Due to weather-related school and office closures this week, the deadline for grant and scholarship applications has been extended to Friday, February 8. This applies to all grant programs and all scholarship funds. If you have any questions, please contact […]
A new scholarship in memory of Carson Vincent has been established at the Shiawassee Community Foundation. Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, the Carson James Vincent Memorial Fund will be available to Ovid-Elsie High School seniors planning to attend college […]
A new scholarship has been added to the Bill and Kay Scarlett Family Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Shiawassee Community Foundation in memory of Lawrence “Larry” Arendt, who passed away at the age of 60 on Sep. 29, 2018. Larry […]
We are pleased to announce the opening of our 2018-19 grant and scholarship cycles! Students can now apply for 80 different scholarships for college, trade school, or graduate school through our online application system. The new process will allow students […]
We are excited to announce that students hoping to earn a scholarship this year will be able to apply online. The applications will be available beginning October 1, 2018 through a link on our website. In the meantime, students are […]
Four hundred people gathered at D’Mar Banquet Center in Owosso on Monday, May 14 to celebrate the announcement of the 2018 Shiawassee Community Foundation scholarship winners. Scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000 were awarded to 121 students from across Shiawassee […]
Fortitude Outdoor Fitness is hosting a 5k/10k trail run to benefit the Brad Van Pelt Scholarship Fund on Saturday, April 28. Brad was an Owosso High School graduate and professional football player with the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, and […]
Have you ever wondered what an endowment is? What’s the difference between an endowed fund and a regular fund? Is one better than the other? Our latest video has the answers! We wanted to clear up the mystery of endowments […]
The 2017-18 scholarship cycle closed on March 9, 2018 with a record number of applications: 1,656 applications were received from 213 students. Students were able to apply to more than one fund, providing they met each fund’s eligibility criteria. With […]
How do you create a family legacy? Patrick Wegman, II took some time recently to talk with us about his decision to create a scholarship and grant fund in memory of his mother, Debra Wegman, on the 10th anniversary of […]