FAFSA Requirements
To be eligible for most State financial aid programs, a student must have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file in MiSSG. The following programs do not require a FAFSA to be filed:
- Michigan Achievement Skills Scholarship
- MI Future Educator Stipend
- Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver
MiSSG uses the data in the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) to evaluate eligibility for State financial aid programs and make initial awards. Students should be receiving their State financial aid at the same institution they are receiving their Title IV aid.
FAFSA Status
Completed FAFSA
The FAFSA must be submitted, completed, and verified (if required) for the following programs:
- Fostering Futures Scholarship
- Michigan Achievement Scholarship/Community College Guarantee
- Michigan Competitive Scholarship
- Michigan Tuition Grant
Submitted FAFSA
The FAFSA must be submitted. It does not have to be completed or verified (except identity verification [NEW!] to qualify for these programs:
- Children of Veterans Tuition Grant
- Futures for Frontliners
- MI Future Educator Fellowship
- MI GEAR UP Scholarship
- Michigan Reconnect Scholarship
- Michigan Reconnect Expansion
- Police Officer’s and Fire Fighter’s Survivor Tuition Grant
- Tuition Incentive Program
NEW! If a student is selected for identity verification, this process must be completed before any State financial aid can be awarded (including programs that only require a submitted FAFSA). This requirement is in accordance with Federal Student Aid’s Electronic Announcement: APP-25-16.
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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