Michigan scholarships and grants
Every program the state of Michigan runs for students, checked against its official page. For a list matched to you, answer a few questions.
Show service scholarships (1) These pay for school in exchange for working in a job or place afterward.
Open to most students
MI Future Educator Stipend
up to $9,600 per student teaching semester (lifetime max two stipends)MI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Open nowUp to $9,600 paid to Michigan student teachers for their full-time required student teaching semester (up to two in a lifetime).
- What it takes: state application
- For undergrads, grad students
- For education, teacher preparation students
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Michigan Achievement Scholarship (college and university)
up to $5,500 per year, up to five years (up to $27,500)MI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Apply any timeUp to $5,500 a year (up to $27,500 over five years) for recent Michigan high school graduates with an SAI of 30,000 or less attending a Michigan university or college.
- What it takes: FAFSA only
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads
- Need-based: the FAFSA decides how much you get.
- Who can get it: US citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship
up to $2,000 per year for up to two yearsMI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Apply any timeUp to $2,000 a year for up to two years for recent Michigan high school graduates in an eligible career training program.
- What it takes: state application
- For high school seniors, trade school students
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Michigan Achievement Scholarship Community College Guarantee
in-district tuition, contact hours and mandatory fees (tuition-free); plus a $1,000 Michigan Achievement Bonus for Pell-eligible studentsMI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Apply any timeTuition-free skill certificate or associate degree at your local Michigan community college for recent high school graduates, no income limit, plus a $1,000 bonus for Pell-eligible students.
- What it takes: FAFSA only
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads
- Partly need-based: your FAFSA can affect whether you get it or how much.
- Who can get it: US citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Michigan Reconnect
free in-district tuition, mandatory fees and contact hours at a Michigan community college (last-dollar); out-of-district students get up to the in-district rateMichigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Apply any timeTuition-free community college for Michigan adults 21 and older without a college degree: covers in-district tuition, mandatory fees and contact hours (last-dollar).
- What it takes: state application + FAFSA
- For adults going back to school, undergrads
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Tuition Incentive Program (TIP)
Phase I: in-district tuition and mandatory fees for a certificate or associate degree; Phase II: up to $500 per semester, up to $2,000 total, toward a bachelor's degreeMI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Apply any timeTuition for a certificate or associate degree (Phase I) and up to $2,000 toward a bachelor's (Phase II) for Michigan students who had Medicaid for 24 months between age 9 and high school graduation.
- What it takes: FAFSA only
- For high school seniors, students starting college, undergrads, trade school students
- Need-based: the FAFSA decides how much you get.
- Who can get it: US citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
For specific students
Military families, foster youth, certain careers and more. Each card says who qualifies.
Michigan National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program (MINGSTAP)
up to $14,400 per academic year for an associate or bachelor's degree; up to $6,000 per year for certificate, training and graduate programs (lifetime $86,400 undergraduate)Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA)
Open nowReimburses up to 100% of tuition and fees (up to $14,400 a year for an associate or bachelor's) for Michigan National Guard members, and now their spouses and dependents, at Michigan schools.
- Who it's for: Michigan National Guard member (actively drilling, completed Basic, or ROTC SMP contracted cadet), or spouse/dependent child using the member's benefit
- What it takes: state application + membership + transcript
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, trade school students, adults going back to school
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Fostering Futures Scholarship (FFS)
up to $5,000MI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Open now · due December 31, 2026Up to $5,000 for college costs for students who were in Michigan foster care on or after age 13; apply once, first-come first-served.
- Who it's for: Former foster youth (Michigan foster care due to abuse/neglect on or after age 13)
- What it takes: state application + FAFSA
- For students starting college, undergrads
- Need-based: the FAFSA decides how much you get.
- Who can get it: US citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Children of Veterans Tuition Grant (CVTG)
up to $2,800 per academic year full-time (up to $11,200 total)MI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Open now · due June 30, 2027Up to $2,800 a year (up to $11,200 total) for children, under 26, of Michigan veterans who died, are totally and permanently disabled from service, or are MIA.
- Who it's for: Natural or adopted child of a qualifying Michigan veteran (killed in action or died in service during war, died or totally and permanently disabled from a service-connected cause, or MIA)
- What it takes: state application + FAFSA + membership
- For students starting college, undergrads
- Needs a 2.25+ GPA
- Who can get it: US citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Police Officer's and Fire Fighter's Survivor Tuition Grant (STG)
tuition waiver (tuition not covered by other aid)MI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Open now · due June 30, 2027Tuition waiver at Michigan community colleges and public universities for children and surviving spouses of Michigan police officers and fire fighters killed in the line of duty.
- Who it's for: Child or surviving spouse of a Michigan police officer or fire fighter killed in the line of duty
- What it takes: state application + FAFSA
- For students starting college, undergrads, adults going back to school
- Who can get it: US citizen, permanent resident, or approved refugee
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver (MITW)
tuition waiver at Michigan public colleges and universitiesMI Student Aid, Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP)
Apply any timeFree tuition at Michigan public community colleges and universities for enrolled citizens of a federally recognized tribe with 1/4 or more Native American blood quantum who have lived in Michigan 12 months.
- Who it's for: Enrolled citizen of a U.S. federally recognized tribe, 1/4 or more Native American blood quantum (certified by the Tribal Enrollment Department)
- What it takes: state application + membership
- For students starting college, undergrads, grad students, adults going back to school
Checked against the official page October 5, 2026
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