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Gail & Hilda Oster Scholarship Fund Grant

Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Funding Amount

More than US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Student Types: Current graduate students, Current undergrads, High school seniors

Geography

  • Within Van Buren County

Other requirements

  • Eligible Enrollments: Full-time, Part-timeDegrees/Programs: Bachelor’s degree (4-year), Graduate degree.
  • Have a minimum 2.75 GPA.
  • Demonstrate financial need.

Overview

For All Levels of Education After High School
Kalamazoo Community Foundation is dedicated to creating pathways to higher education so students can thrive in their academic pursuits and for a lifetime. We oversee more than 60 scholarships and education grants (many of which are multiyear awards) for college, graduate school, career training and more.
This scholarship was established through a bequest from the estate of Gail and Hilda Oster for the purpose of providing meaningful support to graduating high school seniors or graduates, who are residents of Van Buren County or graduating high school seniors or graduates of high schools within Van Buren County, who are planning to pursue or are pursuing bachelor's degrees in the fields of education, mathematics or science; or enrolling or enrolled in a Veterinary Technologist or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programs. Additional application materials are required for this scholarship.

Eligibility

Eligible Enrollments: Full-time, Part-timeDegrees/Programs: Bachelor’s degree (4-year), Graduate degreeStudent Types: Current graduate students, Current undergrads, High school seniors
Be a Van Buren County resident or graduated from a high school within Van Buren County.
Have a minimum 2.75 GPA.
Demonstrate financial need.

What Kalamazoo Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
282
Total given
$21.44M
Median grant
$32K
Range
$5,150–$1.28M
  • By dollars: Michigan 94%, California 3%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Kalamazoo, MI; Portage, MI; Detroit, MI.
  • 3% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • YWCA of Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI

    Human service-multipurpose/other

    $1.28M

  • Kalamazoo Civic Theatre · Kalamazoo, MI

    Arts, culture, humanities

    $782K

  • Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center · Kalamazoo, MI

    Education/instruction

    $736K

  • Tides Center · San Francisco, CA

    Public affairs/society benefit

    $597K

  • Pretty Lake Camp · Mattawan, MI

    Youth development

    $507K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • STEM education

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