The Joan A. Panopoulos Scholarship Online Application

Application

Purpose:                                                                                                                                                         
To provide opportunities for graduates of the Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) to attend college. It is created to give qualified students assistance with the cost of their education at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). The scholarship is designed to benefit GRPS students who have participated in the TRiO Upward Bound (UB) Program. Preference will be given to the Upward Bound student who has participated in the GVSU TRiO UB Program. If no one from the GVSU TRiO UB program applies, candidates that have participated in other TRiO programs offered in Grand Rapids and graduated from a Grand Rapids public school will be considered. In addition, candidates who are former TRiO students who have graduated from a Grand Rapids public school and earned an associate’s degree from Grand Rapids Community College will be considered for this scholarship award. 

Instructions:                                                                                                                                               
Click this link to download the Word document form.  Use your word processing program to fill in the blanks.  When you've finished inputting your information, go to File-Save As, and save the completed form to your computer's desktop.  To apply for this scholarship, please submit your completed application form and personal essay, via fax: (616) 331-3440 or e-mail to GVSU TRiO Upward Bound Director, Arnie Smithalexander at: smithala@gvsu.edu.

Questions?  Call the TRiO office at (616) 331-3441.