Graduate Student Scholarships

Visit the colleges websites to learn more about scholarships opportunities available to students in a particular college:

• College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
• College of Business
• College of Education, Health, and Human Services
• College of Engineering and Computer Science

• Basic eligibility: For graduate students who are classified as a non-resident for tuition assessment
• Award amount: Provides up to 80% of the difference between resident and non-resident tuition assessment. 
• Deadline: For newly admitted graduate students in the College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters (CASL); the College of Education, Health, & Human Services (CEHHS); and the College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS), the awarding process is automated and no separate application is needed.  Students in the College of Business (COB) should submit this brief application form to be considered. 
• Learn more: Visit the Non-Resident Graduate Tuition Scholarship webpage.

• Basic eligibility: Students currently enrolled in a degree seeking program; incoming students are not eligible
• Award amount: Several scholarships available; awards may vary
• Deadline: Varies by scholarship
• Learn more: Visit the Current Student Scholarship webpage.

• Basic eligibility: Qualified students who have had at least a 48 month interruption in their education and are now enrolled in a degree program.
• Award amount: Over 60 scholarships are awarded annually ranging from $1,000 to $11,000
• Deadline: May  7, 2020
• Learn more: Visit the Center for the Education of Women (CEW) Scholarship Program webpage.

• Basic eligibility: Students who successfully complete the City Year Detroit experience
• Award amount: Up to  $5350 is available each year, up to two year (four semesters)
• Learn more: Visit the City Year Detroit Alumni Scholarship webpage.

• Basic eligibility: Degree-seeking students who are public safety employees at partnering organizations
• Award amount: 20% of tuition and fees
• Learn more: Visit the Community Service Personnel Scholarship webpage.

• Basic eligibility: Candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in postsecondary education
• Award amount: Depends on financial needs; $20,000 maximum for master's students, $35,000 maximum for doctoral students
• Deadline: June 30 for fall enrollment; October 31 for winter enrollment
• Learn more: Visit the King-Chavez-Parks Initiative, Future Faculty Fellowship Program webpage.

• Basic eligibility: Degree-seeking students who are employees of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) member organization
• Award amount: 20% of tuition and fees
• Learn more: Visit the Michigan Nonprofit Association Scholarship webpage.

• Basic eligibility: The staff and faculty of the entire University of Michigan System (Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn, and the Health System) who attend the University of Michigan-Dearborn as a degree seeking undergraduate or graduate student.
• Award amount: 25%  of tuition and fees
• Deadline: No later than the first day of classes
• Learn more: Visit the U-M Employee Scholarship Program webpage.