Hellen Tallman Fund Grant

Hellen Tallman Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Summary

The Hellen Tallman Fund, established by Helen Tallman through the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, offers educational scholarships to engineering and medical students at Wayne State University. Eligible applicants include high school seniors and current students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and financial need. The fund honors Helen's family legacy of giving back to the community, ensuring support for students pursuing their educational goals.

Overview

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was established in 1984 to ensure residents in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, Livingston and St. Clair counties can thrive. Since then, we have grown to be among the top 25 community foundations in the United States. We’ve distributed more than $1.4 billion through more than 85,000 grants to nonprofits in fields as diverse as arts, children and youth, economic stability, health and human services, and the environment. We convene partners to solve regional challenges and serve as a trusted philanthropic advisor for donors who want to do good. Hellen Tallman Fund The purpose of the Helen Tallman Scholarship is to provide educational scholarship support to engineering and medical or pre-medical students at Wayne State University. Background As the last member of her family line, Helen Tallman established a fund at the Community Foundation to live out her family’s legacy. The Tallman family owned an antique store on the east side. A successful business, they were always committed to taking a portion of their earnings and giving back. One of Helen’s interests was education, which led her to direct a portion of the permanent fund’s assets each year to support students at Wayne State University.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. High School seniors plan to attend Wayne State University during the next academic year, or students who currently attend Wayne State University.Demonstrate exemplary desire, ability and good gradesDemonstrate leadership and character through extracurricular activities, volunteer involvement and work experience in school and the communityStudents with financial needAll awards will be made without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identification.

Ineligibility

Employees of the Foundation, members of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation as well as their dependents are ineligible for scholarship consideration.