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NOTE: We will begin accepting applications through M-Compass for the 2026 summer program on October 1, 2025.
Fill out this quick interest survey and we'll make sure to notify you when the online application is live!
Program Eligibility:
Semester in Detroit accepts undergraduate students from all schools and departments at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, UM-Dearborn, UM-Flint and Grand Valley State University. All students, from First years to Seniors or Super Seniors are eligible to apply.
Applicants should have a strong interest in the city of Detroit and in questioning dominant narratives; engaging with challenging new perspectives on contemporary issues; and building community with students, SiD faculty and staff, and community members at internship sites and beyond.
Questions?
Email semesterindetroit@umich.edu.
Call/text Craig (SiD Associate Director) at 313-505-5185.
