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 |
|---|---|---|
| $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...
|
Ended |
| $5,000 |
Jack and Eleanor Elenbaas Family Nursing Scholarship
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Eleanor Elenbaas established this scholarship to...
|
Ended |
| $2,500 |
Jack and Jane Nyenhuis Family Engineering Scholarship
Engineering has played a vital role in the lives of Jack and Jane...
|
Ended |
| $2,500 |
Jack and Johanna Kooy Van Manen Education Scholarship
Johanna Van Manen is from a family of Calvin graduates and Christian...
|
Ended |
| $4,000 |
Jack and Kris Ponstine Education Scholarship
Jack and Kris Ponstine both graduated from Calvin College and were...
|
Ended |
| $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 |
| $2,600 |
Jay and Kathleen Morren Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jay and Kathleen Morren to recognize...
|
Ended |
| $2,400 |
Jay and Martina Kuiper Family Business Scholarship
This scholarship was established to demonstrate Jay and Martina Kuiper’s...
|
Ended |
| $4,200 |
Jean C. Broersma Music Scholarship
The children of Jean C. Broersma established this scholarship to honor...
|
Ended |
| $3,150 |
Jeannette and Menno Wolters Family Scholarship
Alexander and Lavonne Wolters Dragt established this scholarship in...
|
Ended |
| $2,800 |
Jelsema Family Scholarship
Russ and Leann Jelsema both attended Calvin College. They established...
|
Ended |
| $750 |
Jennie and Gerrit De Haan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Gerben and Mrs. Janice De Jong established this scholarship in...
|
Ended |
| $3,000 |
Jennie and Sylvia Stielstra Scholarship
Jennie and Sylvia Stielstra lived to glorify God through their careers...
|
Ended |
| $3,000 |
Jeremiah 29:11 Scholarship
Steven and Kelly Van Singel have two daughters who are both living with...
|
Ended |
| $2,700 |
Jerrian (M.D.) and Anna (Terpstra) Van Dellen Geology Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Kenneth J. and Mrs. Pearl Van...
|
Ended |
| $3,200 |
Jerry and Judy Cooper Family Scholarship
Jerry and Judy Cooper and their children are deeply committed to...
|
Ended |
| $10,000 |
Jerry and Lynne Granger Family Scholarship
God has blessed Mr. and Mrs. Jerry and Lynne Granger with a wonderful...
|
Ended |