Michigan Promise Scholarship

The Michigan Promise scholarship provides up to $4,000 to high school graduates for successfully completing two years of postsecondary education beginning with the high school graduating class of 2007.  To be eligible, students must meet the following requirements: Must be a Michigan resident. Take the State Assessment Test; either the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), or the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) depending on high school graduating class year as listed below. Enroll at an approved postsecondary institution in Michigan or a military service academy within two years of graduating from high school (two-year period would be extended for service in armed forces or Peace Corps). Complete the postsecondary education requirements (associate degree, etc.) within four years of initial enrollment at the postsecondary institution. Achieve a cumulative college grade point average of 2.5 (except for students completing vocational education programs that do not record grades). Be a high school graduate or have passed the GED or any other graduate equivalency exam approved by the State Board of Education. Certify his or her eligibility for a scholarship. Students who receive qualifying scores on the State Assessment Test (MEAP or MME depending on high school graduating class year) may receive up to $1,000 per academic year for each of their first two years of college enrollment and up to $2,000 after the successful completion of two years of postsecondary education with at least a 2.5 GPA (associate degree, two-year certificate, vocational education program or 50 percent of the academic requirements for a bachelors degree). Students who do not receive qualifying scores on the State Assessment Test (MEAP or MME, depending on high school graduating class year) may receive up to $4,000 after the successful completion of two years of postsecondary education with at least a 2.5 GPA (associate degree, two-year certificate, vocational education program or 50 percent of the academic requirements for a bachelors degree).