Learn more about scholarships available to new and current graduate students.
Visit the colleges websites to learn more about scholarships opportunities available to students in a particular college:
Non-Resident Graduate Tuition Scholarship
- 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.
Current Student Scholarship Program
- 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.
The Applied and Computational Mathematics Graduate Scholarship
- Basic eligibility: Students accepted into the M.S. Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics
- Award amount: Up to $1000 per term for a maximum of three years
- Deadline: March 10 for the following academic year's Fall and Winter Awards
- Learn more: Visit the CASL Graduate Scholarship webpage.
Center for the Education of Women (CEW) Scholarship Program
- 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.
City Year Detroit Alumni Scholarship
- 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.
Community Service Personnel Scholarship
- 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.
Health and Clinical Psychology Graduate Scholarship Program
- Basic eligibility: Graduate students enrolled in the M.S. in Health Psychology or Clinical Health Psychology programs who demonstrate high academic achievement and financial need.
- Award amount: $1000 per term, renewed for a maximum of three total terms
- Deadline: March 15 for new students and for continuing student Fall Term Awards; November 10 for continuing student Winter Terms Awards.
- Learn more: Visit the CASL Graduate Scholarship webpage.
King-Chavez-Parks Initiative, Future Faculty Fellowship Program
- 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.
Kochoff Pathway to Success Graduate Scholarship
- Basic eligibility: Students pursuing graduate studies
- Award amount: Up to $2,000
- Deadline: Qualified students are automatically considered
- Learn more: Visit the Kochoff Pathway to Success Graduate Scholarship webpage
Masters in Environmental Science Graduate Merit Scholarship
- Basic eligibility: Graduate students who have completed at least one semester in residence in the Masters in Environmental Science (MSES) degree program.
- Award amount: $1000 tuition remission per semester for a maximum of three semesters
- Deadline: Fall terms awards- March 10; Winter term awards- November 10
- Learn more: Visit the CASL Graduate Scholarships webpage.
Michigan Nonprofit Association Scholarship
- 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.
Public Affairs Graduate Merit Scholarship
- Basic eligibility: New graduate students who enroll in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and demonstrate great potential to excel as a graduate student and professional in public administration or public policy.
- Award amount: Up to $1000 per term for a maximum of three terms
- Deadline: Fall term awards-July 31; Winter terms awards- November 15
- Learn more: Visit the CASL Graduate Scholarship webpage.
U-M Employee Scholarship Program
- 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.