SC4 Foundation Scholarship Funds
St. Clair County Community College has improved the lives of thousands of students and positively impacted the thumb coast of Michigan and far beyond for more than 95 years. Since its founding in 1963, the SC4 Foundation has played a key role in that success, contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to students and the college, enhancing the learning experience for all students.
The SC4 Foundation is proud to help maximize student success by supporting the college's priority areas as well as provide scholarships. A strong community college is an asset and donors make it possible to support not only students, but the mission and priorities of SC4 as well.
For more information about donating to the college, creating a fund or to support student success, please contact Jackie Hanton, Vice President, at jackie@stclairfoundation.org or 810-984-4761
Students who wish to apply for SC4 Foundation scholarships should do so through SC4's online application portal AcademicWorks.
Alfred R. Maxwell Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for students majoring in the area of Art or Music, with preference to those in the area of painting and drawing, keyboard or chorale.
Students must demonstrate financial need and be a St. Clair County resident with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Charles A. Koppel Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for students with financial need from the counties of St. Clair, Sanilac and Huron.
Preference given to students in the Health Science program at SC4.
Diane Obee Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for full-time SC4 freshman with minimum GPA of 3.25.
Preference is given to a salutatorian or valedictorian of their high school class,.
With a preference to those pursuing a healthcare-oriented profession with first preference to those entering medical billing, if applicable, and other health-related professions as secondary.
This scholarship is renewable if recipient still meets criteria.
Dr. Carol Nowakowski Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to to graduates of New Life Christian Academy, with hardship as first consideration.
If no New Life Christian Academy graduates apply, other SC4 students can be considered with financial hardship given first consideration.
Eberhard & Lillian Kahmann Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students with financial need who are majoring in science or business administration.
Emerson & Lucinda Brown Scholarship
This fund provides general scholarships to SC4 students.
Current priority is given to students playing athletics at the college.
Friends of the Arts Endowment Fund
This fund provides scholarships for SC4 students interested in any Visual or Performing Arts program.
Preference given to students enrolled in these programs: Graphic Design, Communication Design, Digital Media Arts, Theater, Music and Visual Arts.
Student must have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA .
General Athletics Scholarship
For student athletes at St Clair County Community College.
Gordon & Marlene Rady Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to sophomore students at SC4 majoring in business.
To be eligible, students must:
- Be majoring in business
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Be a St. Clair County resident
- Demonstrate financial need
- Preference given to single parents
Hamzavi Foundation Endowment Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for SC4 students pursing a career in an Allied Health Care field.
Have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Preference given to medical assistants.
Hazel & Harold Lewis Scholarship
This fund provides general scholarships at SC4.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Helen McColl Alexander Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to graduates from Port Huron High School with financial need that are attending SC4.
Howard D. & Annabelle Crull Scholarship
This fund provides general scholarships for SC4 students.
Current priority goes to students studying Health Sciences or playing college athletics.
James Rourke Family Educational Fund
This fund provides scholarships to graduating seniors from Port Huron High School, St. Clair High School or Algonac High School. To be eligible students must:
- Have a minimum 2.7 GPA
- Be attending SC4 full-time
The award may be renewed for their sophomore year provided they maintain a 2.75 GPA.
Janet S. Albrecht-Hillaker Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to fulltime SC4 students who are graduates of Port Huron High School or Port Huron Northern High School with a 3.0 GPA. With a preference for education majors
Jerry Ebner Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund provides general scholarships to students at SC4, who graduated from Cros-Lex High School with minimum 3.0 GPA.
John Hill Memorial Opportunity Fund Scholarship
This fund provides merit and need-based scholarships to SC4 students with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Preference given to a student in a broadcasting or healthcare field.
Kathleen & Irvin Hayward Academic Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to a SC4 student with a minimum 3.4 GPA, which is renewable if that 3.4 GPA is maintained.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Mary E. Regling Scholarship
This fund provides general scholarships for SC4 students with minimum 3.0 GPA.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Marysville Police Explorers Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students pursuing a criminal justice major with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Are/were Police Explorers and/or Police Cadets within St. Clair County in good standing with their post and/or department or alternatively, have completed 48 hours of documented ride-alongs with a police department.
Financial need will be taken into consideration.
Nursing Program Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for nursing students at SC4 who maintain a B+ (3.3 GPA) or better.
Prichard Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students who are graduates of Port Huron High School or Port Huron Northern High School .
Steinborn Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides general unrestricted scholarships for students at SC4.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Steve Varga Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to student-athletes at SC4, with a preference for a golf athlete.
Awards from this fund are made directly by the SC4 Athletics Department.
Therese A. Foley Student Assistance Fund
This fund provides support to nursing program students at SC4 through ad-hoc student assistance as determined by nursing program staff. Examples of ad-hoc assistance for these students include, but are not limited to, one-time expenses from unanticipated events, housing support, supplies and other such needs.
Theron & Eleanor M. Godbold Endowment
This fund provides general scholarships for SC4 students with financial need and in good scholastic standing.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Altherr Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to students meeting SC4’s General Scholarship Fund criteria.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Criminal Justice Scholarship
For students pursuing degrees in criminal justice and/or law enforcement at St Clair County Community College. This support may include but not limited to: books, tuition, related supplies, lab fees, housing and in some cases, life needs funding, as determined from time-to-time by SC4 Foundation.
Dorothy ‘Pat’ Sass Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to full-time ADN nursing students at SC4 who have completed all pre-requisites, with preference to student having 2 years nursing home or skilled / assisted living center experience.
DTE Energy Foundation Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for Blue Water Middle College students continuing at SC4 or transferring to a 4 year institution after successfully attending BWMC.
Eileen M. & Lawrence D. Fredendall Scholarship Fund
This fund provides scholarships to students enrolled at SC4 in a nursing program or science technology, engineering, math-related program for an associate degree or intended transfer.
Must have a minimum of a 2.8 GPA to apply and a preference for those with a financial need.
Recipients are eligible for award renewals if a GPA of 2.8 or greater is maintained.
Ellen Kean Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to students at SC4 with minimum 3.0 GPA.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Evelyn Sharrow Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students with a minimum GPA of 3.0
With preference to Port Huron High School students, then Port Huron Northern.
GAP Scholarship
This fund provides financial support for gaps in funding for qualified or eligible students at St. Clair County Community College, with the criteria, preferences and SC4 Foundation’s policies and procedures, as amended from time to time. This support may include but not limited to: books, tuition, related supplies, lab fees, housing and in some cases, life needs funding, as determined from time-to-time by SC4 Foundation.
A special application from the SC4 Financial Aid Office is required for this award. For more information call (810) 989-5530.
General Scholarship
This fund provides financial support for qualified or eligible students at St Clair County Community College, with the criteria, preferences and SC4 Foundation’s policies and procedures, as amended from time to time. This support may include but not limited to: books, tuition, related supplies, lab fees, housing and in some cases, life needs funding, as determined from time-to-time by SC4 Foundation.
Current priority goes to students studying Health Sciences or playing college athletics.
Guido & Elizabeth Binda Endowment for the Arts
This field of interest fund provides support for the arts. When providing scholarships, SC4 students must meet the following criteria:
- Majoring in art or music, with a preference to those in the area of painting and drawing, keyboard or chorale
- Have a minimum 2.5 GPA
- Demonstrate financial need
- Be a St. Clair County resident
Harold & Dorothy Tramski Athletic Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to a fulltime sophomore student-athlete at SC4, with preference for a two-sport athlete and priority given to an athlete playing softball.
Awards from this fund are made directly by the SC4 Athletics Department.
Health Sciences Scholarship
Students pursuing degrees related to mental or physical health, personal well-being, medicine and medical care at St. Clair County Community College. This support may include but not limited to: books, tuition, related supplies, lab fees, housing and in some cases, life needs funding, as determined from time-to-time by SC4 Foundation.
Honorable Edward T. Kane Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students with preference given to those enrolled in a program that leads to a future degree in a law-related field, with a required minimum 3.25 GPA.
First preference goes to students residing in Algonac or Clay Township.
Huron County Scholarship
This Fund will provide financial support for students who are current residents of Huron County, Michigan, and who have graduated from any high school in Huron County, Michigan and attending St. Clair County Community College. This support may include but not limited to books, tuition, related supplies, lab fees, housing and in some cases, life needs funding, as determined from time-to-time by SC4 Foundation. This fund is made possible in part through contributions from the Carl J. Schwedler Scholarship Fund.
Jarold & Marijean Hawks Cros-Lex Scholarship
This fund provides need and merit based scholarships to graduates of Cros-Lex High School attending college as a full-time incoming freshman or sophomore with a minimum 2.5 GPA at SC4, Ferris State, Northwood, Michigan Tech, or Kettering.
Scholarship may be renewed providing that the student maintains at least a 2.5 GPA.
Jinny & Bill Sheldon Endowed Scholarship for Education
This fund provides scholarships to students at SC4 pursing education careers with first preference to Port Huron residents in early education, then expanded to St. Clair County residents in early education, then to Port Huron residents in K-12 education and finally to St. Clair County residents in K-12 education.
Joseph & Betty Mericka Friends of the Arts Scholarship
This fund provides need and merit-based scholarships to students at SC4 with minimum 2.5 GPA.
Preference given to those studying visual and performing arts.
Linda Pressprich Deluca Scholarship Endowment Fund
This fund provides scholarships to incoming freshmen and sophomores students at SC4 pursuing career in elementary education with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Marilynn Campbell Memorial Nursing Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to nursing students at SC4 with demonstrated financial need from St. Clair, Sanilac, Huron and Lapeer Counties.
Mary M. Barss Nursing Endowment Fund
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 nursing students with a minimum 3.0 GPA, with a preference for students who are also working.
Mayme Bush/ Inez Innes Memorial Endowment
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students with preference given to those expressing an interest in an education-related field. Eligible students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and reside in St. Clair County.
Prichard Nursing Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to SC4 students who are graduates of Port Huron High School or Port Huron Northern High School, and are pursing a nursing degree.
Robert C. Peck III Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships to students at SC4 with preference given to those interested in pursuing an engineering-related field of study. Eligible students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Awards can not exceed 1/2 of the student’s annual tuition and fees.
Robert G. Sargent Scholarship Fund
This Fund provides renewable scholarships to current fulltime SC4 engineering transfer students at SC4 with demonstrated financial need and a 3.0 or better GPA.
Must be a St. Clair County resident
Stephen E. & Clara B. Oldford Scholarship
This fund provides scholarships for full-time SC4 freshmen or sophomores having graduated from a St. Clair or Sanilac County high school with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Theodora Beard Memorial Scholarship
This fund provides scholarship for SC4 students with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Current priority is given to students studying Health Sciences or playing athletics at the college.
Thomas A. Treleaven Communications Scholarship Fund
This fund provides scholarships to students at SC4 with a minimum 3.0 GPA, with a preference for communications majors, and who demonstrate financial need.