Adult Scholarships
Adult Scholarships
The Pokagon Fund accepts Adult Scholarship applications on a continuous basis. Completed applications that are submitted by the first of the month will be considered by TPF Board in the middle of the subsequent month (for example, all adult scholarship applications received by June 1 will be considered in mid-July).
Scholarship awards are based on merit, financial need, a clearly articulated path for career advancement in a timely manner and other factors. Scholarships can be used to cover the cost of tuition and books at any eligible institution or program.
The Pokagon Fund Adult Scholarship is not intended for those who fit the definition of being a traditional undergraduate student. A traditional undergraduate student is one who enrolls in college immediately after graduation from high school, pursues college studies on a continuous, full-time basis at least during the fall and spring semesters, and completes a postsecondary program or degree within four or five years. Applications from traditional undergraduate students will be disqualified (see our “Graduating Senior Scholarships” webpage). If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please contact us at (269) 469-9322.
To be eligible, an individual must:
Be a resident of The Pokagon Fund's Service Area
This includes the Michigan communities of the City of New Buffalo; the Townships of New Buffalo, Three Oaks, or Chikaming; or the Villages of Three Oaks, Grand Beach, or Michiana.
Be ready to attend their chosen program.
Applicants must have been accepted to attend, or already be enrolled in, a college, university, trade school or other eligible institution or program for the first time or re-entering a college, university, trade school or other eligible institution or program after taking a temporary leave from their studies.
Be seeking to advance his or her career through additional education or training at an eligible institution or program.
“Eligible institutions or programs” includes many universities, colleges, trade schools and other programs. The Internal Revenue Service has created a webpage with links to the U.S. Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Post Secondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) and the Federal Student Loan Program List that you can use to determine if the institution or program you are attending, or would like to attend, is eligible to receive scholarship payments from The Pokagon Fund.