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, such as the Hugh and Eve Meeter Calvinism Award, 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.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$2,500 Honderd Family Special Education Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Ralph and Carol Honderd family...
Ended
$5,600 Honorable John Feikens Memorial Pre-Law Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of U.S. District Court Judge...
Ended
$1,700 Howard and Betty Van Till Scholarship
Howard J. and Betty L. Van Till established this scholarship to honor...
Ended
$2,500 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship
This scholarship was established to provide tuition assistance to...
Ended
$7,200 Howard J. Slenk Music Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Howard Slenk (now emeritus...
Ended
$3,450 Huntington National Bank Scholarship
A simple advertisement printed in a Columbus, Ohio newspaper on January...
Ended
$3,000 Immaculate Flight Business Scholarship
Brett Logan ’01 deeply valued his time as a student at Calvin College...
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$4,400 Indiana Scholarship
This scholarship was established by a family who feels grateful for the...
Ended
$3,400 Ivan E. and Rebecca J. Boerman Pre-Dental Scholarship
Recognizing the need for more scholarships that specifically support...
Ended
$2,450 Ivan E. and Rebecca J. Boerman Scholarship
Dr. Ivan and Mrs. Rebecca Boerman of Grand Rapids, MI, have provided the...
Ended
$3,300 J. Herman and N. Lucile Fles Family Scholarship
Mr. J. Herman and Mrs. N. Lucile Fles were both active and loyal...
Ended
$2,100 J. Russel Bouws/Russ' Restaurant Scholarship
Mr. Howard De Haan, former owner of the Russ’ Restaurants in Kent...
Ended
$4,300 J.C. Lobbes Scholarship
Mr. J. C. Lobbes served as a teacher and administrator in Christian...
Ended
$5,000 Jack and Eleanor Elenbaas Family Accounting Scholarship
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Eleanor Elenbaas established this scholarship to...
Ended
$5,000 Jack and Eleanor Elenbaas Family Engineering Scholarship
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Eleanor Elenbaas established this scholarship to...
Ended
$5,000 Jack and Eleanor Elenbaas Family Ministry Scholarship
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Eleanor Elenbaas established this scholarship to...
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$5,000 Jack and Eleanor Elenbaas Family Nursing Scholarship
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Eleanor Elenbaas established this scholarship to...
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$2,500 Jack and Jane Nyenhuis Family Engineering Scholarship
Engineering has played a vital role in the lives of Jack and Jane...
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$2,500 Jack and Johanna Kooy Van Manen Education Scholarship
Johanna Van Manen is from a family of Calvin graduates and Christian...
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$4,000 Jack and Kris Ponstine Education Scholarship
Jack and Kris Ponstine both graduated from Calvin College and were...
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$3,300 Jack Veenstra Lynden Area Scholarship
Maurice and Nell Veenstra established this scholarship in memory of...
Ended
$3,900 Jacob and Jeannette Nyenhuis Scholarship
Gordon and Cathy VanderBrug and their family established this...
Ended
$4,000 Jacob and Jennie Tuinstra Scholarship
Ms. Doris Tuinstra of Grand Rapids, MI, established this scholarship to...
Ended
$4,300 Jacob and Kathryn S. Hekman Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jacob and Kathryn (Schneider) Hekman...
Ended
$2,600 Jacob and Rena Van Dellen Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Theodore Van Dellen in honor of...
Ended
$6,350 Jacobsen Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established to allow students to receive the same...
Ended
$3,400 James and Angeline Bosscher Scholarship
Wayne Nguyen Hung ’76 was born in Vietnam but left his country because...
Ended
$7,000 James and Arthea DeBoer Arts and Media Scholarship
James and Arthea DeBoer had a deep respect for Calvin College, both for...
Ended
$2,850 James and Barbara Haveman Family Scholarship
Jim and Barb Haveman and their family are deeply committed to Christian...
Ended
$3,500 James and Beatrice Harkema Family Scholarship
Dr. James and Mrs. Beatrice Harkema of East Lansing, MI, established...
Ended
$2,820 James and Catherine Haveman Family Scholarship
In appreciation for what Calvin has done in the past and the impact that...
Ended
$4,400 James and Dolly (Hofman) Strikwerda Family Scholarship
James and Hildred (Dolly) Strikwerda were raised to value the importance...
Ended
$3,500 James and Maria Hiskes Vanden Bosch Fine Arts Scholarship
This scholarship honors and celebrates James Vanden Bosch, Professor...
Ended
$3,000 James and Mary Wieland Family Scholarship
James and Mary Wieland, both class of 1971, dedicate this scholarship to...
Ended
$2,370 James and Mary Workman Family Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. James and Mrs. Mary Workman who...
Ended
$4,000 James and Pearl Koning Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Sam and Judy Van Til Family from...
Ended
$2,700 James Bosscher Engineering Scholarship
Former students and friends of Dr. James Bosscher have generously funded...
Ended
$2,300 James E. Smith Scholarship
Gordon Food Service has provided Calvin College with gifts to be used to...
Ended
$2,400 James F. Bere' Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of James F. Bere’, an alumnus...
Ended
$3,600 James J. and Helen A. DeJonge Voice Scholarship
This scholarship was established for outstanding voice students....
Ended
$3,800 James L. Kempema Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jean Kempema to honor her late...
Ended
TBD James Lamse Memorial German Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship was established by a participant in Dr. Lamse’s first...
Ended
$4,300 James R. Hertel Scholarship
Mr. James Hertel established this scholarship in appreciation for the...
Ended
$3,550 James Vander Ark Scholarship
James Vander Ark grew up as a ’preacher’s kid’, which meant moving to...
Ended
$2,500 Jameson and Barbara Bosma Education Scholarship
Barbara and Jameson Bosma strongly supported Christian education and...
Ended
$2,500 Jan D. and Nancy M. Treur Family Scholarship
Jan and Nancy Treur have spent their professional careers working with...
Ended
$2,500 Janet Andre' Bootsma Scholarship for Women Students in Business
Jan (nee Roelfsema) Bootsma, an alumna of Calvin with a degree in...
Ended
$2,950 Janet D. Van Dyke Education Scholarship
Mrs. Janet D. Van Dyke taught elementary education for 35 years in the...
Ended
$3,720 Janice Broekhuizen Music Scholarship
Janice Lou (Woldring) Broekhuizen, an alumna of Calvin, graduated with a...
Ended
$2,450 Japanese Student Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dirk and Liesl Pruis who lived in...
Ended