Online Undergraduate Scholarships & Grants

The Single Parent Scholarship offers a $2,500 annual award to eligible new and current Cornerstone students. Selection is not guaranteed and is subject to scholarship availability and approval. Students may reapply each year if they remain in good academic standing as required by their degree program.

To qualify, students must:

• Support at least one child under age 18.
• File with a marital status of single, separated or divorced and demonstrate financial need through the FAFSA.
• Pursue an associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Be at least a half-time new or current bachelor’s degree student. Half time is six or more credits per semester.
• Submit a completed scholarship application.

The Heidi Enck Parent Scholarship offers a $1,500 annual award to eligible new and current Cornerstone students balancing employment, child-rearing and college. Selection is not guaranteed and is subject to scholarship availability and approval. Students may reapply each year if they remain in good academic standing as required by their degree program.

To qualify, students must:

• Support at least one child under age 18.
• File with a marital status of single, separated or divorced and demonstrate financial need through the FAFSA.
• Pursue an associate or bachelor’s degree.
• Be at least a half-time new or current bachelor’s degree student. Half time is six or more credits per semester.
• Submit a completed scholarship application.

Through Cornerstone’s partnership with Mel Trotter Ministries, qualifying guests may be nominated and selected for a scholarship to pursue an associate degree.

Eligible students must have graduated from the Mel Trotter Ministries program within the previous 12 months. Contact your Mel Trotter case advocate for more information.

The Michigan Achievement Scholarship is available to qualifying Michigan students who graduated from high school in 2023 or later. Eligibility is based on FAFSA information.

The current Cornerstone Online Scholarships page lists awards from $2,500 to $5,500 and requires students to enroll full time at 12 credit hours per semester.

• The Michigan Tuition Grant provides up to $3,000 to qualifying Michigan residents based on FAFSA information. The grant is limited to students who have received it in the past.
• Students must have a submitted and processed FAFSA by July 1 to be considered.

Community foundations provide scholarships and grants for residents of their communities, even when students attend college elsewhere. Most application deadlines are in the spring for awards disbursed the following academic year.

To find opportunities near you, search your hometown, county or nearest city plus “community foundation” or “area foundation.”

Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Fremont Area Community Foundation

Community Foundation for the Holland/Zeeland Area

The Federal Pell Grant provides federal grant aid to undergraduate students with significant financial need. Eligibility and award amounts are determined through the FAFSA. Eligible students may receive additional grant funding for summer enrollment.

Learn More About Federal Pell Grants

The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) provides additional federal grant aid to undergraduate students with significant financial need. Funding is limited.

Learn More About Federal SEOG

Cornerstone partners with businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations to provide tuition discounts to eligible employees.

Check with your employer or contact your Cornerstone enrollment counselor to find out whether your organization partners with Cornerstone.

Some employers provide education benefits that pay all or part of an employee’s tuition.

With employer billing, your employer pays Cornerstone before your class begins. With tuition reimbursement, you pay for your classes and your employer reimburses you according to its education benefit program.

Check with your employer’s human resources or benefits team to learn what education benefits are available to you.

Use these resources to search for additional scholarship and grant opportunities.

• CareerOneStop Scholarship Finder
• Fastweb
• Federal Student Aid
• Grand Rapids Community Foundation
• International Education Financial Aid (IEFA)
• Kalamazoo Community Foundation
• Community Foundation for the Holland/Zeeland Area
• Allegan County Community Foundation
• Scholarships.com
• StudentScholarships.org
• U.S. Department of Education
• TheDream.US

Yes. Eligible online undergraduate students may qualify for Cornerstone scholarships, state and federal grants, employer tuition assistance, external scholarships and other forms of financial aid.

Complete the FAFSA each academic year to be considered for federal, state and need-based financial aid for which you may qualify. Cornerstone’s federal school code is 002266.

Cornerstone currently offers the Single Parent Scholarship and Heidi Enck Single Parent Scholarship to qualifying online undergraduate students. Eligible Mel Trotter Ministries program graduates may also be nominated for the Mel Trotter Scholarship.

Yes. Some employers provide tuition reimbursement or employer billing benefits. Employees of organizations that partner with Cornerstone may also qualify for tuition discounts.

Students may qualify for multiple forms of financial aid. Eligibility and award amounts depend on each program’s requirements and your overall financial aid package.