. and Janice H. Walhout Scholarship
Both Clarence and Janice Walhout taught in the Calvin English Department...
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$3,200 Class of 1968 Scholarship
The members of the Calvin College Class of 1968 value the quality...
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$2,000 Clayton and Adria (Vander Griend) Libolt Scholarship
Clayton and Adria Libolt’s education at Calvin College in the late...
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$2,550 Columbus Area Scholarship
This scholarship was established to assist students from the Columbus,...
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$1,700 Communication Department Mentoring Scholarship
The Communication Department at Calvin established this scholarship in...
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$3,100 Connecting to Community Scholarship
Because of their commitment to Christian higher education, the donors...
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$4,000 Connie Bratt Social Work Scholarship
Connie Bratt, one of the first students from Calvin to pursue a...
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$3,050 Cooper Scholarship
The Cooper scholarship seeks to encourage a student planning to major in...
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$2,550 Cornelia and Marvin Vanden Bosch Scholarship
Cornelia (Scholten) Vanden Bosch established this scholarship in 1981,...
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$5,000 Cornelius A. and Lettie G. Plantinga Scholarship
Family, friends, and former students and parents of Dr. and Mrs....
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$4,400 Cornelius and Leona Van Valkenburg Scholarship
Cornelius and Leona Van Valkenburg were charter members of Riverside...
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$2,000 Cornelius and Marian Joosse Memorial Scholarship
Mr. Harry and Mrs Barb Kampenga established this scholarship in honor of...
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$1,050 Corrine E. Kass Graduate Studies Scholarship
This scholarship was established for the purpose of assisting...
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