Skip to main content
Eligibility

Eligibility

  • To qualify for the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship, you must:

    • Be a Michigan resident for at least the immediately preceding year.      
    • Have graduated from high school in Michigan with a diploma or a certificate of completion or achieved a high school equivalency certificate in 2023 or after.
    • Have not yet earned an associate or bachelor’s degree.
    • Have not yet earned a degree, certificate, or other credential with this scholarship.
  • Home-schooled students may be eligible if the institution accepts the home-school documents as proof of Michigan high school completion.

  • No, students cannot participate in both pathways in the same academic year.

    However, if you participate in the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship pathway and graduate, you could be eligible to continue to attend College/University with the Michigan Achievement Scholarship for up to 3 or 4 years.

  • Yes, students who graduate from high school in Michigan with a diploma, certificate of completion, or achieved a high school equivalency certificate in 2023 or after may be eligible regardless of age.

  • The application for the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship is not yet available but will be coming out later this year (2023).  Sign up for updates to be the first to hear when it becomes available!

    When the application does become available, your steps to take advantage of the award will be to:

    1. Complete the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship application
    2. Enroll in an eligible career training program

    Not sure which career training programs are eligible? We will have a dedicated list for you! Once the list is available, you will be able to use it to identify where you want to go and what you want to enroll in. We will also have contact information for the institution so that you can reach out to learn more about the program and get started.

  • There is no age requirement as long as you are a graduate from a Michigan high school with a diploma, certificate of completion, or achieved a high school equivalency certificate in 2023 or after.
  • Currently, there is no deadline, but the Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship is first come first serve. See How do I receive the scholarship? to apply and take advantage of the scholarship.