The Montague Myers Scholarship Grant

The Montague Myers Scholarship, established by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation in 1996, supports students from Kalamazoo County who have faced significant hardships in childhood. This multiyear scholarship aids high school seniors, undergraduates, and graduates in pursuing various educational paths. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and may use the funds for tuition, housing, and other essential costs. The scholarship is renewable annually for up to four years, fostering equitable access to education in the community.

Kalamazoo Community Foundation
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation mobilizes people, resources, and expertise to advance racial, social, and economic justice in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, with a vision of making the community the most equitable place to live. Its funding priorities focus on enhancing equity and education by investing in nonprofit initiatives that address systemic disparities, improve access to opportunities, and strengthen community well-being. This includes grants for nonprofit operations and projects, capital improvements, responsive funding to emerging community needs, and scholarships and emergency educational support for learners at all levels. The Foundation also supports collaborations that expand economic inclusion, promote health and housing stability, and build vibrant neighborhoods, all through an equity-centered approach that prioritizes long-term solutions and community transformation.
The Kalamazoo Community Foundation awards The Montague Myers Scholarship, a multiyear scholarship established in 1996 to honor the legacy of Montague Myers, a Kalamazoo interior designer. The scholarship supports high school seniors, current undergraduates, and graduate students from Kalamazoo County, Michigan, who have experienced significant childhood hardships—specifically those who have been orphaned, abused, abandoned, or neglected as a child. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and may pursue a range of educational paths, including vocational/trade certifications, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, or graduate programs. Award funds can be applied to tuition, fees, housing, transportation, and other elements of a student’s cost of attendance, and are disbursed directly to the recipient’s institution. The scholarship is renewable annually for up to four years when criteria are met, and applications are submitted through the Foundation’s all-in-one application.

Eligibility

Be a resident of Kalamazoo County or graduating/graduated from a high school withing Kalamazoo CountyDemonstrate financial needHave a history of abuse, abandonment or neglect as a child