Scholarship Process Timeline
JANUARY
- Visit www.gtrcf.org/scholarships/apply for current information on available scholarships and timelines for the year.
- Applications available on January 15
MARCH
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Application deadline on March 1 for most scholarships (please note that some scholarships have a varied deadlines)
APRIL
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Scholarship committees review applications, make recipient recommendations
MAY + JUNE
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Recipients are notified of their awards at honors convocation or graduation
JUNE 30
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Recipients return post-acceptance information about their planned college/university to ensure distribution of scholarship award funds in August
AUGUST
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Scholarship awards are sent directly to the students’ college or university of choice
DECEMBER 31
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Deadline for students to communicate their post-acceptance information to the Community Foundation
SEPTEMBER 30 (of year following award)
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Unclaimed scholarships will be canceled if the Community Foundation doesn’t receive information by September 30 of the following year the scholarship was awarded
For more information on any of our scholarships or the process and timeline, contact Gina Thornbury or Brittany Morton at 231-935-4066 or scholarships@gtrcf.org.