Eligibility Requirements
Easy ones first: it goes without saying that to receive the Michigan Promise Scholarship you must be a Michigan resident and be a high school graduate or hold a GED.
Second, make sure you take the Michigan Merit Exam during your junior year in high school. Why your junior year? If you score below a Level 2 in any of the required components, you can retake the exam during your senior year and make up the difference. This gives you two chances to meet the minimum test score needed to be considered for the scholarship. Also, ensure that you have not received a merit award under the Merit Award Act. If you have, you are not eligible for consideration for the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
Upon award of the scholarship, recipients have two years to enroll in a postsecondary institution that is approved by the State of Michigan. Please note, all military academies (USMA, USAFA, USNA, USCGA) are approved institutions even if they are not specifically listed. If you decide to enroll in the Armed Forces or the Peace Corps, you can request an extension of the two year limit.
Once enrolled, you have four years to complete the requirements for your postsecondary program. If you’re enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program, you need only complete 50% of the requirements. All other certificate, degree, or vocational programs must be complete within 4 years.
While enrolled, you must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above. In the event that your program does not grade on a conventional scale, proof of completion is still required and can be worked out on a case-by-case basis.
Receipt of the award is broken down by timeline as follows:
Students can receive up to half of the Michigan Promise Scholarship in two installments of $1000 each in the first two years of postsecondary education. To receive the final payment of $2000, students must complete the “Michigan Promise Scholarship Application for Final Payment” form and submit it to the Michigan Student Aid Office. This can be done online. All requirements for the award must be completed prior to receiving the final installment (i.e. program completion, or 50% completion in the case of a bachelor’s degree).
Finally, note that many people refer to the Michigan Promise Scholarship as the Michigan Promise Award. The terms are used somewhat interchangeably even though the “award” suffix is a carry-over from the Michigan Merit Award. They are in fact one in the same, and there is not a separate award for each.
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How do i recieve the scholarship money so i can go to Washtenaw Community Coollege.