The starting point
Public flagship with no automatic out-of-state merit table. The headline aid story is the Go Blue Guarantee — full tuition + mandatory fees for Michigan residents with family income and assets each at or under $125,000 — plus a thin band of competitive named scholarships and Detroit-area pipeline programs.
Selection beyond grades and scores. These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.
Awards to discuss
First 3 of 5 recorded awards, in chapter display order. This is a selection, not a ranking. Read the full chapter for all awards. Amounts retain the original units and conditions; confirm the entering year with the school.
Go Blue Guarantee (Michigan residents)
Full undergraduate tuition + mandatory university fees (fall/winter terms) · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Michigan resident pursuing first bachelor's degree, full-time enrollment, family income ≤ $125,000 AND family assets ≤ $125,000. No separate scholarship application; automatic upon admission + financial aid filing.
Renewal: Renewable for up to four academic years (eight terms) of post-secondary education if the student qualifies each academic year. Spring and summer terms are not covered.
Other terms: U-M's flagship affordability commitment for in-state residents. Funded by a stack of Federal Pell, FSEOG, Michigan Achievement Scholarship, U-M institutional grants, and any non-U-M tuition scholarships; U-M covers any gap. Excludes housing, meals, books, supplies, and personal expenses; those are still on the family.
https://finaid.umich.edu/apply-aid/new-undergraduates/michigan-residents/go-blue-guarantee-eligibility
Wolverine Pathways Scholarship
Four years of tuition + mandatory fees · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Must complete the Wolverine Pathways pipeline program in Detroit, Southfield, Ypsilanti, or Grand Rapids public school districts; admitted to U-M Ann Arbor.
Renewal: Four-year award, contingent on continued enrollment and program participation
Other terms: Pipeline-program scholarship, not an open competitive award. The Wolverine Pathways program runs from 7th grade through 12th grade in partnered districts; completion routes admitted students into this scholarship. Stacks differently than outside aid; see stacking policy notes about Pathways reducing eligibility for U-M Grant and Tappan/Fairfax/Presidential/HAIL scholarships.
https://finaid.umich.edu/types-aid/scholarships/undergraduate/ofa-scholarship-listing
Detroit Promise Scholarship at U-M
Four years of tuition + mandatory fees at U-M Ann Arbor · Published coverage or package
Not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules.
Eligibility: Detroit Promise pipeline selection through the Michigan Education Excellence Foundation and the Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation, in partnership with U-M. Detroit-resident high school graduates.
Renewal: Four-year award, conditional on continued enrollment
Other terms: Pipeline scholarship managed through external partners. Stacking caveat: receiving Detroit Promise reduces eligibility for the U-M Grant and for Jean Fairfax, Tappan, Presidential, HAIL, and Wolverine Pathways scholarships per OFA's qualifying-aid policy.
https://finaid.umich.edu/types-aid/scholarships/undergraduate/ofa-scholarship-listing
