Office Of Scholarships & Financial Aid
1201 S. State Street,
CSS 101,
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231)-591-2110
[email protected]
Meet with Financial Aid Advisor
Up to $1,000 for new students for Fall 2025
If you're a new student for Fall 2025, you can snag up to $1,000 in scholarship dollars just for completing simple tasks to get ready for classes.
Steps to Qualifying for the Bulldog Bonus Scholarship
Step 1
Be Admitted
You will need to be admitted as a new student into an undergraduate, degree-granting program for Fall 2025 semester by March 15, 2025.
Step 2
transcripts
Send your official high school or college transcripts to the Admissions office by March 15, 2025.
Step 3
WorkShop
Register for (and make sure to attend!) one of our Virtual Financial Aid Workshops.
Step 4
FAFSA
File and submit a valid 2025 - 2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Make sure to list Ferris State University, using our school code, 002260, by March 15, 2025.
Step 5
complete Orientation
Complete the orientation process for your campus or program. The process will be a little different depending on whether you're attending our main campus, KCAD, or completing an online or off-campus program. Check out the details below.
Main Campus Orientation
KCAD Orientation
STATEWIDE Orientation
Eligibility Notes
Bulldog Bonus Scholarship
- Bulldog Bonus Scholarships are non-renewable and require full-time enrollment at Ferris State University's Big Rapids campus, at Kendall College of Art & Design, or Ferris Statewide/online, as a new freshman or a new transfer student.
- Bulldog Bonus Scholarships may be "stacked" with WNF Scholarships.
- Award eligibility is limited to each student's estimated Cost of Attendance in accordance with federal financial aid regulations.
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