APPLICATIONS OPEN:
Class of 2025 Graduating High School Seniors who are planning to attend college, university, or trade school in fall of 2025, and who are living in Rochester, Rochester Hills, or Oakland Township may apply for a scholarship administered by the Community Foundation.
Available Scholarships:
To see a list with descriptions and eligibility requirements for each Scholarship awarded through the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, including the Rochester Kiwanis Club and Rochester Rotary Club, click the button below.
All applicants will be considered for all scholarships for which they qualify.
Scholarship Application Guidelines:
To apply, download the application below. For best results make sure your browser is up to date. Open the application in Adobe, complete, and save.
Return your completed application to the Foundation via email to admin@cfound.org, by mail, or drop off at the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester office located at 303 East Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307. Hand-written applications are allowed, and will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee.
Please contact the Foundation office at 248-608-2804 if you encounter a problem completing the application, need help, or have a question.
Scholarship applications must be received in office by 3:00 pm on January 22nd, 2025, either in-hand or by a time-stamped email. Postmarks do not count.
Students who complete the Community Foundation’s scholarship application will be considered for all Community Foundation scholarships for which they meet the eligibility requirements.
If you have been awarded a Scholarship from the Community Foundation, you will need to download the following documents and submit them back to the Foundation in order to receive funding:
Contact the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester if you have any questions, (248) 608-2804
For additional scholarship opportunities go to the Rochester Community Schools Foundation website: https://rcs-foundation.org/annual-scholarship-program
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