Serving West Michigan since 1985, The Right Place, Inc. is a regional non-profit economic development organization supported through investments from the private and public sector. Our mission is to promote wealth creation and economic growth in the areas of quality employment, productivity and innovation in West Michigan by developing jobs through leading business retention, expansion and attraction efforts.

Staffed by a team of economic development and business professionals with more than 150 years of combined experience, The Right Place concentrates on the following strategic priorities:

• Leading West Michigan business development efforts
• Identifying and developing emerging growth opportunities
• Strengthening the global competitiveness and innovation of our existing regional manufacturers

This scholarship was established to assist business, IT, and engineering majors at GVSU interested in manufacturing and desire to pursue a manufacturing career.

• Must be an undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior
• Must be a full-time student
• Must be admitted into Padnos College of Engineering & Computing or Seidman College of Business
• Must be meeting satisfactory academic progress
• Financial need as determined by the FAFSA is not required, but may be considered

Renewal Criteria: Non-renewable