A Grosse Pointe Yacht Club Foundation
Youth Nautical Education Foundation

scholarships

Scholarship Instructions and Application

NOTE: Scholarship Applications deadline is Sunday April 2, 2023, 5pm. Students are eligible for scholarships if they have participated in the DRYA area junior sailing at anytime.

The YNEF will be awarding a minimum of (11) $2,000 college scholarships to young sailors in the community and the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association. These scholarships have been created to encourage young men and women to actively participate in sailing activities throughout their high school and college years.

High school seniors and college/university students attending college/university classes in the 2023/24 academic year are eligible to apply.

The assessment process will use three criteria found on the Scholarship Application Form;

  1. Two original essays (topics provided
  2. Applicant’s resume of sailing experience and
  3. Documentation of academic accomplishment (transcripts inc., GPA’s and/or ACT/SAT scores).

The YNEF currently has twelve (12) Perpetual Scholarships supported by endowments that make it possible to award an annual scholarship (indexed for inflation) basically forever, presented  in the donor’s name. Persons interested in a perpetual scholarship should contact
Jim Morrow.

Current Perpetual Scholarship Donors

  • 2012
    Commodore James and Patricia Anderson
  • 2012
    Commodore John and Marlene Boll
  • 2013
    Manuel J. and Nora Moroun
  • 2014
    Commodore James and Sandra Morrow
  • 2014
    Benno Steinborn
  • 2015
    W. W. Williams Company
  • 2016
    Edwin and Felicia Shaw
  • 2016
    Commodore Tymon C. and Sheri Totte
  • 2017
    Commodore Sean and Kristen Schotthoefer
  • 2018
    Commodore Ilja and Kelley Vreeken
  • 2021
    Zach Rockwell Scholarship
  • 2021
    Commodore Gary and Christine Gonzalez
  1. Donors are invited to the Brunch each year for the presentation of the scholarships and to meet the recipients.  Scholarships are presented in the Name of the Donor, example: “Commodore John and Marlene Boll Scholarship”
  2. A recognition plaque is displayed in the GPYC Lobby and a brick and plaque at the Sailor’s Recognition Area.
  3. 100% of the purchase of the naming right to a scholarship is tax favorable and deductible.Questions should be directed to Jim Morrow, YNEF President, (313) 510-4058 Email: jjmorrow4@comcast.net

2022 YNEF Scholarship Recipients

In 2022, eleven Youth Nautical Education Foundation (YNEF) applicants were awarded a $2,000 college scholarship. Since its inception in 2012, there has been a total of 124 YNEF scholarships awarded. Twelve of those scholarships have been funded in perpetuity.

College scholarships are awarded based on a summary of sailing experience in the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association Club Junior Programs, high school or college freshman sailing programs and academic credentials. 2022 YNEF Scholarship Application may be found at gpynef.org/scholarships. Application Deadline: Grosse Pointe Yacht Club by April 2, 2023, 5 pm.

The 2022 Scholarship recipients (pictured below) were awarded during a special brunch at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club in May 15.

  • Abby Allen
  • Graduated:
    Walled Lake Central High School
  • Attending:
    University Detroit Mercy
  • Scholarship:
    Manuel J. and Nora Moroun
  • Charles Baliatico
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe South High School
  • Attending:
    Eastern Michigan University
  • Scholarship:
    Benno Steinborn
  • Owen Bannasch
  • Graduated:
    Brother Rice High School
  • Attending:
    Jacksonville University
  • Scholarship:
    Edwin and Felicia Shaw
  • Douglas Cowan
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe South High School
  • Attending:
    Michigan State University
  • Scholarship:
    Commodore Gary and
    Christine Gonzalez

  • Elizabeth Groustra
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe South High School
  • Attending:
    Indiana University
  • Scholarship:
    Commodore James and
    Patricia Anderson
  • Helena Haney
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe North High School
  • Attending:
    Tulane University
  • Scholarship:
    Commodore John and Marlene Boll
  • Will Hillborn
  • Graduated:
    University Detroit Jesuit High School
  • Attending:
    Northern Michigan Central College
  • Scholarship:
    Zach Rockwell Scholarship

  • Maxwell Klaasen
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe South High School
  • Attending:
    Rollins College
  • Scholarship:
    Commodore Ilja and Kelley Vreeken
  • Charles Logan
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe South High School
  • Attending:
    University of Kentucky
  • Scholarship:
    Commodore Sean and
    Kristen Schotthoefer

  • Nicholas Myneni
  • Graduated:
    University Detroit Jesuit High School
  • Attending:
    Michigan Technological University
  • Scholarship:
    Glenn Sheets and Patricia O’Kelly

  • Claire Ramsdell
  • Graduated:
    Grosse Pointe North High School
  • Attending:
    University Michigan
  • Scholarship:
    Commodore Tymon C. and Sheri Tott