Scholarships
What scholarship opens multiple times throughout the year?
What is the Emergency Scholarship
How many students received multiple awards in the 2026 cycle?
What is 41
What schools or institutions are we not able to award to?
What is international or non accredited
What is the average age of recipients for the 2026 cycle?
What is 22.4
Are employees and their family members eligible to apply for KZCF scholarships?
What is OF COURSE!
How many active scholarship funds do we have currently?
What is 71
What scholarship had our largest pool of applicants this year?
What is Michael J. and Frances D. Piekert - 592 applicants
How many schools did we send scholarship funds to this year?
What is 75
How many KZCF staff members reviewed scholarship applications this year?
What is
What is the Jim Cristy Scholarship?
What is an assistance for learn to swim programs at the YMCA
How many of our scholarships provide multiyear awards?
What is 33
How many students attended our scholarship reception this year?
What is 37
What are the top 3 fields of study for general scholarship recipients?
What are Nursing, Business and Engineering
How many scholarship committees still conduct finalist interviews?
What is 4
How many scholarships do we have for which residents outside of Kalamazoo County may be eligible?
What is 10
What is the award limit for the Emergency Scholarship?
What is $5,000
What do Emergency Scholarship applicants request assistance with the most?
What is tuition support
What high school in Kalamazoo County had the most applicants in 2026?
What is Kalamazoo Central
Which employee donates to the Emergency Scholarship most frequently?
Who is Chris Doxtader
What percentage of our new recipients self-identify as first-generation students?
What is 25.1%
What type of students are prioritized for selection for the Love Where You Live Scholarship? (PIES00)
What is students near degree completion
How many students did we award in the 2026 General Scholarship cycle?
What is 297
What college do our recipients most frequently attend?
What is Western Michigan University (Go Broncos)
How much did we award this year in our general cycle?
What is $2,294,863.00
How do we determine financial need?
What is SAI