TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS
Transfer Scholarship applications are available now for students graduating from KCC with an associate degree in the 2025-26 academic year (December, May or Summer) and who plan to attend a four-year college or university within one or two semesters following graduation from KCC. Transfer Scholarship applications are due March 2, 2026.
The application process for KCC Foundation Transfer Scholarship is as follows.
- First, complete the General Application through the link below
- Answer yes to the question indicating you are graduating with an associate degree from KCC in December, May or Summer and transferring to a four-year college or university within one or two semesters, to be eligible for a Transfer Scholarship
- Click submit at the bottom and make sure your application is complete
- Upload your college or university acceptance letter, and include one reference by the deadline of March 2
The KCC Foundation offers the following scholarship opportunities for students graduating from KCC with an associate degree in 2025-2026 and transferring to a four-year institution. For more information or assistance, please email [email protected].
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Barbara and William B. Comai Transfer Scholarship
The Barbara and William B. Comai Transfer Scholarship is awarded to a student who has obtained an associate degree from KCC in 2025-26 and plans to attend an accredited four-year college or university in the state of Michigan in the same year of this scholarship application. The scholarship award may be used for tuition, fees, books, on-campus housing or other expenses that may prevent the recipient from attending college.
The recipient of the Comai Transfer Scholarship will receive up to $1,500 per semester for two consecutive semesters with a maximum amount of up to $6,000.
Applicants must:
- Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average at KCC
- Maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average for all postsecondary education credits
- Reside in greater Battle Creek
- Take at least 50% of postsecondary coursework in person/on-campus
Lindsay B. Draime Two-Year Transfer Scholarship for Business Students
The Lindsay B. Draime Two-Year Transfer Scholarship for Business Students recognizes outstanding academic and personal achievement and is awarded to a graduating KCC student transferring to a baccalaureate-degree-granting institution of higher learning in the state of Michigan to obtain a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
The recipient of the Draime Transfer Scholarship will receive up to $5,000 for each of two years for a total of up to $10,000, provided they maintain eligibility.
Applicants must:
- Attend classes and graduate from KCC with an associate degree in the year of application submission
- Earn more than half of their credits at KCC
- Be transferring to a Michigan baccalaureate-degree-granting institution as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree in business administration
- Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Demonstrate leadership experience and community and service activity and school involvement
- Provide an acceptance letter from the college to which they will transfer
- Submit the name of an individual to provide a reference; applicants should make sure to email or speak with their reference to let them know they are requesting a recommendation, including both the deadline and the specific scholarship(s) for which they are applying
The chosen candidate must:
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during the time of the scholarship
- Remain a business student during the duration of the scholarship
Walter and Lucille Harper Transfer Scholarship
The Walter and Lucille Harper Transfer Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic and personal achievement and is awarded to graduating KCC students transferring to a publicly funded baccalaureate-degree-granting institution in the state of Michigan to obtain a bachelor’s degree. The donor of this scholarship hopes that each recipient will one day “pay it forward” to others.
Recipients of the Harper Transfer Scholarship will receive up to $5,000 for each of two years for a total of up to $10,000, provided they maintain eligibility (effective 2025-26).
Applicants must:
- Attend classes and graduate from KCC with an associate degree in the year of application submission
- Earn more than half of their credits at KCC
- Be transferring to a publicly funded baccalaureate-degree-granting institution in Michigan as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree
- Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Demonstrate leadership experience and community and service activity and school involvement
- Provide an acceptance letter from the college to which they’ll transfer
- Submit the name of an individual to provide a reference; applicants should make sure they email or speak with their reference to let them know they are requesting a recommendation, including both the deadline and the specific scholarship(s) for which they are applying
- Show evidence of financial need
Virginia M. Hensley Education or Health Care Transfer Scholarship
The Virginia M. Hensley Education or Health Care Two-Year Transfer Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic and personal achievement and is awarded to two graduating KCC students transferring to a public college or university in Michigan. Recipients must have graduated high school within the last three years and be seeking a bachelor’s degree in an area of education or health care.
All scholarship applications are given equal consideration by a scholarship committee appointed by the KCC Foundation. At the completion of the review process, the committee will select Hensley Transfer Scholarship finalists to appear for a personal interview before a final determination is made on scholarship awards.
Recipients of the Hensley Transfer Scholarship will receive up to $15,000 for each of two years for a total of up to $30,000, provided they maintain eligibility. One scholarship will be awarded in education and one scholarship will be awarded in health care.
Applicants must:
- Attend classes and graduate from KCC with an associate degree in the year of application submission
- Earn more than half of their credits at KCC
- Be transferring to one of the following publicly funded baccalaureate degree granting institution as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree:
- Central Michigan University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Ferris State University
- Grand Valley State University
- Lake Superior State University
- Michigan State University
- Michigan Technological University
- Northern Michigan University
- Oakland University
- Saginaw Valley State University
- University of Michigan
- Wayne State University
- Western Michigan University
- Be majoring in an education or health care field
- Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Have graduated high school within the last three years
- Demonstrate leadership experience and community and service activity and school involvement
- Provide an acceptance letter from the college to which they will transfer
- Submit the name of an individual to provide a reference; applicants should make sure they email or speak with their reference to let them know they are requesting a recommendation, including both the deadline and the specific scholarship(s) for which they are applying
The chosen candidates must:
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during the time of the scholarship
- Remain a full-time student in education or health care during the duration of the scholarship
Robert F. Hites Family Scholarship
The Robert F. Hites Family Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic and personal achievement and is awarded to graduating Kellogg Community College students transferring to a baccalaureate-degree-granting institution seeking a bachelor’s degree.
The recipient of the Hites Transfer Scholarship will receive up to $3,000 for each of two years for a total of up to $6,000, provided they maintain eligibility.
Applicants must:
- Attend classes and graduate from KCC with an associate degree in the year of application submission
- Earn more than half of their credits at KCC
- Be transferring to a baccalaureate-degree-granting institution as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree
- Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Demonstrate leadership experience and community and service activity and school involvement
- Provide an acceptance letter from the college to which they will transfer
- Submit the name of an individual to provide a reference; applicants should make sure they email or speak with their reference to let them know they are requesting a recommendation, including both the deadline and the specific scholarship(s) for which they are applying
The chosen candidate must:
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher during the time of the scholarship
- Remain a full-time student during the duration of the scholarship
Spanninga Family Transfer Scholarship with the BCCF
The Spanninga Family Scholarship is held at the Battle Creek Community Foundation and is awarded to students graduating from KCC with an associate degree in December 2025, May 2026 or Summer 2026, who earned more than half of their credits at KCC. Applicants must be transferring to a publicly funded baccalaureate-degree-granting institution in Michigan as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree; have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; and have completed at least half of their credits at KCC.
Danette Wilkins Memorial Scholarship
The Danette Wilkins Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a graduating Dental Hygiene student to help offset the cost of their Dental Hygiene Board Exam.
Applicants must:
- Be graduating from the KCC Dental Hygiene Program in the year of application submission
- Submit the name of an individual to provide a reference; applicants should make sure they email or speak with their reference to let them know they are requesting a recommendation, including both the deadline and the specific scholarship(s) for which they are applying
- Demonstrate financial need
Please note: The chosen candidate must successfully pass their Dental Hygiene Board Exam to receive this scholarship.
All scholarship applications are given equal consideration by a scholarship committee appointed by the KCC Foundation. Once the reviewing and awarding process concludes, award notifications will be emailed to students’ KCC email addresses. If you are awarded a Transfer Scholarship and are graduating in December or May, your award will be mailed to your chosen college/university in June. If you are awarded a Transfer Scholarship and are graduating in the summer, your award will be mailed to your chosen college/university in August.