Scholarships

Scholarship Opportunities from the MAB Foundation

A major part of the mission of the MAB Foundation is to encourage, support, and sponsor educational activities for students interested in broadcasting. The MAB Foundation is proud to award several scholarships to students that will help to support their education in broadcasting and media.

2023 Competitive Scholarship Recipients

Competitive Scholarship Criteria

Three Scholarships Awarded

First place, $4,000 | Second place, $2,000 | Third place, $1,000

The MAB Foundation awards excellence in broadcast, media, and related fields through the General Scholarship Program funded by donations to the General Scholarships Income Fund.

The MAB Foundation encourages those studying coursework in broadcast related fields (such as engineering, sales, business, graphic design, marketing, and others) to consider a career within the broadcast and media industry in Michigan.

Applicants must have at least one semester of school remaining at their respective institution (no graduating seniors). They must be studying broadcast, media, or related fields such as engineering, sales, business, graphic design, marketing, and others at a Michigan college, university, or trade school.

Lauren Smith
Hillsdale College

Timothy Sucarski
Michigan Technological University

Chloe Hug
Lawrence Technical University

2023 High School Scholarship Recipients

High School Scholarship Criteria

Two $750 Scholarships Awarded

Students who have been accepted at a Michigan college, university, or trade school and plan to pursue a career in a broadcast-related field may enter.

Applicants for the MABF High School Broadcast Scholarship must be:

A Michigan high school senior with an accumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
A Michigan resident
Accepted for enrollment in a two or four year Michigan college, university, or trade school
Planning to enroll in an undergraduate course of study in a broadcast-related field
Currently participating in or contributing to the broadcast industry
Exhibiting professional promise within the broadcast industry

Anthony Schulte
Lake Orion High School

Karson Schroeder
Northwest High School

2023 Endowment Scholarships Recipients

Aleesia Castillo
Western Michigan University
Carl E. Lee Scholarship

Rachel Fulton
Michigan State University
James H. Quello Scholarship via Karole White

Jackson Heiden
Grand Valley State University
Jerry P. Colvin Scholarship

Benjamin Hilgen
Central Michigan University
Dr. Peter Orlik Broadcasting Scholarship via Larry Patrick

Calvin Keyes
Adrian College
Bill Burton MAB Foundation Board Scholarship and Midwest Communications Southern Michigan Broadcasting Scholarship

Jozef Korzeniewski
Central Michigan University
Dr. Peter Orlik Broadcasting Scholarship via Larry Patrick

Tessa Kresch
Michigan State University
Gary A. Reid Scholarship

Anil Kucukoz
Henry Ford College
Charles D. Fritz Scholarship

Adanma Mbonu
Michigan State University
Scripps Howard Fund WXYZ-TV 7 Detroit Scholarship

Owen Oszust
Michigan State University
Charles D. Mefford Scholarship and Cher Allen Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

Seth Polmateer
Central Michigan University
Jamie McKibbin Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

Syd Rauch
Oakland University
Alan W. Frank Scholarship

Kylie Sczepanski
Central Michigan University
Dr. Peter Orlik Broadcasting Scholarship via Larry Patrick

Megan Tarcea
Northern Michigan University
Stephan A. Marks Foundation Broadcasting Scholarship

Alexander Valentini
Ferris State University
Robert Race Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

Zach Surdenik
Michigan State University
Liecinger Biederman Scholarship via Ross Biederman

About the Endowment Scholarships

The Charles D. Mefford Broadcasting Scholarship

Jamie McKibbin Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

Robert Race Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

Cher Allen Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship

Friends of Bill Burton MAB Foundation Board Scholarship

Midwest Communications Southern Michigan Broadcasting Scholarship

Scripps Howard Fund WXYZ-TV 7 Detroit Scholarship

Award opportunities are also available to Michigan broadcast students via the MAB Foundation Founders Club. If you are studying broadcasting or media at one of the following institutions, we encourage you to discuss award consideration with your professors.

Oakland University
The Alan W. Frank Scholarship
Henry Ford College
The Charles D. Fritz Scholarship
Western Michigan University
The Carl E. Lee Scholarship
University of Michigan
Nancy Waters & Mark Waters Scholarship
Michigan State University
Leicinger-Biederman Scholarship (via Ross Biederman)
The James H. Quello Scholarship (Via Karole White)
The Gary A. Reid Scholarship

Central Michigan University
Dr. Peter Orlik Broadcasting Scholarship (via Larry Patrick),
3 opportunities available
Michigan Technological University
WBKP-TV/WBUP-TV/WBKB-TV/WOLV-FM/WCCY-AM/WHKB-FM and The Stephen A. Marks Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
Northern Michigan University
WBKP-TV/WBUP-TV/WBKB-TV/WOLV-FM/WCCY-AM/WHKB-FM and The Stephen A. Marks Foundation, Inc. Scholarship

2022 MAB Foundation Scholarship Recipients