Mentoring Scholarship
Calvin received a challenge grant to provide students with an opportunity for a personal relationship with a Christian mentor as well as a scholarship award.
Basic criteria:
- entering freshman or sophomore year
- first preference will be given to international students
- interested in the personal and professional guidance a mentoring relationship can provide
- willing to commit time on a regular basis to building this relationship
- demonstrate financial need
Renewal criteria: This scholarship is automatically renewable if the mentoring relationship continues to be satisfactory to both the mentor and the student. Renewal is subject to funding availability.
- Award
- $2,000
- Deadline
- 01/20/2026
- Supplemental Questions
- Describe any experiences you may have had with a mentor in the past and give your reasons for wanting to participate in the mentoring program. Your response may include a bit of your story, if applicable.
- What would you bring to a mentoring relationship and what would you hope to gain from it? List and explain two or three specific goals for how you hope to grow through a mentoring relationship.
- List any co-curricular commitments you may have for *next* year (sports, musical ensembles, internships, leadership, student teaching, jobs, off-campus travel, etc.) How do you plan to make growth through mentoring a priority?
- Do you have an interest in being trained to become a peer mentor?