About Our Scholarships
The Ypsilanti Community Schools Foundation is honored to award scholarships to graduating seniors who attend Ypsilanti Community Schools.
Our scholarships are funded by community leaders, families, educators and alumni who are committed to supporting students on their way to college. We invite you to experience the joy of giving back and start your own scholarship fund!
If you have any questions, please reach out to our Scholarship Chair, Herman Humes.
Community for All Scholarships
Community for All scholarship recipients must attend the organization's Juneteenth annual banquet on June 20, 2026 at Washtenaw Community College.
Community for All Award | $1,500
Tuition assistance to any YCS student attending an accredited college or university demonstrating high academic achievement with financial need. No essay required. For an African American male with a minimum 2.7 GPA going to a community college or four-year institution. Student must have good moral character.
Community for All Award | $1,500
Tuition assistance to any YCS student attending an accredited college or university demonstrating high academic achievement with financial need. No essay required: For an African American female with a minimum 2.7 GPA going to a community college or four-year institution. Student must have good moral character.
Community for All HBCU Award | $1,500
Tuition assistance to any YCS student attending an accredited college or university demonstrating high academic achievement with financial need. No essay required For any student with a minimum 2.7 GPA attending a traditional HBCU. Student must have good moral character.
Community for All Award | $1,000
Tuition assistance for any "student in the Middle" attending a community college or four-year institution with a GPA between 2.0 and 2.9 ONLY. Student must have good moral character.
Scholarships
Dr. James and Vivian Hawkins Scholarship | $1,000
Tuition assistance to a student attending a 4-year college/university or community college. Must have participated in at least one extra-curricular activity, have sound moral character, and complete a 250-word essay describing a personal challenge you faced and how you addressed it. Minimum GPA: 2.5
McDonald Family Scholarship | $2,500
Tuition assistance to a YCS student of color attending a 4-year college university with the plan to major in STEM and must submit a 250–300-word essay detailing specific college major and career in STEM. Include how you plan to utilize your career in STEM to give back to Ypsilanti community. Minimum GPA: 3.4
Humes Family Scholarship | $1,500
Tuition assistance to a YCS student of color attending a 2-year college or trade school. You must submit a 250–300-word essay detailing how you plan to utilize your training/career to support your family and/or give back to the Ypsilanti community. Two scholarships given. Minimum or maximum GPA: 2.0-2.9
Trudy Adam's Inspirational Student Scholarship | $1,000
Tuition assistance towards a 2- or 4-year college/university. Two scholarships are given. No essay required. No GPA requirement.
William R. Shadford Memorial Scholarship | $1,000
Tuition assistance towards a college degree. Must be a student-athlete and complete a 250-word essay on how high school sports have impacted your high school experience. Minimum GPA.: 2.5
Ypsilanti Community Schools Foundation Award | $1,000
Tuition assistance towards a 2- or 4-year college/university and must complete a 250-word essay detailing an academic challenge or obstacle that you had to overcome as a high school student. Minimum GPA: 2.0