To be considered you must be a high school senior at any area high school. Applicants must reside in the Grandville or Jenison school district or be a child of a Grandville Jenison Chamber member. Applying students should be attending college in the fall and demonstrated Community Leadership (in your community, church, school or work) with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
To apply for a scholarship, please submit this completed application along with the following:
A copy of your High School Transcript or your Educational Development Plan (EDP)
A list of your co-curricular/extra-curricular activities
A list of additional Scholarships you have been awarded, if any
A written nomination from a teacher or counselor
A 1-2 page typed double spaced essay addressing the statement below:
‘Explain a situation where you served as a leader and how did your leadership impact the community or yourself.”
Recipients will be chosen by the Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce scholarship committee.
Winners will be notified the week of April 10 and will be honored at an award ceremony on Thursday April 27.
Applicant Information
We encourage all students who have held a leadership role to apply. Some examples of leadership roles are: a group project or activity at work, school or church or a community service project.
Student Name _____________________________________ Parent (s) _____________________________________
Address _______________________________________________ City _______________________ Zip ___________
Student Email ___________________________________________________ Phone __________________________
Parent Email ____________________________________________________ Phone __________________________
College/University you are planning to attend in the Fall _________________________________________________
Intended Major ___________________________________________________________________________________
Please contact Heather Schaedig or Sandy LeBlanc at 616.531.8890 ([email protected]) if you have any questions. Return all completed parts of the application to: Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce
Applications must be received by 3:30pm on Wednesday, March 29
In Person: By Mail: By Fax:
2939 Wilson Ave Ste. 106 PO Box 175 616.328.6559
Grandville MI 49418 Grandville MI 49468
You will receive an email confirmation when your application is received by mail or fax.
* Scholarship funds are to be used for college / university charges only (tuition, fees, room and board), any excess funds shall be returned to the Chamber.