The Michigan Achievement Scholarship is a new scholarship from the State of Michigan for those students who graduate from a Michigan high school with a diploma or certificate of completion (or high school equivalency) in 2023 or after. Students must file a FAFSA for the 2023-2024 as well as future academic years and must have an EFC of $25,000 or below to qualify. Students can receive up to $2,750 per year at Mid Michigan College for up to 3 years!
Governor Gretchen Whitmer launched a new webpage to help the graduating class of 2023 apply for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and lower their cost of college by thousands of dollars a year. Students should talk to their parents or guardian, gather documents, and fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible to save up to $8,250 over three years as they earn their associate degree at a community college, up to $20,000 over five years at a private college, or up to $27,500 over five years at a public university.
“For too long, high costs have been a barrier to higher education,” said Governor Whitmer. “I am so excited that we worked across the aisle to establish the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, lowering the cost of college by thousands of dollars a year for the vast majority of graduating seniors, starting with the class of 2023. All students need to do to get their Michigan Achievement Scholarship is fill out their FAFSA. I encourage every student going to community college, private college, or a public university in Michigan to speak with their parents or guardian, get their documents together, and fill out their FAFSA to save thousands of dollars.”
“We are very excited about the new Michigan Achievement Scholarships that are available to graduating high school seniors for college,” said Tim Hood, President of Mid Michigan College. “Our regional high schools are already working with us to ensure students are aware of this opportunity as this will make enrolling at Mid Michigan College even more affordable, in some cases with little to no out-of-pocket expense.”
“The Michigan Achievement Scholarship will make additional education possible for the majority of Michigan’s new college students after they earn their high school diploma or equivalency,” said Sarah Szurpicki, director of the Office of Sixty by 30 . “This scholarship is game-changing for Michigan families. Creating more pathways to education beyond high school means creating more pathways for Michigan students, families, and businesses to succeed.”
To make college more affordable for families, grow Michigan’s talent pool, and get the state closer to achieving its Sixty by 30 goal, the governor signed bipartisan legislation creating the Michigan Achievement Scholarship. This legislation builds on Governor Whitmer’s promise in 2019 to pass Michigan Reconnect and Michigan Opportunity Scholarships to reach the state’s Sixty by 30 goal of 60% of adults with a skill certificate or college degree by 2030.
Starting with the class of 2023, graduates are eligible for annual scholarships up to
The scholarships are renewable for up to 3 years at a community college and up to 5 years at a private college or public university, totaling up to
Students will be eligible if their family demonstrates financial need when they complete the FAFSA. The Michigan Achievement Scholarship will cover
For more information on how to get your Michigan Achievement Scholarship, visit Michigan.gov/MIStudentAid.