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Brighter<\/span> Opportunities<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Scholarships and Financial Aid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For nearly every student and graduate of Kalamazoo College, financial aid opened the door to life-changing opportunities. The College has heightened its commitment to attracting exceptional students regardless of their financial means, and those students are increasingly diverse. K continues to become a richer learning community as a result. Yet building the K student body of the future comes with a significant price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial aid is the College\u2019s greatest annual expense, with 98% of K students receiving need-based and\/or merit-based financial aid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With your support, we can:
\u2022 attract and retain talented students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds
\u2022 better meet the demonstrated need of every student
\u2022 ensure lower student debt upon graduation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gifts for financial aid ensure that all talented students can have access to a K education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speak to someone about
making an endowed gift<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A $100,000<\/strong>
endowed<\/strong>
scholarship will<\/strong>
produce an award of<\/strong>
approximately<\/strong>
$5,000 to support<\/strong>
a K student each<\/strong>
year\u2014forever!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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53% of the annual<\/strong>
Kalamazoo College Fund <\/strong>
goes to support <\/strong>
student scholarships<\/strong>
\u2014every gift
counts!<\/strong>
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70%<\/span>
of K graduates
have studied abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

71%<\/span>
of students participate in career and
professional development each year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

100%<\/span>
of K students participate in a
Senior Integrated Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The K-Plan<\/em>: Making the Most of K\u2019s Experiential Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beyond scholarships that provide for the core costs of attendance at K, it\u2019s vital that we are able to provide accessibility to all elements of the K-Plan: funds for study abroad, stipends for internships and externships, funding for student research projects, and programs that support career and professional development. These experiential K-Plan elements make our students\u2019 college experience stand out from their peers. Each year, a number of students and their families must choose to forego these life-changing opportunities due to financial obstacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through your support, you can directly influence the lives of talented students who would not otherwise be able to experience the College\u2019s exceptional opportunities and empower them to make a difference in the world as K alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speak to someone about
supporting the K-Plan<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Make a Gift for
Brighter Opportunities<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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