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Payment Schedule

MiSSG Semester/Term Open Dates

The dates listed below are tentative and may change pending approval of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.

MiSSG Semester/Term Open Dates

A Reimbursement Request or Certification for an award cannot be submitted until the appropriate semester/term opens.

Fall Opens
September 2, 2025 (MI Future Educator Stipend)
September 30, 2025
November 1, 2025 (Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship)

Winter Opens
January 6, 2026

Spring Opens
January 7, 2026

Summer Opens
April 16, 2026

MiSSG Payment Date

  • Weekly payments are for the MI Future Educator Stipend.

    All payments are processed weekly beginning October 8, 2025 through August 12, 2026 in MiSSG and will only include awards that have had a Certification successfully submitted prior to the payment.

  • Monthly payments are for Dual Enrollment, Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship, and MI Future Educator Fellowship.

    Dual Enrollment

    Payments for Dual Enrollment are processed in the second week of each month.

    Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship

    All payments are processed monthly beginning October 8, 2025 through September 9, 2026 in MiSSG and will only include awards that have had a Certification successfully submitted prior to the payment.

    MI Future Educator Fellowship

    All payments are processed monthly beginning October 8, 2025 through September 9, 2026 in MiSSG and will only include awards that have had a Reimbursement Request successfully submitted prior to the payment.

  • All quarterly payments are processed in MiSSG and will only include awards that have had a Reimbursement Request or Certification successfully submitted prior to the payment.

    Quarterly payments include the following programs:

    • Children of Veterans Tuition Grant
    • Fostering Futures Scholarship
    • Futures for Frontliners/Path2
    • Michigan Achievement Scholarship
    • Michigan Competitive Scholarship
    • MI GEAR UP
    • Michigan Reconnect Scholarship
    • Michigan Reconnect Expansion
    • Michigan Tuition Grant 
    • Police Officer’s and Fire Fighter’s Survivor Tuition Grant
    • Tuition Incentive Program

    Quarter 1
    November 12, 2025

    Quarter 2
    February 18, 2026

    Quarter 3
    May 6, 2026

    Quarter 4
    August 12, 2026

MI Student Aid Programs

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State Programs Procedures Manual

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