State Programs Procedures Manual Updates
The 2024-25 State Programs Procedures Manual has recently been revised (November 19, 2024) and now includes the following information/clarifications:
Consortium Agreements
- New: For the purposes of administering State financial aid, the home institution must maintain information on the student’s eligibility, how the award is calculated, disburse the aid, and any other documentation associated with the award, even if the documentation comes from other institutions.
Michigan Achievement Scholarship Award for Consortium Students
- New: The credits from both institutions can be used to determine enrollment status for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship. When calculating aid, for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship Community College Guarantee, the student should only be awarded for the credits, contact hours and mandatory fees they’re being charged for at their home institution following the packaging guidance. Institutions cannot award for any balance owed at the other institution.
MI Future Educator Fellowship and MI Future Educator Stipend
- New: If a MI Future Educator Fellowship and/or MI Future Educator Stipend recipient is participating in a consortium agreement, the home institution must have an approved eligible Educator Preparation Program (EPP) approved by Michigan’s State Board of Education.
TIP Reimbursement Requests for Consortium Students
- Removed: The guest institution’s Rate-Per-Credit must be used if less than the home institution’s Rate-Per-Credit.
MI Future Educator Fellowship
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Commitment to Teach in Michigan
- New: Each Fellowship award results in a Commitment to Teach in Michigan, which requires that the recipient teach in Michigan in a public school or qualifying public preschool program* for a specific number of years, depending on the number of years they have received the MI Future Educator Fellowship.
- New: Qualifying public preschool program means a program requiring licensure from the Great Start Readiness Program, Head Start, Early Head Start, Early On, Early Childhood Special Education, Strong Beginnings, or preschool programs funded by the B-5 Preschool Development Grant. The teacher does not have to be working in a specific publicly funded classroom in order to meet the teaching requirement.
Michigan Achievement Scholarship
Institution Requirements
- New: Students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at a Michigan Community College are eligible to receive the Michigan Achievement Four-Year award rate. Eligible institutions will be notified of the procedures required for the certification of this cohort.
Tuition Incentive Program
Phase II Program Limits
Had 30 months elapse since becoming Phase II eligible.
- Clarified: The 30-month calculation is based on the end date of the semester or term when the 56 transferable credits, certificate, or associate degree were completed. For TIP Phase I, students can earn up to 80 semester credits or 120 term credits, and the end date of the semester or term when these credits were earned can also be used to determine the 30-month period.
The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential is not affiliated with National Merit Scholarship Corporation or its registered trademarks National Achievement®, Achievement Scholarship®, or Achievement Scholar®.
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