Scholarships

KEY FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE APPLYING

APPLY NO LATER THAN MARCH 13, 2009 for:
American Society of Women Accountants, Andrews Hooper & Pavlik, Bob Becker, Brown Annual, Hall Opportunity, Huntley, Mondol, Morley Athletic, Multicultural Engineering, Elizabeth Paulick, and Warrick Scholarships

APPLY NO LATER THAN APRIL 13, 2009 for:
All other scholarships.

COMPLETE YOUR FAFSA FORM EARLY
We need that data to determine your eligibility!

YOU MUST BE AN ADMITTED STUDENT TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
If you have not been admitted to the University, please contact the Office of Admissions at (989) 964-4200 BEFORE submitting an application. Applications from students not admitted to the University will not be processed.

WHAT'S YOUR CLASS STANDING?

  • Freshman: 30 or fewer credits
  • Sophomore: 31-61 credits
  • Junior: 62-92 credits
  • Senior: 93 or more credits

Applications received after April 13 will be considered if funding is available.

Download Application

Download, print and complete the application, and mail it to the SVSU Foundation.

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The following scholarships are awarded by the SVSU Foundation. The scholarships are available for:

Additional scholarship opportunities are available through the Financial Aid Office.

Please click HERE or scroll to the bottom of the page for links to additional scholarship opportunities from outside organizations (the SVSU Foundation does not award these scholarships; you must contact the organization for additional information/assistance).

New Freshman Students

American Lebanese Community Scholarship Fund

  • New admitted freshman or transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time student
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Community service
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Financial need may be considered
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to diversity of university community
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Chase/Bank One Endowed Scholarship

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Academic achievement
  • Community service
  • Leadership potential
  • Financial need
  • Ability to contribute to the cultural diversity of the SVSU student body
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA

Linneaus Dorman Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • New freshman admitted student or returning undergraduate
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Character
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to campus diversity
  • Demonstrated involvement in organizations which address issues of advancement and equity in education, health, criminal justice system and employment and government

Phae H. Dorman Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Rosa Parks

  • New freshman admitted student or returning undergraduate
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to campus diversity
  • Demonstrated involvement in organizations which address issues of advancement and equity in education, health, criminal justice system, employment and government

David & Jacqueline Hall Opportunity Scholarship (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Saginaw County resident
  • College of Business and Management major
  • Minimum 3.00 High School GPA
  • Potential to contribute to diversity of campus community
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Leadership
  • Character
  • Demonstrated extra-curricular involvement or community service

Hispanic American Community Endowed Scholarship Fund

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 2.70 High School GPA
  • Potential to contribute to campus diversity
  • Character
  • Leadership to promote Hispanic awareness or cultural diversity to their community
  • Community service
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Huntley Scholarship for Women in Science & Mathematics 

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Female
  • Full-time enrollment
  • College of Science, Engineering & Technology major (Engineering students are ineligible)
  • Education major (with goal of becoming a 9-12 grade level Mathematics or Science teacher)
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • One page maximum essay to describe planned goals and to highlight your commitment to your education and two supporting letters from teachers, mentors or employers
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Edward B. “Ted” Morley, Jr. Memorial Endowed Athletic Scholarship

  • New admitted freshman or transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Outstanding student athlete
  • Current member of SVSU varsity athletic team
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • At least one scholarship is to be awarded to a male and at least one scholarship is to be awarded to a female
  • Scholarship is intended to be used for tuition, fees and books
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Morley Travel Scholarship

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Financial need
  • Leadership potential
  • Minimum 2.50 GPA
  • Minority student

Claire and Toivo Myllykangas Endowed Scholarship Fund

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.00 High School GPA
  • Saginaw county resident
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential contribution to the diversity of SVSU campus

Elizabeth D. Paulick Endowed Scholarship Fund

  • New freshman or transfer admitted student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • College of Business and Management major
  • Female student
  • Preference to women with children at home and returning to school after the age of 25
  • Michigan resident
  • Community involvement
  • Academic potential
  • Financial need
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Dr. Roosevelt Ruffin Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Resident of Saginaw County
  • Financial need
  • Scholastic performance
  • Community involvement
  • Character
  • Leadership potential
  • Interest in the humanities
  • Preference may be given to graduates of Saginaw High School or the City of Saginaw Adult GED program

Charles Strosacker Scholarship

  • New freshman admitted student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • Preference GET-SET program graduate (if no GET-SET graduate, other Science, Engineering & Technology majors may be considered)
  • Preference engineering majors, major within College of Science, Engineering & Technology
  • Minimum 2.00 High School GPA
  • Financial need
  • Leadership
  • Character
  • Contribution to diversity
  • Disadvantaged/under-represented students

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New Transfer Students

Altrusa Tuition Scholarship

  • New transfer admitted student or returning undergraduate
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Female, age 30 or older
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Financial need

American Association of University Women–Bay City Branch Scholarship

  • New admitted transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • Junior or Senior
  • Female
  • Bay County resident
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Financial need

American Lebanese Community Scholarship Fund

  • New admitted freshman or transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time student
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Community service
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Financial need may be considered
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to diversity of university community
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Bob Becker Endowed Scholarship (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • New admitted transfer student or returning undergraduate student
  • Minimum sophomore standing
  • Minimum GPA of 3.00
  • Exhibit desirable qualities of character and leadership
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Female member (current) of SVSU varsity athletic team
  • Women’s basketball team members are ineligible for consideration

Edward B. “Ted” Morley, Jr. Memorial Endowed Athletic Scholarship

  • New admitted freshman or transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Outstanding student athlete
  • Current member of SVSU varsity athletic team
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • At least one scholarship is to be awarded to a male and at least one scholarship is to be awarded to a female
  • Scholarship is intended to be used for tuition, fees and books
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Multi-Cultural Engineering Scholarship Opportunity Fund (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • New admitted transfer student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum Junior status
  • Engineering or Science major
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Preference minimum 2.70 GPA
  • Preference may be given to Bay, Midland or Saginaw County resident
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential contribution to the diversity of SVSU campus

Elizabeth D. Paulick Endowed Scholarship Fund

  • New freshman or transfer admitted student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • College of Business and Management major
  • Female student
  • Preference to women with children at home and returning to school after the age of 25
  • Michigan resident
  • Community involvement
  • Academic potential
  • Financial need
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Jean Davis Warrick Endowed Scholarship for Women (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • New admitted transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • Junior or Senior
  • Female
  • Major within College of Business and Management
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA

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Returning Undergraduate Students

Altrusa Tuition Scholarship

  • New transfer admitted student or returning undergraduate
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Female, age 30 or older
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Financial need

American Association of University Women–Bay City Branch Scholarship

  • New admitted transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • Junior or Senior
  • Female
  • Bay County resident
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Financial need

American Lebanese Community Scholarship Fund

  • New admitted freshman or transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time student
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Community service
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Financial need may be considered
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to diversity of university community
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

American Society of Women Accountants Annual Scholarship (Apply by 3/9/2009)

  • Returning female undergraduate student
  • Minimum GPA of 3.50
  • Major in Accounting
  • Demonstrate financial need
  • Ability or potential to make a positive contribution to the field of Accounting

Andrews, Hooper & Pavlik Accounting Scholarship Fund (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • Returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Junior or Senior
  • Accounting major
  • Career preference for public accounting
  • Minimum 3.50 accumulative GPA
  • High character
  • Leadership potential (e.g., student involvement in extra-curricular activities)
  • Preference to include American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students who add to community diversity

Bob Becker Endowed Scholarship (Apply by 3/13/2009) 

  • New admitted transfer student or returning undergraduate student
  • Minimum sophomore standing
  • Minimum GPA of 3.00
  • Exhibit desirable qualities of character and leadership
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Female member (current) of SVSU varsity athletic team
  • Women’s basketball team members are ineligible for consideration

Gregory and Helayne Brown Annual Scholarship (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • Admitted to the SVSU Nursing Program
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25
  • Financial need
  • Potential contribution to the diversity of the SVSU campus
  • Saginaw County resident
  • Must submit at least one letter of recommendation from someone in a position to evaluate his or her ability/potential to make a positive contribution to the field of Nursing

Linneaus Dorman Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • New freshman admitted student or returning undergraduate
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Character
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to campus diversity
  • Demonstrated involvement in organizations which address issues of advancement and equity in education, health, criminal justice system and employment and government

Phae H. Dorman Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Rosa Parks

  • New freshman admitted student or returning undergraduate
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.00 GPA
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Economic opportunity, family status, prior educational opportunity and cultural background
  • Potential to contribute to campus diversity
  • Demonstrated involvement in organizations which address issues of advancement and equity in education, health, criminal justice system, employment and government

Merlyn Mondol Endowed Scholarship (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • Returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time student
  • Minimum Junior standing
  • Psychology major
  • Minimum 3.5 GPA
  • Ability of recipient to promote campus diversity to encourage global understanding and goodwill

Edward B. “Ted” Morley, Jr. Memorial Endowed Athletic Scholarship 

  • New admitted freshman or transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Outstanding student athlete
  • Current member of SVSU varsity athletic team
  • Full-time enrollment
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • At least one scholarship is to be awarded to a male and at least one scholarship is to be awarded to a female
  • Scholarship is intended to be used for tuition, fees and books
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

Jean Davis Warrick Endowed Scholarship for Women (Apply by 3/13/2009)

  • New admitted transfer or returning undergraduate student
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • Junior or Senior
  • Female
  • Major within College of Business and Management
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME

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ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FROM OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

(Please use the links below to seek further information/application forms for these programs.  They are not affiliated with or awarded by the SVSU Foundation; you must apply directly to the organization.)

THE FORUM FOUNDATION - Scholarships considering academic achievement, promise, and financial need, with preference to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.  DEADLINE:  APRIL 30, 2009

MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY - Women ages 18-23 are invited to apply for the title of Michigan Sugar Queen (Winners receive scholarships in addition to other Michigan social/travel opportunities).  DEADLINE:  MAY 15, 2009.