Doctorate in Community College Leadership
420 Oak Street, PRK 120
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2710
[email protected]
Ferris offers a wide variety of scholarship opportunities to its students.
ScholarshipUniverse: Your Path to Scholarship Success
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Here's what you need to know:
Through Ferris360, you will have access to ScholarshipUniverse. Visit our Ferris360 login page for login information.
Link to ScholarshipUniverse here Scholarship Universe. The deadline to complete any requirements for scholarships for the 2025 - 2026 academic year will be February 28, 2025 at midnight.
Keep an eye on your Ferris 360 email for important updates from Scholarship Universe. Get ready to take the next step in securing your financial future for the 2025-2026 academic year. Your scholarship success story begins here!
Doctorate in Community College Leadership Scholarship Opportunities
Ralph C. and J. William Wenrich Educational Excellence Scholarship: Applicants must be enrolled in the Doctorate in Community College Leadership or Master of Science in Career and Technical Education programs. Funds to cover 12 credit hours will be awarded each fall semester, allocated over two semesters within one academic year. Up to five scholarships are awarded each year.
The application process is usually open from February to mid-March at midnight for scholarships for the following academic year.
Ferris State University Doctorate in Community College Leadership Endowed Scholarship and Fellowship: This fund provides both scholarships and fellowships. Scholarships can be used for program expenses, including tuition and fellowships will provide partial funding for student engagement in career- and college-enhancing ventures, including presentations, research, contributions to literature, and globalization opportunities.
Gunder and Marliss Myran Community College Leadership Endowed Scholarship: This fund provides scholarships for DCCL students with unmet financial need.
Robert Ewigleben Endowed Scholarship: This scholarship shall be awarded to a full-time student graduate student majoring in the Doctorate for Community College Leadership program with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Financial need is preferred, but not required.
Funds will not be open to award until the 2022-2023 aid year.
Roberta C. Teahen DCCL Endowed Scholarship: This scholarship shall be awarded to a full-time student graduate student majoring in the Doctorate for Community College Leadership program with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Financial need is preferred, but not required.
Endowed funds will not be open to award until the 2023-2024 aid year.
Donald L. Newport Emergency Loan Fund: This fund is designed to assist students enrolled in the Doctorate in Community College Leadership program. The amount of the loan will be limited to no more than $500 per loan, and must be repaid within a 9-month period, at a 2% fixed interest rate.
Scholarships
Ralph C. and J. William Wenrich Educational Excellence Scholarship
Applicants must be enrolled in the Doctorate in Community College Leadership (DCCL) program or Master of Science in Career and Technical Education programs.
- Fill out FAFSA for upcoming academic year.
- Funds to cover 12 credit hours will be awarded each fall semester, allocated over two semesters within one academic year.
- This is a one-time scholarship (cannot re-apply if it has been previously awarded).
Ferris DCCL Endowed Scholarship and Fellowship
The scholarship and fellowship shall be awarded to a full-time graduate student majoring in the Doctorate in Community College Leadership (DCCL) program who is in good standing as specified in the DCCL Policy.
- Financial need is not a criterion.
- The amount of the scholarship(s) and fellowship shall be determined by the awarding committee based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.
DCCL Fellowship/Professional Development Award
- In order to submit a proposal/application, students must have exhausted all other funding sources and the applicant has not received other funding support from DCCL.
- Funds may be used for leadership institutes, conference presentations, and expenses related to dissertation research, etc.
Gunder and Marliss Myran CC Leadership Endowed Scholarship
The scholarship shall be awarded to a full-time graduate student enrolled in the Doctorate in Community College Leadership (DCCL) Program. The amount of the scholarship(s) shall be determined by the awarding department based upon the endowment's available spendable dollars.
- A minimum of one scholarship shall be awarded annually, if sufficient spendable dollars are available.
- The scholarship funds shall be credited directly to the recipient's student account and shall be available for tuition, fees, room and board, or other educational related expenses.
- One half of the scholarship shall be made during the fall semester and one half shall be made during the subsequent semester.
- The scholarship is renewable provided the recipient remains a full-time graduate student and has demonstrated satisfactory academic progress as specified by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
- If the recipient becomes ineligible at the end of the fall semester, the remaining scholarship monies shall be awarded the next academic year.
Robert Ewigleben Endowed Scholarship
The scholarship shall be awarded to a full-time student with a 3.0 GPA.
- Financial need is not required, but preferred.
- One half of the scholarship shall be made during the fall semester and one half shall be made during the subsequent semester.
King/Chavez/Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program
Some students may qualify for this program, please contact Multicultural Student Services for more details at (231) 591-2617.
Donald L. Newport Emergency Loan Fund
This fund is designed to assist students enrolled in the Doctorate in Community College
Leadership (DCCL) program.
- This loan requires that the student has been denied for a Graduate PLUS Loan.
- The amount of the loan will be limited to up to $2500 per loan, and must be repaid within a 9-month period, at a 2% fixed interest rate.
- Additional information on DCCL Scholarships available here.
- Ferris State University General Scholarship Information
- For more scholarship information go to Scholarship Universe
- Scholarship applications open up for the next aid year from December through February for the upcoming academic year.
- More information available at DCCL Scholarships
- Admitted Students: you have a Ferris360 user name and password, please follow these instructions to submit your applications: Log into Ferris360 and search for "Scholarship Universe".
DCCL Fellowship/Professional Development Award
- In order to submit a proposal/application, students must have exhausted all other funding sources and applicant has not received other funding support from DCCL.
- Funds may be used for leadership institutes, conference presentations, and expenses related to dissertation research, etc.
- Proposals must be submitted before the event or before travel/research occurs.
- Proposal should include how the funds will be used. In a brief statement (250 words), students must explain how the event/research will develop professional or leadership skills or how their research will contribute to scholarship in community colleges.
- Students can apply at any time.
- Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis by DCCL Fellowship committee.
- Funds will be distributed in a reimbursement format (not to student account)
Application:
- To apply for this fellowship/award, please download the application form here.
- Send the completed form to [email protected].