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 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.

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Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$3,600 Alma and John Hoogland English Education Scholarship
Alma and John Hoogland met at Calvin College as English majors and they...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,500 Andrea Meeter Dekker Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor Andrea Meeter Dekker ’63, and...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,250 Clarence P. and Janice H. Walhout Scholarship
Both Clarence and Janice Walhout taught in the Calvin English Department...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,000 Don and Evonne Plantinga Scholarship in English, Philosophy, or Computer Science
Don and Evonne Plantinga established this scholarship to encourage...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,110 Emerson Family Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. James Emerson of Santa Barbara, CA, established this...
Deadline01/20/2026
$6,900 Helen Hoogland Meulink Education Scholarship
Helen Meulink has been greatly involved with Calvin for many years. She...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,220 Henrietta Ten Harmsel English Scholarship
Dr. Ten Harmsel served the English Department for 27 years, both as a...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,500 Henry and Mildred Zylstra Scholarship
This scholarship was established by family and friends in honor of Henry...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,500 James and Maria Hiskes Vanden Bosch Fine Arts Scholarship
This scholarship honors and celebrates James Vanden Bosch, Professor...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,700 Kenneth and Lillian Kuiper Scholarship
This scholarship was established by family and friends of Dr. Kenneth...
Deadline01/20/2026
$6,600 Kevin Dale De Rose Memorial Scholarship
Kevin De Rose of Palos Heights, IL, was a bright, fun-loving junior who...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,200 King-Wierenga Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is established by Arthur and Norma Wierenga in honor of...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,700 L. C. de Haan Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the family of Lippe C. de Haan as a...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,000 Martin P. and Florence DeGraaff Wiebenga Scholarship
The children of Mr. Martin and Mrs. Florence De Graaff Wiebenga...
Deadline01/20/2026
$6,700 Paul W. Johnson Education Scholarship
With great respect for her father, Becky and her husband, Bob Van Noord,...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,950 Reverend Bernard Haven Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Rev. Bernard Haven, a...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,100 Richard R. and Kathleen J. Tiemersma Scholarship
This scholarship was established to promote and further the respect for...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,500 Schemper-Kamp Family Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a tribute to Calvin professor John...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,250 Steve J. and Viola Van Der Weele Scholarship
Steve Van Der Weele taught in the Calvin English Department from 1950 to...
Deadline01/20/2026
$3,600 Susan Dykstra Memorial Scholarship
Tom and Lois Dykstra established this scholarship in memory of their...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,300; $3,500 Westveer Family Scholarship
Because the donors believe that the humanities play a vital role in...
Deadline01/20/2026
$2,700 William and Matilda Monsma Scholarship
William and Matilda Monsma spent their lives helping others. They were...
Deadline01/20/2026
$1,900 William E. and Margaret J. Van Wienen Scholarship
William Van Wienen, a noted Grand Rapids architect, and his wife,...
Deadline01/20/2026
$4,300 Winifred Holkeboer Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established as a tribute to Winifred Holkeboer,...
Deadline01/20/2026