Scholarship Programs
Funding Amount
$1,000 per scholarship
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Outstanding or needy students
Other requirements
- Pursuing educational goals
- Award criteria determined by scholarship fund
Overview
Scholarship Programs
Overview: Community Foundation of Greater Rochester administers scholarship funding for students pursuing higher education.
Geographic Scope: Greater Rochester area (Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Michigan)
Scholarship Types:
- Minimum Investment: $20,000
- Award: Provides annual $1,000 scholarship in perpetuity
- Duration: Long-term, indefinite funding
Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Minimum Investment: $10,000
- Award: Provides ten (10) annual $1,000 scholarships
- Duration: Limited to 10 years of awards
Non-Endowed Scholarship Fund
- Minimum Investment: $1,020
- Award: One $1,000 scholarship
- Duration: Single award
One-Time Scholarship
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Application Notes:
What Community Foundation of Greater actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 12
- Total given
- $267K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,500–$76K
- By dollars: Michigan 74%, Minnesota 17%, Kentucky 5%. Top recipient cities: Rochester Hills, MI; Rochester, MI; Rochester, MN.
- 33% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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