Metro guide
The Grand Rapids metro area covers Kent County and Ottawa County in Michigan, with principal cities including Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Kentwood and Holland. We found 1 open scholarship whose official rules name a place in this area; the next to close is Grand Rapids Community Foundation General Scholarship Application on Mar 1, 2027.
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The IRS lists 1 community foundation with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is Grand Rapids Community Foundation in Grand Rapids ($484 million in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 4 more open awards are limited to Michigan residents, and state aid includes Michigan Achievement Scholarship. Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
Students with a West Michigan connection (live there now or did in the past) heading to college, career training or graduate school; one application matches you to the funds you fit.
Up to $5,500 per year at universities (up to $27,500 total)
Official page ↗Kalamazoo County, Michigan students; one application matches you to more than 60 scholarships for college or career training.
Students connected to Branch County, Michigan; each of the 30+ funds has its own criteria.
Michigan residents ages 17–21 pursuing a skilled trade through post-high school training, an apprenticeship or a two-year degree; veteran descendants preferred but not required.
Applicants ages 18–25 pursuing a residential construction career as a direct hire, through post-high school trades training, or in a two-year construction program; Southeastern Michigan applicants preferred.
Full Michigan guide → · All community foundations
Yes. 1 open scholarships on this site name a city or county in the Grand Rapids area, and the IRS lists 1 community foundations based there.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Michigan Achievement Scholarship. Most require the FAFSA.