We have moved into the busiest time of year! It is Scholarship Season and time to start your applications! Consider al these options for your scholarship needs!
NAPOLEON STUDENT ONLY SCHOLARSHIPS (see office for hard copies)
*Don Mikesell Conservation Scholarship
*Shaun Kelley Memorial Scholarship
**Keith A Ellison Memorial Scholarship
**Mike Alden Memoral Scholarship
**Napoleon Education Scholarship
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS
** Irish Hills Regional Chamber of Commerce Educational Scholarship. This is DUE April 18, 2025!
To be eligible, students MUST be a senior and the child of the Irish Hills Chamber Member or an actual employee of a Chamber member. Important note: If either of your parents work for Napoleon Community Schools, we are a member and you do qualify to apply.
To find out if your parent's work is a member or your work is a member, you can visit the site below and search the business. If the business name shows up, it will say MEMBER under its name and YOU CAN APPLY. If it doesn't, you don't qualify to apply.
***Bill and Vi Sigmund Scholarship (Up to $5000) - DUE April 15, 2025
The Sigmund Scholarship is a $5000 scholarship in Jackson County that is encouraged most students to apply for. It does have a need based component to it, but college is expensive and with as expensive as our world has become many families (any income) can make an argument for having need! Don't let that stop you from applying!
Last year we had 14 Napoleon families get THIS scholarship alone! This scholarship is also renewable so, you can get it year after year after securing it your first year. They have a Traditional Scholarship and a Trades Scholarship! Looks like from their website they gave away 9.5 million dollars to almost 2000 students last year!
Here is the application website. Click the link that is right for you!
***Gordon Will Opportunity Scholarship. To qualify for the scholarship, applicants will need to show a commitment to community service, financial need, and a dedication to academics. This is open to all Jackson County Seniors.
This MUST be returned to The Optimist Club of Jackson at don.t@optimisticearena.com by mailing to 1300 W. North St. Jackson, MI 49202 BY MAY 1, 2025!
Please see office for application!
***The Woman's Club of Jackson is offering their annual Scholarship to all seniors (male and female). Please see the document below. PLEASE note: to apply you must MAIL this application to the address on the bottom of the application. All materials MUST be POST MARKED by April 1, 2025!
*** Lammers Heating & Air Conditioning is once again offering a scholarship and/or work experience opportunity to a graduating senior from Jackson County. The deadline to apply is April 15. We would LOVE to have more applicants, so I wanted to reach out to you so you could pass along the information to anyone who might be interested. The link to a Google Form is attached at the end of this email.
Application and information: Application Here
***TransPharm but have not heard back yet regarding a STEM scholarship that they usually offer every year. It looks like it is DUE in MAY! PLEASE CONTACT: daniel@transpharmsite.com to get an updated scholarship form. The one posted on their website is from 2023. If I hear back and get a copy of the 2025 Application, I will share it with everyone.
OTHER Scholarship access:
1. College and Career Access Center MONTHLY Scholarship page link:
https://www.jacksoncac.org/financial-aid/monthly-scholarships
2. My Big Future Scholarships - Students complete steps toward the college going process for a chance to win money. This site is directly associated with CollegeBoard (SAT Test) and students can use this site to help make a more educated decision about which college is right for them to attend. This is a great resource for students to use!
3. I follow Monica Matthews and she talks about the following site for scholarships. These are more national and most likely much harder to get:
https://how2winscholarships.com/college-scholarships-january-deadlines/
4. Click this link "MORE SCHOLARSHIPS" for a newsletter Mrs. King gets of upcoming scholarships. These are probably more on the national scale.
FINALLY, if you are looking for more, you can consider using this article to trust the best scholarship websites they speak to:
Please contact Mrs. King at kim.king@napoleonschools.org regarding any questions you have about scholarships!