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.

  • I. Personal Data:

    Tell us about yourself
  • Some scholarships give preference to a male or female recipient. Please select one of the following:*

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  • 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?
    • High School Information 

    • III. High School Information:

    • Is your average GPA (select one of the following)*

    • 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.

    • Adult Applicants 

    • 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?
    • Brandywine Eligibility Questions 

    • IV. Brandywine Eligibility Questions:

    • Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
    • 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)?
    • 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?
    • Buchanan Eligibility Questions 

    • IV. Buchanan Eligibility Questions:

    • Do you plan on attending Lake Michigan College (LMC) in the fall?
    • Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
    • Is your GPA 3.0 or greater?
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    • Are you a resident of one of the following? Click image above to view larger map of the Original Galien School District.

    • Have you been a resident of Buchanan for at least 6 months?
    • Are you a female student-athlete or affiliated with student athletics?
    • 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?
    • Berrien Springs, Eau Claire or Benton Harbor Eligibility Questions 

    • 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?
    • Niles Eligibility Questions 

    • IV. Niles Eligibility Questions:

    • Do you have any volunteer, leadership and/or community service experience?
    • Are you a Male student-athlete or affiliated with student athletics?
    • 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?
    • Cass County Eligibility Questions 

    • 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?
    • 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.
    • Have you cheered or played 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?
    • Required Documents 

    • 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.

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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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    • 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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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