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La Verne Noyes Scholarship Program

215 Straight Ave NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: (616) 336-3492
Fax: (616) 336-4193

The purpose of the LaVerne Noyes Scholarship Program is to express gratitude to, and in a slight degree to reward, those who ventured the supreme sacrifice of life for this country and for mankind in World War I and also to aid in keeping alive the spirit of unselfish patriotic devotion which these men displayed and without which no free government can long endure.

La Verne Noyes Scholarships are awarded only in the universities and colleges listed. Eligible students should make application directly to the listed university or college they wish to attend. These scholarships provide for the payment of tuition, in part or in full, of deserving students needing this assistance to enable them to procure university or college training.

To apply you must be a citizen of the United States of America, and either of the following:

FIRST,
you must have served in the military of the United States of America in World War I and have a honorable discharge from service, or
SECOND,
are descended by blood from someone who has served in the military of the United States in World War I, and whose service was terminated by death or honorable discharge. If the person making application under this second item they must submit birth certificates showing direct relationship and the honorable discharge of the qualifying veteran.

Applications are available at the Financial Aids Office of the University or College listed below. Applications for the full academic year must be submitted by September 1st and for the second half of the year by January 10th.

La Verne Noyes Scholarship
Amherst College
     Amherst, Massachusetts
Oklahoma State University
     Stillwater, Oklahoma
Beloit College
    Beloit, Wisconsin
George T. Peabody College
     Nashville, Tennessee
Bradley University
     Peoria, Illinois
Purdue University
    La Fayette, Indiana
California Institute of Tech.
     Pasadena, California
S. Dakota State Col. Of Agriculture
     Brookings, South Dakota
Carleton College
     Northfield, Minnesota
Southern Methodist University
     Dallas, Texas
Coe College
     Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Texas Tech. College
     Lubbock, Texas
Cornell College
     Mount Vernon, Iowa
University of Iowa
     Iowa City, Iowa
Cornell University
     Ithaca, New York
University of Alabama
     Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dennison University
     Grandville, Ohio
University of California
     Berkeley, California
Grinnell College
     Grinnell, Iowa
University of Chicago
     Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University
     Bloomington, Illinois
University of Colorado
     Boulder, Colorado
Illinois College
     Jacksonville, Illinois
University of Illinois
     Urbana, Illinois
Illinois Institute of Technology
     Chicago, Illinois
University of Kansas
     Lawrence, Kansas
Indiana University
     Bloomington, Indiana
University of Michigan
     Ann Arbor, Michigan
Iowa State University
     Ames, Iowa
University of Minnesota
     Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kansas State University
     Manhattan, Kansas
University of Missouri
     Columbia, Missouri
Knox College
     Galesburg, Illinois
University of North Dakota
     Grand Forks, North Dakota
Lawrence College
     Appleton, Wisconsin
University of Oklahoma
     Norman, Oklahoma
Michigan State University
     East Lansing, Michigan
University of Southern California
     Los Angeles, California
Monmouth College
     Monmouth, New Jersey
University of Texas
     Austin, Texas
New Mexico State University
     Park, New Mexico
University of Wisconsin
     Madison, Wisconsin
N. Dakota State
     Fargo, N. Dakota
Wabash College
     Crawfordsville, Indiana
Northwestern University
     Evanston, Illinois
Washington University
     St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Oberlin College
     Oberlin, Ohio