Incoming Freshmen Scholarships for Fall 2025

• 2.25 - 2.99/4.00 scale HS GPA
• Requires continuous full-time enrollment
• May not be combined with a WNF Scholarship; however, may be combined with the Bulldog Bonus; Ferris Next Scholarship;  and/or Charter School Momentum Scholarship(s)
• One-time, non-renewable award

• Renewal cumulative GPA: 2.75
• Requires continuous full-time enrollment
• Must be admitted into a degree-granting program at Ferris State University
• Must have graduated from high school
• Must enroll as a first-time college student at one of Ferris State University sites within five years of graduation. Example: if you graduate in June 2025, you must begin classes at Ferris State by no later than spring semester 2030.
• Must enroll and maintain full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 credit hours)
• Must have  earned at least 3 credit hours with a  minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA through a Ferris collaborative high school agreement.
• Scholarship is renewable for 3 years (option of 4 with administrative review) with satisfactory academic progress and a 2.75 cumulative grade point.
• Ferris Next Scholarships may be offered to dual enrolled high school students that meet the criteria above, before the student has earned a final grade in the class. If the student fails to earn a C or better in the Ferris class, the offer will be cancelled.

More info for Kendall College students

• Requires continuous full-time enrollment (12 or more credit hours per semester)
• Guaranteed admission to any graduate from a Ferris-sponsored  Charter High School with a cumulative high school GPA of 2.35 or higher
• Scholarship is renewable for additional 3 years with satisfactory academic progress and a 2.35 cumulative grade point.
• Will also receive the $1,000 Ferris Next Scholarship (renewable for an additional 3 years with 2.75 cumulative GPA)
• $1000 Bulldog Bonus Scholarship
• May be combined with the Michigan Achievement Scholarship

Award Benefits

• Funding from Detroit Promise will cover up to the full cost of tuition minus federal, state and other university merit or need-based aid.
• This award is renewable for up to four consecutive years of study.

To Retain the Award

• File the annual FAFSA
• Must have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 to qualify
• Maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA
• Maintain full-time enrollment (12 or more credit hours per semester) during the fall and spring semesters
• Meet all Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements
• If you earn a bachelor's degree in less than four years, your scholarship will terminate at that time.

Access the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce website for additional information about the four-year Detroit Promise.