Scholarships

The Office of Admissions annually awards several merit based scholarships:

  • Michigan Scholar
  • Chancellor Award
  • Admissions Achievement Award

If you submit a completed application by December 1, 2011:

You will be considered for Merit Scholarships if:

  • You have at least a 3.9 GPA with at least a 31 ACT (Full-Ride Merit Scholarship), or
  • you have at least a 3.8 GPA with at least a 28 ACT ($3K/4 Years), or
  • you have at least a 3.4 GPA with at least a 25 ACT ($2K/4 Years), or
  • you have at least a 3.2 GPA with at least a 22 ACT ($1K/4 Years).


*Two letters of recommendation and a personal essay are also required for Full-Ride Merit Scholarship consideration.

All other awards are based on the strength of the applicant pool and available funds.

For Transfer Students:

If you complete an application by July 1, 2012, and are entering in the Fall semester, you will be strongly considered for:

University Scholar Award: Full-ride scholarships (2 year) for transfer students. 
Eligibility: Fall application with at least 50 transferable credit hours with a GPA of 3.8 or higher and 2 letters of reference.

How do I apply for a Merit scholarship ?

In order to be considered for a merit scholarship, you must complete and submit the following to the Office of Admissions.

The deadline for submitting Merit scholarship applications is December 1 for Freshmen, and July 1 for Transfer students.

  1. Application: A completed application, including official transcripts and ACT/SAT test scores (test scores only required for high school students).

  2. A personal statement (required only for full-ride merit scholarship consideration).  While you may write about any subject in your personal statement, you might choose to discuss some of the following:

    - Reason for choosing your major
    - Intended career field
    Motivation to go to college
    - Obstacles or struggles that you have overcome to pursue your education


  3. Two letters of recommendation (required only for full-ride merit scholarship consideration).

 


Visit www.umflint.edu/admissions/AdmitChecklistFreshmen.htm for complete application requirements or call (810) 762-3300 for information.