Jackson College Foundation

Foundation Scholarships

• Available Scholarships

  Scholarship	Major	GPA	County
  Albert and Margaret Krieger Scholarship	Chemistry or Engineering	3.5
  Allaire George Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Allan R. and Virginia P. Wright Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Allegiance Hospital Scholarship	Medical	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  American Ass. Of University Women Scholarship	Any	2.5	Lenawee County
  Art Willard Memorial Scholarship	Any	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Arwin A. Stead Scholarship	Any	2	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Austin D. Fountain Memorial Scholarship	Any	2
  Barbara Herman Memorial Fund for Echocardiography	Echocardiogram	3.5
  Bill "Mooch" Richmond Scholarship	Any	3.2	Jackson, Hillsdale or Lenawee County
  Captain Jeff Haney Memorial Scholarship	Any	3	Jackson County
  Charles Leonard & Lawrence Hitchingham Scholarship	Physics or Engineering Science	3
  Citizens Patriot Snowflake Scholarship	Any	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Commonwealth Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Country Club of Jackson Dr. George Hoaglin Scholarship	Jackson Country Club Caddy	2.5	Jackson
  Derrick and Kelly Crum Scholarship	Sisters of Strength or Men of Merit	2.5
  Donal Staake Endowed Scholarship in Computers, Mathematics, and Engineering	Engineering, Mathematics or Computer Technology	2.5	Michigan Resident
  Dorothy Schultz Chemistry Scholarship	Chemistry	3.3	United States Residents
  Dr. Ralph Muhich Nursing	Nursing	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  El Camino Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Eli Rentfrow Memorial Scholarship	Nursing or Sonography	3
  Elmae Wendt Nursing Scholarship	LPN, AND or Nursing	3
  Ervin Industries Scholarship	Any	2.5	Lenawee County
  Evelyn Jones Vocal Music Scholarship	Music/Voice	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Frank & Shirley Dick Annual Educational Scholarship	Education	3	Lenawee County
  Fred and Loraine J. Stephens Endowed Scholarship	Any	3
  Gene Klotz Scholarship	Any	3.2	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Gerald A. Lang Memorial Scholarship	Education	2.5
  Gerald B. Kratz Intermediate School District Special Education Teacher Scholarship	Special Education	2.5	Jackson County
  Gerald L. Barnett Memorial Scholarship	Books Only	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Guenther Dental Hygiene Scholarship	Dental Hygiene	2.5
  Hazel E. Bowles Memorial Scholarship	Education	2.5
  High D. and Gloria Bliss Federer Memorial Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Howard T. Virginia M. Siefen Scholarship in memory if Professor Paul V. Clark	Chemistry	3
  Jackson Are Dentists Scholarship	Dental	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County or Calhoun County
  Jackson College Foundation Memorial Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Jackson College Recognition of Excellence	Any	3
  Jackson District Nurse's Association	Nursing	2.5	Jackson County
  Jackson Host Lions Club Karl M. Sorrick Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson County
  Jackson Women's City Club Sholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson County
  James E. Rice Memorial Scholarship	Correction / Law Enforcement / Education	3
  Jennifer Lynne Murphy Scholarship	Any	2.5	Addison Highschool
  John and Sara Perkin Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Joseph Vainner Jr. Scholarship	Business	3.5
  Judith Brown Cremeans Memorial Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Julia B. Baughman Scholarship	Nursing or Arts and Humanities	2.5	Jackson County
  Kaley Rose Brooks Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson
  Kathryn Matthews Scholarship	LPN Program	2.5	Michigan Resident
  Kathryn R. Curfman Memorial Scholarship	Any	3.2	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Kenneth D. Erwin Memorial Scholarship	Any	3
  Laverne Leece American Legion Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Leon and Claudia Burzynski Endowed	Any	3	Jackson County
  Lois Ethridge and Wanda Lake Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	2.5
  Looking Forward Scholarship	Inmate (Cooper or Cotton)	2
  Margaret and Ward Preston Scholarship	Education or Ass. of Arts	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Margaret Griggs Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Margaret Meade Stack Scholarship	Nursing / ADN Program	2.5
  Mary Elizabeth Johncox Endowed Scholarship	Any	2
  Mary Fleming-Doris Lane Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Mary L. Boyers Music Scholarship	Music	2.5
  Maxwell and Lucille Brail Scholarship	History, Business and Aviation	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Medlar Medical Endowed Scholarship	Bio-medical Science	3.2	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale or Calhoun County
  Megan Tipton Memorial Scholarship	Education	3
  Mervin J. and Mary O. Ganton Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	2.5	Michigan Resident
  Munith Fitchburg Veterans Memorial Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Nels & Gertie Lundberg Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Officer James Bonneau Memorial Scholarship	Criminal Justice	3	Jackson County
  Patricia A. Chriswell Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	3
  Patricia Anderson Business Scholarship	Business Pathways	2.5
  Peggy A. Dotterweich Student Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson County
  Philicia Teamer Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	3
  Quillen Holdings Scholarship	Any	3.7
  Raiography	Radiography	2.5
  Randy Eicher Scholarship	Any	2	Vandercook Lake High School
  Rawal Family Endowed Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Richard and Janet Wendt Science Scholarship	Biology / Science	2.5
  Richard Gieske Memorial Scholarship	Any	2.5	Northwest or Leslie (Henrietta Township)
  Richmond Brothers "First Generation" Scholarship	Science	3.2	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Robert Vainner Memorial Scholarship	Electrician	2.5
  Rutan Family Agriculture Scholarship Fund	Agriculture Technology	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Sales and Marketing Executives Association Scholarship	Marketing	3	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Sam and Edith LaZebnik Endowed Scholarship for the Arts	Art	3
  Sophie Tomasik Gerisch Scholarship	Arts and Humanities	3	Jackson County
  Stasia Taylor Memorial Scholarship	Human Services, Education or Health	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Student Nurses Association Scholarship	Nursing	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Susan Bickel Music Scholarship	Music	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  TAC Manufacturing Inc. Scholarship	Technology	2.5	Michigan Resident
  The Audrey Wiggins Memorial Scholarship	Health Care	3.5
  The Crist Family Scholarship	Business Pathways	2.5
  The Erma E. Biederman Scholarship of the Comerica Legacy Foundation	Any	2.5	Jackson County
  The Forty & Eight Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	3
  The George and Barbara Raven Student Aid Fund Scholarship	Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Science or Natural Science	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  The Hopes and Dreams Scholarship Fund	Any	2.5	Jackson County
  The JC Cares Scholarship	Any	2.5
  The John and Mary Blivin Scholarship	Applied Industrial Technology	2.5
  The Michigan Automotive Compressor, Incorporated Scholarship	Engineering or Technology	3.2	Michigan Resident
  The Randi O'lone Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	3.2
  The Rehmann Scholarship	Any	3
  The Ronald J. Martoia Memorial Scholarship	Automotive	3
  The Stanton Foundation Educational Scholarship	Any	3
  The Sue & Richard Dodge Scholarship	Mathematics, Engineering, Science, or Education	2.5	Jackson County
  The Victor F. Marquardt STEM Scholarship	Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)	3.2	Jackson County
  Velda Clute Scholarship	Nursing	3
  Vera A. Bassett Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Victor Marshall Science Scholarship	Biology / Science	2.5
  Vogelsang - Vandercook Lake High School Scholarship	Any	3	Vandercook Lake High School
  W.A Foote Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Alumni / Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Scholarship	Nursing	3
  White-Smith Legacy Scholarship	Communication or Public Relations	2.5
  Wiliam and Mary Lee Maher Aviation Scholarship	Flight/Aircraft	2	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale or Eaton County
  William and Frankie Lou Natho Endowed Scholarship	Any	3.5	Michigan Resident
  William and Marian Ogden Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson, Lenawee, Hillsdale County
  Woodrow Wilson Jr. Scholarship	Any	2.5
  Yeakey Scholarship	Any	2.5	Jackson County

• Required Documents

  In order to make the online process proceed as smoothly as possible, students should have electronic copies (attachments) of the following documents when they start. All documents need to be in a pdf or word format.

  Pictures (snapshots) of any required scholarship documents completed via phone will not be accepted.

  1. Scholarship application essay; (minimum of 1 page).
  2. Confirmation page from Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that includes the student’s estimated family contribution (EFC) amount;
  3. Letter of recommendation; (letters need to be from someone other than a family member).
  4. High school grade transcripts; (only for incoming freshman)
  5. ACT and/or the SAT results displaying composite score; (only for incoming freshman).
  6. DD Form 214 for students who are a veteran, or a spouse, son or daughter of a veteran;
  7. Document providing proof student is a member of American 1 Credit Union if that is the case;
  8. Recent invoice from the Jackson Citizen Patriot if student resides in a household that subscribes to the newspaper.
• How to Apply for Foundation Scholarships

  Students can apply for scholarship through AwardSpring:

  View and Apply for Scholarships

  After completing the application, students can click on the “Submit Application” button and a list of scholarships for which they are eligible will appear. Students must complete the application before they will be allowed to click on the “Submit Application” button.

  Note: all scholarships must be applied for on an annual basis.

Many other scholarship opportunities and aid are available to Jackson College students.