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