Applications for the 2025-26 academic year are now closed. All award notices will be sent by April 18.
What is a Renewable Scholarship?
Each year, the LSA Scholarships Office awards Four-Year Renewable Scholarships to approximately 200 first-year incoming LSA students. These scholarships are only awarded to first year students and are based on a student's undergraduate admissions application, and their financial need (as demonstrated by their FAFSA and CSS profile.) For students qualified for merit scholarships, a FAFSA and CSS is not required. Read on to learn more about our Four-Year Renewable Scholarships requirements.
What does the scholarship cover?
For qualified first-year incoming LSA students, the Four-Year Renewable Scholarship helps to cover the cost of attendance.
Amounts and Duration
Award amounts vary for each scholarship. For in-state students, award amounts can go up to $15,000 per year. For out-of-state students, awards amounts can go up to $25,000 per year. All Four-Year Renewable Scholarships are renewable for four years of undergraduate study, provided students maintain eligibility by completing their requirements each academic year.
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for a Four-Year Renewable Scholarship, a student must:
- Be a first-year incoming student, admitted to an undergraduate degree program in the College of LSA.*
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (i.e. possess a green card).
- Apply for and receive need-based support through the Office of Financial Aid. Exception: students applying only for merit scholarships.
- Have a FAFSA and CSS profile on file with the Office of Financial Aid (OFA) and must renew their FAFSA annually for need-based scholarships. Exception: students considered only for merit scholarships.
- Be enrolled (or intend to enroll) full-time (12 credit hours or more) each term.
*You only need to be admitted to the College of LSA in order to qualify or apply for LSA Scholarships.
How do I apply?
Students must be admitted to the College of Literature, Science and the Arts in order to apply.
An active link to our LSA Scholasrship portal will become available when we open the Four-Year Application for the 2026-27 academic year.
Still having trouble logging into the LSA Scholarships Portal?
Application Deadline
To Applications are now closed for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applying early increases a student’s chances of being matched with a scholarship. Priority consideration is given to those that submit their application within one week of the date on the LSA Scholarships Congratulations email.
Applications are reviewed continuously, and offers are sent after the Office of Financial Aid publishes notices on Wolverine Access. All scholarship offers will be emailed by April 18. This allows you time to make an informed decision before LSA's enrollment deadline.
