November 16, 2016

SVSU Student Association creates student empowerment scholarship

The Saginaw Valley State University Student Association has created a new scholarship aimed at improving the educational experience of students. The Student Association Student Empowerment Endowed Scholarship will award scholarships to students based on both academic and extracurricular achievements, beginning in the 2017 winter semester.

The academic scholarship will be awarded to one residential student and one commuter student per year. This will be given based on a student's academic excellence in the classroom and in research endeavors.

The extracurricular scholarship will also be awarded to both one commuter and one residential student based on a student's achievements outside the classroom. This may involve a student's engagement with the Saginaw Valley community, registered student organizations and volunteer work.

Each recipient will receive a $500 scholarship.  

The scholarships are made possible through a $52,000 contribution from Student Association to the SVSU Foundation to establish an endowment that will allow the scholarships to be awarded annually on a permanent basis. The 2016-2017 Student Association hopes that the future Associations will continue to award funds to this scholarship so that it will remain available to current and future students.

For more information on how to apply for this scholarship, please contact the SVSU Student Association at (989) 964-4232.