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WEST SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
2015-2016 SCHOLARSHIPS
APPLICATION DEADLINE April 17, 2015
*Please note - scholarship amounts are subject to change.
All scholarships are available only as funding is available.
NAME
AMOUNT*
AAUW Manistee Scholarship
$1,250
Allen James Garber II Scholarship
$500
Anderson-MacNeil Grant
Varies
Bryce L. Bradford Scholarship
Endowment Fund
$500-1,000
*Biology, Wildlife, Fisheries, or Environmental Science, or other
Biological Science
*2.5 GPA
Christena M. Bradford
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Craig Rasmussen Performing Arts
Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
David and Emily Palsrok Annual
Scholarship
Dow Chemical Academic
Excellence Scholarship
$500-1,000
*Finance, Accounting or Business program
*2.5 GPA
*Mason County resident
*Financial need
Elbert S. & Beverly N. Kennedy
Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Varies
Eugene Kuhne Performing Arts
Scholarship Endowment Fund
$500
Eugene Kuhne Outstanding
Nursing Graduate Award
Endowment Fund
Floyd & Diana Wardwell Nursing
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Varies
$500-1,000
$500
$1,200
$500
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
*Resident of Manistee County
*Completion of at least 12 credits at WSCC with a 2.5 GPA
*Financial need
*Financial need excluding parent income
*Engineering majors or Veteran
*Renewable with 2.0 GPA
*None
*High School student in 101st State Representative District in
Benzie, Leelanau, Mason, or Manistee county
*3.7 GPA in High School
*Completion of 15 credits at WSCC with 3.7 GPA
*Financial need
*Full time enrollment
*Deserving students
*Interest in Performing Arts
*Financial need
*Top Nursing Graduate
*Financial need and/or Scholastic Achievement
*Nursing program
NAME
AMOUNT*
Fran Schauer American
Association of University Women
Scholarship (Mason Country
Chapter)
Fred Killen Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Gerald E. & Gladys L. Martin
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Henry E. & Rena C.
Westerville Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Huntington National Bank
Scholarship
James & Dorothy Trebilcock
Performing Arts Scholarship
Endowment Fund
James & Dorothy Trebilcock
Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
James E. Cole Scholarship
$800
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
*Out of high school at least 4 years
*Female Student
*Mason County Resident
Varies
*None
$500
*None
Varies
*Financial Need
*Deserving
Varies
*None
$500
*Interest or experience in the Performing Arts
*2.5 GPA in High School or at WSCC
$500
*2.0 GPA in High School or at WSCC
*Financial need
*Employed or employed prior to attending WSCC
*Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree program
*Completion of at least 12 credits at WSCC
*3.0 GPA
*Mason County Central High School Graduate
*2.5 GPA
*Work or volunteer in civic, political, religious, or education
*Completion of at least 27 credits at WSCC with 3.0 GPA
*Pursing a "Helping" program such as, teaching, nursing,
counseling, medical, etc.
*Second year WSCC student in district with 2.5 GPA
*Elementary Education program
*Non-traditional student
*High School Graduate, In district with 2.5 GPA
*Financial Need and/or scholastic achievement
*Transferring to a 4 YR school/proof of enrollment
*Wildlife Management, Forestry, Civil Engineering, or Engineering
Program
*Completion of at least 24 credits at WSCC
*Mason County resident
*Teaching Program
*2.5 GPA in High School or WSCC
*Ludington High School Graduate
*Ludington Rotary STRIVE Program Graduate
$500
Jesse & Ferne Falconer
Scholarship
John & Mary Eaton Annual
Scholarship
$2,000
John & Mary Eaton Scholarship
Endowment Fund
$500
Kenneth MacLean Memorial
Transfer Scholarship
$500
Lawrence & Lula McGhan
Scholarship
Varies
Ludington Beverage, Inc., STRIVE
Scholarship Endowment Fund
$500
Ludington Beverage/
Reed Family Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Varies
$1,000
*Rotary Strive program Student
*Veteran with financial need
*Studying Business
*Financial need
NAME
AMOUNT*
Ludington Rotary Club
Scholarship
$500
Maclean Nursing Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Martin Marietta Academic
Excellence Award
$1,000
Martin Marietta Cultural Arts
Endowment
Maskal/Reid American
Association of University Women
Scholarship (Mason Country
Chapter)
Mason County Manufacturers
Association Mechatronics
Scholarships (MCMA)
Varies
Mason-Lake Chapter of Michigan
Retired School Personnel
Scholarship
Metalworks Scholarship
$1,000
*Mason or Lake County resident
*2.5 GPA
$1,200
Milton & Mary Ann Hagelberg
Scholarship Endowment Fund
$500
Miss Ludington
Varies
* Dependent Children or Spouses of Metalworks Full Time
Employees
*3.0 GPA in High School or College
*Brethren, Onekama, Bear Lake High School Graduate
*Financial need and/or scholastic achievement
*2.5 GPA in High School
*Associate Degree: Technology, Engineering or Physical Sciences
(nursing) or voc ed.
*Pageant Winner
Nancy C. Lyon Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Varies
Nicholas & Alice Swan
Performing Arts Annual
Scholarship
$500
Nicholas & Alice Swan Technical
Program Annual Scholarship
$500
Onekama Marine Inc. Scholarship
Endowment Fund
$500
$1,200
$800
$500
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
*Mason County Resident
*2.5 GPA High School or WSCC
*Financial need
*1st or 2nd year of Nursing program
*3.7 GPA High School
*Completion of 15 credits at WSCC with 3.7 GPA
*Financial Need
*Full time enrollment
*None
*Out of high school at least 4 years
*Financial need
*Female Student
*Mason County Resident
*Mason County Resident - Mason County High School Graduate
*2.5 GPA in High School
*Enrolled in Mechatronics program (AAAS or One Year Certificate)
*Female Student
*Manistee or Lake County or other resident
*Liberal Arts, Education or Nursing program
*Participation in WSCC Performing Arts
*2.5 GPA
*Financial need
*Mason County resident greater than 1 year
*Electronics, Machine Tool, Nursing, or Welding
*2.5 GPA in High School or at WSCC
*Financial aid need
*Mason County resident at least for one year
*2.5 GPA
*Onekama or Manistee High School graduate
*Financial aid need
*Interview with Donor
NAME
AMOUNT*
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Pentwater Junior Women's Club
Scholarship
$500
*Female Student who has been out of high school for a minimum of
two year
*2.5 GPA
*Oceana County resident and/or Pentwater high school graduate
*Enrolled full time
Pentwater Women's Club
Scholarship
Varies
Pentwater Women's Club
Scholarship - Shirley Haidys
Memorial
Raymond A. Plank Memorial
Scholarship
Raymond Schulte, George Wilson,
and Scottville Clown Band
Performing Arts Scholarship
$500
Varies
$500
*Pentwater or Oceana County resident
*2.5 GPA
*Non-traditional student
*Prefer a female in Oceana County - prefer Pentwater
*2.5 GPA
*Been out of high school for sometime
*Electronics or Business program
*Participation in WSCC Performing Arts
Richard & Helen Daron
Scholarship Endowment Fund
Dr. Rick Plummer, Performing
Arts Scholarship
Varies
*None
$2,000
Ruby Creek Conservation and
Recreation Club Annual
Scholarship
$1,000
*Resident in WSCC service district
*2.5 GPA
*Passion, commitment, talents of performing Arts
*Financial need or scholastic achievement
*Fisheries, Wildlife, Forestry, Conservation, or Environmental
or Biological or Physical science
*Financial need
Ruth Davidson Schroth Annual
Scholarship
$300
Safe Harbor Credit Union Annual
Scholarship
$500
Scott & Laura Ward Annual
Scholarship
Sellner Grant (Carl J. Sellner
Scholarship Endowment Fund)
$500
Timpy, Lawrence & Hattie
Memorial Scholarship
Trooper Paul K. Butterfield
Memorial
Varies
*Foreign Language and/or Interpreter or Foreign Languages
Teacher, or conducting research involving foreign languages
*2.8 GPA
*2.5 GPA in High School or at WSCC
*Safe Harbor member for at least one year or dependent of a
member
*Preference is given to current year high school graduate.
*Community Service
*First generation student
*None
*None
Varies
$500
*Must be accepted into the police licensure program
*Must write an essay
*Volunteer or community-based activities
*Must be interviewed
*Academicly high GPA
NAME
AMOUNT*
Warren Kaines Memorial
Scholarship Endowment Fund
$1,000
Welding Technology Scholarship
$500
Werle Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
West Michigan Old Engine Club Andrew Hegedus & Donald
Miller Memorial Annual
Scholarship
Varies
West Shore Bank's "Making A
Real Difference" Scholarship
$2,000
*Mason, Manistee or Oceana County Resident
*Full time student
*Perusing a degree in Business
*2.5 GPA High School or WSCC
*Preference given to student of current West Shore Bank Employee
*Preference given to student with demonstrated financial hardship
*Must be interviewed
Whitehall Industries
$500
*Mason County Resident
*2.5 GPA in High School
*Enrolled in Mechatronics program (AAAS or One Year Certificate)
Wilson, Saylor, & Hesslin
Gockerman
$500
WSCC Academic Scholarship
$750
*Manistee County Resident
*2.5 GPA
*Finanical need
*One for each High School in the college district
*3.0 GPA
*Associate of Arts or Science program
WSCC Alumni Association
Scholarship
Varies
WSCC Art Department Annual
Scholarship
$500
$300
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
*Mason County High School Graduate
*2.5 GPA
*Community involvement, school activities or work experience
*Welding program
*2.0 GPA in High School
*Completion of at least 20 credits at WSCC with 2.0 GPA
*Mason County area high school graduate
*Financial need
*Welding, Mechanical, Manufacturing, PreEngineering/Mechanical, General Studies or Science Emphasis.
*Second year at WSCC
*Completed at least 30 credit hours at WSCC
*2.75 GPA.
*Child of WSCC Alumni
*Volunteer in the community or on-campus.
*Visual Arts program
*2.5 GPA High School or WSCC
*Art Portfolio submission
*Letter of recommendation from a high school or college art
instructor
*May require an interview with WSCC art faculty
*Enrolled in an Art or Photography course
*Financial need
NAME
AMOUNT*
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
WSCC Distinguished Graduate
Scholarship
$1,200
WSCC Faculty Association
Scholarship
$500
WSCC Foundation Becky Sopha
Annual Music Scholarship
$500
WSCC Foundation General
Scholarship Endowment Fund
WSCC Foundation High School
Quiz Bowl Annual Scholarship -Class B/C Division
Varies
$500
$500 to winning team
$250 to runner up
WSCC Foundation High School
Quiz Bowl Annual Scholarship -Class D Division
$500
$500 to winning team
$250 to runner up
WSCC Foundation Regional High
School Art Competition Annual
Scholarship
WSCC Law Enforcement
Memorial Scholarship
Endowment Fund
WSCC Performing Arts
Scholarship
WSCC Tuition Scholarship
$500
*High School Senior receiving the best of show or a first place in an
art division for the annual High School Juried Art Show
$500
*2nd year Law Enforcement Student
Varies
Varies
*2.5 GPA
*Enrolled in Performing Arts classes
*None
WSCC Outstanding Graduate
Scholarship
WSCC Vocational-Technical
Scholarship
$500.00
*None
Zonta Club Scholarship Zonta Transfer
$1,000
*Awarded to two freshmen who have earned a minimum
cumulative 3.8 GPA in high school.
*Recipients must be pursuing a degree and enroll on a full-time
basis.
*Renewable if recipient earns a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA at
WSCC.
*Selected by the WSCC Faculty Association
*3.5 GPA
*Returning student
*Enrolled in at least one music class
*None
$750
*These scholarships are extended to one student from each high
school in the college district.
*Students with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA of who are
pursuing an occupational degree are considered.
*The administrative staff of each high school selects the recipients.
*Renewable if the recipient earns a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA at
WSCC.
*Female student who has been out of high school for a minimum of
four years
*3.0 GPA in High School or at WSCC
*Needs to be perusing a transfer degree
NAME
AMOUNT*
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Zonta Club Scholarship - Shirley
Smedley Zonta Occupational
$1,000
*Female student who has been out of high school for a minimum of
four years
*3.0 GPA in High School or at WSCC
*Needs to be perusing a degree in occupational