Purpose of the Scholarship
The Honor Roll Scholarship Initiative reflects the heart of the Throwing 2 Honor mission as it grows to include not only our veterans, but also our active military and first responders who serve and protect our communities every day.
This initiative is designed to honor the past and empower the future by recognizing youth who lead with honor, serve others, and make a difference through support for our veterans, active military, or first responders.
$500 Scholarship
Important Dates
📅Applications OpenSeptember 11, 2026
✍️Applications CloseMarch 1, 2027
👥Committee Review PeriodMarch – May 2027
🏆Recipient(s) AnnouncedMemorial Day
May 31, 2027
Who It Recognizes
Students who lead, serve, and make a difference through volunteerism, community service, or support for veterans, active military, first responders, their families, or the community.
Official Launch
Electronic applications open on September 11, 2026 and are accepted through March 1, 2027.
How It Will Be Awarded
The scholarship is intended to be paid directly to the recipient’s accredited college, university, community college, vocational school, or skilled-trades program whenever possible and awarded in the name of Throwing 2 Honor.
Mission Message
Honor the Past. Empower the Future. This scholarship connects remembrance, service, and community action into one lasting initiative.
Scholarship Launch Flyer
This launch flyer introduces The Honor Roll Scholarship Initiative and outlines the current planned timeline, mission focus, and scholarship amount.
It reinforces the purpose of the initiative: recognizing youth who lead with honor, serve others, and support our veterans, active military, and first responders.
Scholarship Award Preview
This is an example of what the actual scholarship award may look like as The Honor Roll Scholarship Initiative is launched and presented by Throwing 2 Honor.
The concept reflects the purpose of the initiative: honoring service, recognizing commitment, and empowering a deserving recipient who supports our military, veterans, and first responders.
Concept preview — final award design may be refined
Eligibility Requirements
The Honor Roll Scholarship recognizes service, leadership, character, and a commitment to making a difference for others. It is not solely an academic-achievement scholarship.
- Be a Michigan resident.
- Be a graduating high school senior or a currently enrolled college, community college, vocational, or skilled-trades student.
- Plan to attend, or currently attend, an accredited college, university, community college, vocational school, or skilled-trades program during the 2027–2028 academic year.
- Have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
- Demonstrate meaningful leadership, volunteerism, community service, or support for veterans, active military, first responders, their families, or the community.
- Submit a completed electronic application by March 1, 2027, including a school transcript and one recommendation letter.
- Complete the required personal statement: “What do service and sacrifice mean to you, and how have your actions helped make a difference for others?”
No military or first-responder family connection is required. Financial need, athletic ability, and participation in cornhole are not requirements and do not receive preferential consideration.
Online Application
The Honor Roll Scholarship uses a dedicated electronic application through the Throwing 2 Honor website. Applicants complete the questionnaire online and securely upload a school transcript and one recommendation letter.
The application focuses on education plans, community service, leadership, character, and the applicant’s commitment to making a difference for others.
Scholarship Disclaimer
Throwing 2 Honor LLC reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue scholarship awards based on available funding, eligibility verification, and application volume.
How Applications Are Reviewed
Eligible applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee using a consistent internal scoring rubric that considers:
- Service & community impact
- Leadership & character
- Personal statement
- Recommendation
- Academic commitment