Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of our donors who care deeply about the future of Washtenaw County youth, AAACF has awarded over $650,000 in 2025 across 26 scholarship funds in support of students as they continue their post-secondary educations at schools across the nation.

Only one application needed to apply for all scholarships below you are eligible for!

A brief listing of all the scholarships which use the Common Application is below, but the specific criteria can be reviewed in the eligibility details document. Eligibility for each scholarship will be determined during the first portion of the scholarship application.

• AAACF Community Scholarship Fund For graduating high school seniors or graduates within the last 2 years who have not enrolled in college who are economically disadvantaged, youth of color, and/or first-generation college students.
• AWC Scholarship Fund for Women in Computing For female students studying technology and/or computing.
• Cathy Allor Mathematics Scholarship Fund For graduating female seniors at Adrian High School interested in mathematics.
• Josee L. Alvarez Memorial Fund For graduating seniors at Chelsea High School.
• Ann Arbor Ad Club Scholarship Fund For Washtenaw County residents studying advertising, communications, public relations, marketing, journalism, or a related field.
• Walter & Florence E. Aupperle Scholarship Fund For German Studies students (major or minor in German) at the University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University
• Morse B. Barker Memorial Scholarship Fund For Washtenaw County residents attending Washtenaw Community College OR any Ann Arbor Public School graduating senior planning to attend Washtenaw Community College.
• Bruce & Merlee Bartman Memorial Fund For graduating seniors at Community High School.
• Burt Black Memorial Fund  For students with disabilities at Huron High School, Washtenaw Community College & University of Michigan.
• Gamma Rho Boule Education Fund For graduating African-American male high school seniors graduating from a public or private high school in Washtenaw County.
• Nathan Lyndell Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund For graduating seniors at Pioneer OR Community OR alumni of Ypsilanti Junior Football and Cheerleading (YCJAA).
• Richard D. & Grace P. Leslie Scholarship Fund For Washtenaw Community College students studying retail or business.
• Andrew J. Lum Scholar Athlete Award Fund For graduating seniors from the Huron High School Varsity Huron Football team with a commitment to athletics and academics.
• Beth Moffat Memorial Scholarship Fund For graduating seniors who are female student athletes at Hartland High School.
• NuStep Scholarship Fund For NuStep employees' children, step-children, and grandchildren.
• Josephine C. Otto Memorial Scholarship Fund For members of Dexter's St. Joseph Catholic Church.
• Pipe Dream Fund For students attending the University of Michigan or Eastern Michigan University who are Polish nationals on a valid visa OR who have parents who are from Poland.
• Silver Maples Employee Educational Fund For full or part-time employees of Silver Maples of Chelsea.
• Silver Legacy Scholarship Fund For full or part-time students who have been employed as wait staff at Silver Maples of Chelsea for at least six months.
• Linda Grasselli Sprankle Scholarship Fund For African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and/or students who will be first-generation in their families to attend college.
• James K. Stringwell Scholarship Fund: Need-based scholarships for students graduating from public high schools in Washtenaw County who will be attending a public college or university in Michigan.
• Rachael Townsend Memorial Scholarship Fund
• For women majoring in a degree in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan, OR senior female student athletes at Saline High School.
• Butch Warren Memorial Scholarship Fund For graduating seniors at Pioneer High School, OR any child of a former D&C employee attending a Michigan public university or college, OR a Michigan technical school full-time.
• Welcome Home Scholarship Fund For men and women returning home from active duty deployment in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom and honorably discharged within the last three years.
• Richard Weldon Memorial Scholarship Fund For graduating seniors who have lettered (athletics, theater, music) at Pioneer High School and have been employed for at least 12 consecutive months while in high school.