Our Opportunities

Admitted students can apply from December 1 to January 31 (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 awards scholarships in mid- to late-March for the upcoming academic year. 

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

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$5,000 Jack and Eleanor Elenbaas Family Nursing Scholarship
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Eleanor Elenbaas established this scholarship to...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,500 Jack and Jane Nyenhuis Family Engineering Scholarship
Engineering has played a vital role in the lives of Jack and Jane...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,500 Jack and Johanna Kooy Van Manen Education Scholarship
Johanna Van Manen is from a family of Calvin graduates and Christian...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,000 Jack and Kris Ponstine Education Scholarship
Jack and Kris Ponstine both graduated from Calvin College and were...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,300 Jack Veenstra Lynden Area Scholarship
Maurice and Nell Veenstra established this scholarship in memory of...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,920 Jacob and Jeannette Nyenhuis Scholarship
Gordon and Cathy VanderBrug and their family established this...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,450 Jacob and Jennie Tuinstra Scholarship
Ms. Doris Tuinstra of Grand Rapids, MI, established this scholarship to...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,500 Jacob and Kathryn S. Hekman Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jacob and Kathryn (Schneider) Hekman...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,500 Jacob and Rena Van Dellen Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Theodore Van Dellen in honor of...
Deadline01/31/2025
$6,070 Jacobsen Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established to allow students to receive the same...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,300 James and Angeline Bosscher Scholarship
Wayne Nguyen Hung ’76 was born in Vietnam but left his country because...
Deadline01/31/2025
$5,000 James and Arthea DeBoer Arts and Media Scholarship
James and Arthea DeBoer had a deep respect for Calvin College, both for...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,850 James and Barbara Haveman Family Scholarship
Jim and Barb Haveman and their family are deeply committed to Christian...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,500 James and Beatrice Harkema Family Scholarship
Dr. James and Mrs. Beatrice Harkema of East Lansing, MI, established...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,750 James and Catherine Haveman Family Scholarship
In appreciation for what Calvin has done in the past and the impact that...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,370 James and Dolly (Hofman) Strikwerda Family Scholarship
James and Hildred (Dolly) Strikwerda were raised to value the importance...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,400 James and Maria Hiskes Vanden Bosch Fine Arts Scholarship
This scholarship honors and celebrates James Vanden Bosch, Professor...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,000 James and Mary Wieland Family Scholarship
James and Mary Wieland, both class of 1971, dedicate this scholarship to...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,350 James and Mary Workman Family Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. James and Mrs. Mary Workman who...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,680 James Bosscher Engineering Scholarship
Former students and friends of Dr. James Bosscher have generously funded...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,400 James E. Smith Scholarship
Gordon Food Service has provided Calvin College with gifts to be used to...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,400 James F. Bere' Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of James F. Bere’, an alumnus...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,600 James J. and Helen A. DeJonge Voice Scholarship
This scholarship was established for outstanding voice students....
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,700 James L. Kempema Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jean Kempema to honor her late...
Deadline01/31/2025
$1,000 James Lamse Memorial German Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship was established by a participant in Dr. Lamse’s first...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,300 James R. Hertel Scholarship
Mr. James Hertel established this scholarship in appreciation for the...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,300 James Vander Ark Scholarship
James Vander Ark grew up as a ’preacher’s kid’, which meant moving to...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,500 Jameson and Barbara Bosma Education Scholarship
Barbara and Jameson Bosma strongly supported Christian education and...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,420 Jan D. and Nancy M. Treur Family Scholarship
Jan and Nancy Treur have spent their professional careers working with...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,450 Janet Andre' Bootsma Scholarship for Women Students in Business
Jan (nee Roelfsema) Bootsma, an alumna of Calvin with a degree in...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,950 Janet D. Van Dyke Education Scholarship
Mrs. Janet D. Van Dyke taught elementary education for 35 years in the...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,600 Janice Broekhuizen Music Scholarship
Janice Lou (Woldring) Broekhuizen, an alumna of Calvin, graduated with a...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,000 Japanese Student Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dirk and Liesl Pruis who lived in...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,400 Jay and Kathleen Morren Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Jay and Kathleen Morren to recognize...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,500 Jay and Lois Mol Family Scholarship
Mr. Jacob “Jay” and Mrs. Lois Mol established this scholarship to help...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,400 Jay and Martina Kuiper Family Business Scholarship
This scholarship was established to demonstrate Jay and Martina Kuiper’s...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,100 Jean C. Broersma Music Scholarship
The children of Jean C. Broersma established this scholarship to honor...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,100 Jeannette and Menno Wolters Family Scholarship
Alexander and Lavonne Wolters Dragt established this scholarship in...
Deadline01/31/2025
$5,300 Jelsema Family Scholarship
Russ and Leann Jelsema both attended Calvin College. They established...
Deadline01/31/2025
$500 Jennie and Gerrit De Haan Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Gerben and Mrs. Janice De Jong established this scholarship in...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,900 Jennie and Sylvia Stielstra Scholarship
Jennie and Sylvia Stielstra lived to glorify God through their careers...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,300 Jeremiah 29:11 Scholarship
Steven and Kelly Van Singel have two daughters who are both living with...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,700 Jerrian (M.D.) and Anna (Terpstra) Van Dellen Geology Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Kenneth J. and Mrs. Pearl Van...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,200 Jerry and Judy Cooper Family Scholarship
Jerry and Judy Cooper and their children are deeply committed to...
Deadline01/31/2025
$10,000 Jerry and Lynne Granger Family Scholarship
God has blessed Mr. and Mrs. Jerry and Lynne Granger with a wonderful...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,800 Jerry Hertel and Alice (Talen) Hertel Memorial Scholarship
Timothy Kraal ‘94 and Juliet (Post) Kraal ’94 established this...
Deadline01/31/2025
$3,400 Jim and Ellen Bruinsma Family Scholarship
Jim and Ellen Bruinsma are strong believers in Christian education. ...
Deadline01/31/2025
$1,900 Jim and Ruth Sikkema Family Nursing Scholarship
Jim and Ruth Sikkema established this scholarship in gratitude for the...
Deadline01/31/2025
$2,300 Jipping Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Mr. Ken and Mrs. Joyce Jipping of...
Deadline01/31/2025
$4,200 JoAnn Mellema Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by Dirk Mellema of Walnut Creek, CA, in...
Deadline01/31/2025