Scholarships at Hope College

Endowed Scholarships

Over the years a number of endowed scholarship funds, which bear the name of the donor or persons designated by the donor, have been established. Such funds provide unique opportunities for donors to be directly involved in assisting and coming to know Hope students. The donor is free to designate a preference for the major field or vocational goal for the scholarship recipient. Endowed scholarships are awarded to students on the basis of scholarship and demonstrated financial need. An endowed scholarship will remain in perpetuity because only the income earned on the principal sum is awarded.

An initial contribution will establish a scholarship fund. Once the fund reaches $10,000, the college activates the scholarship process and student recipients are named. A scholarship fund is considered endowed once it reaches a balance of at least $25,000.

List of Established Endowed Scholarships

Departmental Endowed Scholarships

These are similar to the preceding endowed scholarship funds, except that the recipients are selected by individual departments.

Annually Funded Scholarships

These scholarships are similar to endowed scholarships, except that they are awarded on the basis of funds received annually.

If you are interested in establishing a scholarship at Hope College, please contact Scott Wolterink (wolterink@hope.edu) at 616-395-7777.