MGCF Scholarship Application

Scholarship Application Form

Application Deadline - March 15th
Please carefully and thoroughly complete the application below. Read and follow the instructions carefully prior to submitting your application. (Click for more information). All winners will be notified in May.

If selected, you will be asked for documentation to support the data you provide. Likewise, all correspondence and award agreements will be generated from the personal information submitted below. So, please use proper spelling, capitalization and punctuation.

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I. Personal Data:

Tell us about yourself
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Birthdate:

MonthDayYear
Some scholarships give preference to a male or female recipient. Please select one of the following:

Other
Mobile No. :

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail :
Please use a PERSONAL email only; do not use your school email address.
Home Address :

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Major Area of Study:
Please indicate what is your intended major area of study if applicable
II. Application Information:

Tell us about yourself
Are you a graduating high school senior who will be entering college/training in the fall?
Are you a junior at Niles High School interested in applying for the Stephen Tyler Scholarship?
Are you an adult interested in one of the following scholarships: Fay Frazee Nursing Scholarship, Jane S. Davis Scholarship, Unity Hospital Education Fund, or the Semper Fi Company/Cpl. Ian Stewart Memorial Fund?
- III. High School Information:
- High School Attended:
- Year of High School Graduation or GED:
- Is your average GPA (select one of the following)
  
  Other
- High School activities, community activities, volunteer work, honors, offices held:
- Michigan Gateway Community Foundation (MGCF) administers many scholarships designed to offer aid to students that represent unique characteristics. Please check each of the qualifiers in the next section that apply to you. This data may increase your likelihood of qualifying for selected scholarships. Please note, if you are eligible for a scholarship based on any of these qualifiers, you may be asked to produce documentation verifying your unique eligibility.
- III. Adult Applicants :
- Are you a United States Marine, either active or reserved?
- Are you a Corewell Health Lakeland Medical Center Niles employee or volunteer?
- Will you be enrolled in a medical program in college?
- Do you reside in Buchanan?
- IV. Brandywine Eligibility Questions:
- Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
- Please describe your volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience in the box:
- Are you a Baseball or Softball player that plans to continue to play in college?
- Are you a female that has participated in a minimum of two years as a varsity player or manager in the Brandywine High School Athletic Program (preferably softball)?
- What sport or role?
  (i.e. Varsity Softball, Manager, etc.)
- Do you plan to pursue a health or medical-related field?
- Do you plan to go into nursing?
- Are you a female student who plans to pursue a STEM-related field?
- IV. Buchanan Eligibility Questions:
- Do you plan on attending Lake Michigan College (LMC) in the fall?
- Select all that apply
- Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
- Please describe your volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience in the box:
- Is your GPA 3.0 or greater?
- You are eligible for the Jason Kuntz History Club Scholarship. If you would like to apply for this, please submit an essay outlining your interest in history.
- Are you a resident of one of the following? Click image above to view larger map of the Original Galien School District.
  
  Other
- Have you been a resident of Buchanan for at least 6 months?
- Are you a female student-athlete or affiliated with student athletics?
- For what sport or role?
- Please describe how you've demonstrated good sportsmanship and character.
- Are you a Baseball or Softball player that plans to continue to play in college?
- Do you plan to pursue a health or medical-related field?
- Do you plan to go into nursing?
- Do you plan to pursue a degree in a field related to caring for animals?
- Do you intend to pursue a profession in the education field?
- Do you intend to become a teacher?
- Do you intend to pursue the engineering field?
- IV. Berrien Springs, Eau Claire or Benton Harbor Eligibility Questions:
- Are you a member of the Lee F. Auble National Honor Society?
- Do you have a GPA of 2.0 or higher?
- IV. Niles Eligibility Questions:
- Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
- Please describe your volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience in the box:
- Are you a Male student-athlete or affiliated with student athletics?
- For what sport or role?
- Please describe how you've demonstrated good sportsmanship and character.
- Are you a Baseball or Softball player that plans to continue to play in college?
- Do you plan to pursue a health or medical-related field?
- Do you plan to go into nursing?
- Do you intend to pursue a career in dentistry, dental hygiene, or patient care-related dental occupation?
- Do you plan to pursue a music degree?
- Do you intend to pursue a degree in a Vocational, Industrial, or Technical Field?
- Do you intend to pursue a degree in Graphic Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Photography or Video Production?
- Do you intend to pursue a degree in Business, Accounting or Marketing?
- IV. Cass County Eligibility Questions:
  
  Includes Cassopolis (Ross Beatty), Dowagiac, Edwardsburg, and Marcellus School Districts
- Do you plan to pursue a degree in a field related to caring for animals?
- You are eligible for the Caryl Beck-Miller Pets Alive Scholarship. If you would like to apply for this, please submit a 500-word essay on why you wish to pursue a career helping animals.
- Are you a Baseball or Softball player?
- Do you plan to continue to play baseball or softball in college?
- Is your GPA 3.25 or greater?
- You are eligibile for the Joseph Norton Sheteron Memorial Scholarship. If you wish to apply for this scholarship you must:
  - Submit an essay statement on your "love of the game" in the box below
  - Include a letter recommendation from either a coach, athletic director, or principal. Upload this recommendation when prompted at the end of your application. This will count as 1 of your two letters required to finalize your entry.
- The Joseph Norton Sheteron Memorial Scholarship is a renewable scholarship that is granted to a student who participates in baseball or softball. If you wish to apply for this scholarship, please submit an essay illustrating your "Love of the Game":
- Have you cheered or played for Edwardsburg Rocket Football?
- You are eligible for the Lloyd Bywaters Memorial Scholarship. Please upload a picture of you either playing or cheering for Edwardsburg Rocket Football.
  
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- Do you attend Volina Baptist Church in Volina, MI?
- Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
- Do you intend to pursue a degree in a Vocational, Industrial, or Technical Field?
- Do you intend to pursue a degree in Graphic Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Photography or Video Production?
- Please describe your volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience in the box:
- V. Essay
- Before you submit your application you will need to upload the following documents:
  
  2 Letters of Recommendation
  High School Transcripts
  Personal Statement
  
  Optional: Financial Need - i.e. FAFSA
  This is required for some but not all scholarships. This is strongly encouraged to complete, even if you do not think you'd be considered for having financial need.
- Letter of Recommendation #1
  
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- Letter of Recommendation #2
  
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- High School Transcripts
  
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- Upload or enter below your Personal Statement Essay. Your essay should be a minimum of 500 words. You should address in your essay: your post-secondary education goals and choice of major (if known), what you intend to do with your education, and why a scholarship is important to you. Include any academic and non-academic accomplishments, personal characteristics, or experiences that make you uniquely worthy of scholarship consideration.
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- Personal Statement Essay:
- Financial Circumstances
  
  Some scholarships require a student to display financial need. We realize this may look different for everybody. Please answer the following to help give us a better understanding of your financial circumstances.
- FAFSA
  
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- Please share any additional information you would like our scholarship committees to know regarding your financial circumstances or strategies for funding your education.
- VIII. Applicant's E-Signature
- By signing (typing your legal name) in the space below, you are certifying that all information is correct and that you are the person completing this application. When you press the submit button, you will receive an email confirmation that your application was received. Please print for your records and retain as verification of your application.
- E-Signature:
- Date
  
  MonthDayYear
  2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
- Please verify that you are human
- Michigan Gateway Community Foundation is committed to equal opportunity in employment and education. The Foundation does not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or any other protected class.
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Scholarship Application Form

I. Personal Data:

II. Application Information:

III. High School Information:

III. Adult Applicants :

IV. Brandywine Eligibility Questions:

IV. Buchanan Eligibility Questions:

IV. Berrien Springs, Eau Claire or Benton Harbor Eligibility Questions:

IV. Niles Eligibility Questions:

IV. Cass County Eligibility Questions:

V. Essay

Financial Circumstances

VIII. Applicant's E-Signature