The eligibility requirements for students interested in applying for the scholarship are as follows: The student must be in their senior year of high school at a southwest Michigan public or private school. The student must be planning to attend a public or private college or university in the state of Michigan during the fall semester following high school graduation. The student must have an overall high school GPA of 2.0 or higher. The student must demonstrate an active interest in serving the LGBTQ community

No entry fee required. You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. You must be enrolled in an accredited 2 or 4-year college/university or vocational/technical school during the 2022/2023 academic year. Minimum 2.8 GPA on a 4-Point Scale. You must be a member in good standing of Unity One Credit Union. Please see website for additional details.

Open to high school seniors who are pursuing a degree in education. Open to students who have a federal minority ethnic status of one of the following: Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Non-Hispanic Black. Minimum 2.8 GPA and admission to college program required. Personal essay and letters of recommendation are to be included with application.

Open to all first and second year veterinary technology students in the state of Michigan. Must be a current member of MAVT. Applicant must submit a 500 word essay on topic. Please see website for essay topic.

This scholarship is to help transgender students with education-related expenses while pursuing a degree or certificate from an accredited college, university, or technical / vocational program with a satellite campus or permanent presence in Kent County, MI. This award is open to people of any age who identify as transgender (including non-binary, two-spirit, third gender, transsexual, and/or any other non-cis gender identity) and who demonstrate financial need. Student privacy is respected. We will not share any identifying information without the applicant's written permission.

Applicant must be a Michigan resident attending or planning to attend a Michigan College or University.

Eligibility To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria: - Scholarship Applicants must be current or prospective students enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. university. - Applicants must be 18 years or older. - Applicants must turn in all specified documents (essay, creative examples, etc.). - Applicant must be pursuing a degree in the field of design including but not limited to: architectural design, graphic design, interior design, motion media design, and industrial design.

Criteria: A High School senior graduating this current year: Active community service Acceptance to an institution of higher learning, (Letter of acceptance required) With a cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or above (4.0 scale) The student must live in the City of Detroit Michigan. Criteria: A college student that has completed their first year of college: 1. With a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above (4.0 scale), 2. Active community service and 3. A demonstrated need for financial assistance.

The recipient of the Dakota Pequeno Memorial Scholarship will be a student who has shown perseverance in eliminating obstacles that epilepsy and seizures may present, courage in dealing with epilepsy/seizures, community involvement, and commitment to their education. Eligibility Requirements: Must have a diagnosis of epilepsy/seizure disorder and confirmed by a letter from a physician. Must be a high school senior or a high school graduate between the ages of 17-25. Must live in Michigan. For applicants going to school out-of-state, your permanent address must be located in Michigan. Must provide proof of acceptance to a post-secondary academic or vocational program. Must submit a completed application and one letter of recommendation, preferably from an educator. Write a short essay regarding epilepsy.

These Scholarships are administered in accordance with the procedures established by the Optimist Youth Foundation of Detroit, Inc. (OYF). Eligibility is limited to public and private high school graduating Seniors of the Metropolitan Detroit area and Under graduate College students who are former students of a Metropolitan Detroit area public or private school. There are no restrictions as to the accredited institution, college or university, to be attended or the curriculum to be followed. To qualify, an applicant must be in need of financial assistance and must have demonstrated his/her potential to succeed in the college curriculum to be pursued. Additional factors such as high school grades, character, citizenship, effort, and ability may be considered.