Financial Aid at Aquinas College

Scholarships for Adults

John F. Donnelly Scholarship

Aquinas College and several area organizations partner to offer eligible employees the John F. Donnelly Scholarship.  This partial tuition scholarship is available to Continuing Education and graduate students who are new to Aquinas College or have had at least a two-year interruption since last attending Aquinas. Alumni changing program type from undergraduate to graduate and graduate education alumni returning for additional endorsements are also eligible to apply. In addition, one must be employed with a participating school district or area corporation.

If you work for one of the organizations listed below, contact your human resources department for further information regarding the Donnelly Scholarship.  You may also address questions to Aquinas College by emailing donnelly@aquinas.edu.

School Districts Participating in the Donnelly Program

Companies Participating in the Donnelly Program

Ada Business Association Scholarship

(Continuing Education and Graduate Students may apply)

Do you work for an organization that is a current member of the Ada Business Association?  Aquinas College has partnered with the Ada Business Association to offer tuition scholarships for eligible employees of existing member organizations who are in good standing.  Providing a twenty percent tuition scholarship, it can be used for up to seven years or until graduation, whichever is sooner.  Additionally, it can be used for any number of classes at the undergraduate or graduate level to start or finish an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree, earn an additional degree or for personal or professional enrichment.  Click here for further details.  To apply for the scholarship, submit this application form.  You may also address questions to Aquinas College by emailing adabusiness@aquinas.edu.

Hruby Scholarship for Leadership and Service

(Continuing Education and Graduate Students may apply)

Hruby Scholarships are available to students enrolling for the first time in their current program or to students who have had at least a 2-year break since last attending Aquinas.  A selection committee awards the scholarships based on community service/volunteerism.  Once received, the scholarship is available for seven years or until graduation, whichever occurs sooner; and it provides a 50% tuition scholarship.  Click here to download the application and the scholarship terms sheet to learn more. Please read these thoroughly prior to applying to ensure you understand the scholarship fully. Applications for students beginning the Fall 2018 term will be due on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

Alpha Sigma Lambda Scholarship

(Continuing Education Students Only)

Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) is an honor society which partners with colleges and universities to celebrate the scholarship and leadership of undergraduate adult learners in higher education. Because Aquinas has an ASL chapter on campus, Aquinas Continuing Education Students who plan to attend Aquinas during the fall and spring semesters of the current academic year, and who meet certain criteria are eligible to apply. Application forms will be available online and in the Financial Aid Office in late January 2017.  For further details, please contact Dr. Bethany Kilcrease at 616-632-3327.  Deadline is March 31, 2017.

Master of Management Alumni Scholarship

(Graduate Students Only)

Thanks to generous MM Alumni donations, Aquinas College will be offering partial tuition scholarships for students in the Masters of Management program starting in the 2011-2012 academic year.

Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

(Continuing Education and Graduate Students may apply)

Do you work for an organization that is a current member of the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce?  Aquinas College has partnered with the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce to offer tuition scholarships for eligible employees of existing member organizations who are in good standing.  Providing a twenty percent tuition scholarship, it can be used for up to seven years or until graduation, whichever is sooner.  Additionally, it can be used for any number of classes at the undergraduate or graduate level to start or finish an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree, earn an additional degree or for personal or professional enrichment.  Click here for further details.  To apply for the scholarship, submit this application form.  You may also address questions to Aquinas College by emailing wkacc@aquinas.edu.