Scholarship Opportunities
The deadline for local scholarship applications (due to Mr. Curth) is Friday, April 25 at 3:00. For other scholarships, check websites or the scholarship forms for instructions for submitting.
Please refer to the Financial Aid Resources page for helpful links and tutorials.
Local and Area Scholarships:
Scholarships marked with an asterisk (*) use the Mackinaw City Schools scholarship form available below. Others use their own form, which will be made available as they arrive.
- American Legion Post #159
- *Audie's Scholarship
- *Mackinaw City Public School Staff Scholarship
- *Mackinaw City Lions Club Scholarship
- *Tyler Downing Memorial Scholarship
- *Mackinaw City International Ironworker Scholarship
- Mackinaw City Area Arts Council
- Straits Area Federal Credit Union Scholarship
- Paradise Lake Association Scholarship
- Pellston Masonic Lodge #440
- Cheboygan Area Arts Council (available after December 1)
- Farm Bureau Insurance Scholarship (available by December 1)
- Delta Kappa Gamma
- Haley Wilson Scholarship
- Michigan Oil & Gas Producers Education Foundation (available mid-January)
- Mensa Foundation
- Judge Ned Fenlon Scholarship
- North Central Michigan College Scholarships
- W.W. Fairbairn & Sons Scholarship
Straits Area Community Foundation (Apply online at www.sacf.net)
- Alberta Schappacher Scholarship
- Cheboygan Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship
- Eleanor L. and John R. Heilman Nursing Education Scholarship (Cheboygan County residents)
- Great Lakes Captains Association Scholarship (4th year Great Lakes Maritime Academy)
- Mackinaw Memorial Parade Scholarship
- Mackinaw City High School Scholarship
- Lorna McMahon Scholarship
- Agnes & Russell Palmer Scholarship (ACC or MSU for Health Related)
- Raymond Plaunt Maritime Memorial Scholarship
- Mackinaw City Woman's Club Scholarship
- Carl & Helen Basel MSU Scholarship
Petoskey/Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation (Apply online at www.phsacf.org)
- Cafe Society Educational Scholarship
- C.W. McClellan Scholarship
- First Tee Scholarship
- Gerald Gramzay – Stafford’s Hospitality Culinary Scholarship (Emmet County graduates - preference to those going into culinary arts or hospitality)
- Home Builders Association of Northern Michigan Building Industry Career Scholarship (Emmet County graduates pursuing a career in the building industry)
- Jeffrey Bodzick Scholarship
- Olofsson Family Scholarship (Emmet County graduates - preference to those pursuing math, science or business)
- Petoskey Area Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship (female resident of Emmet County attending NCMC)
- Stafford and Janice Smith Scholarship (Emmet County graduates pursuing a career in hospitality or education)
Charlevoix County Community Foundation (Apply online at www.c3f.org)
- Boyne City Cooperative
- First Sergeant John D. Juracko Scholarship
- Marine Corps League Scholarship
- Industrial Magnetics Memorial Scholarship
Other Available Scholarships
- Airmen Memorial Foundation Scholarship
- American Legion (State/National)
- American Legion, Department of Michigan
- Oratorical Contest
- William D. & Jewell Brewer Scholarship
- Guy M. Wilson Scholarship
- Burger King Scholars (through Scholarship America)
- Coca-Cola Scholars
- Elks Club (Most Valuable Student - membership not required, Legacy Awards - children/grandchildren of Elks members)
- Foot Locker Scholar Athletes
- Horatio Alger Scholarship
- Imagineamerica.org
- Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program
- MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award (see MCPS athletic director)
- Michigan Education Association
- Michigan Association of Police Chiefs (check website link for application in Jan./Feb. - completed form due to Mr. Curth prior to spring break)
- Michigan Society of Professional Engineers (available mid-January)
- Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op (requirements, information and application) (Note: Single application = consideration for three separate PIEG scholarships)
- Scholarship America
- Washington Crossing Foundation
- Zonta International (women - see counselor for application after 2/1)
Seniors: Be sure to check these links to see how you might qualify for the following: