Clear Ineligible Reasons
MiSSG School Users should be accessing MiSSG to review the “Clear Ineligible Reasons” and to update ineligible student records for Academic Year 2026-27, if applicable. The “Clear Ineligible Reasons” can be located in the MiSSG menu for the following programs:
- Children of Veterans Tuition Grant
- Fostering Futures Scholarship
- Futures for Frontliners
- MI Future Educator Fellowship
- MI Future Educator Stipend
- MI GEAR UP Scholarship
- Michigan Achievement Scholarship
- Michigan Competitive Scholarship
- Michigan Reconnect Scholarship
- Michigan Tuition Grant
- Survivor Tuition Grant
- Tuition Incentive Program
Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) Rate – Deadline September 30, 2026
Per Public Act No. 25 of 2026, the tuition rate that may be received for TIP at participating private or independent degree-granting institutions is calculated annually by averaging the standard in-district tuition rates of participating Michigan community colleges. The 2026-27 rate is $138 per credit hour and has been prepopulated in MiSSG.
All other institutions will need to enter their 2026-27 TIP Rates in MiSSG by September 30, 2026.
To enter the 2026-27 TIP Rates, please follow these instructions:
- Log into MiSSG.
- Select Tuition Incentive Program from the MiSSG Menu.
- Select School Profile.
- Update.
- Enter credit rate information.
- Save.
TIP Rate by Institution Type
- Community College/Tribal College: In-District Tuition Rate per Credit and Out-of-District Tuition Rate per Credit.
- Public University: Lowest Resident Rate per Credit.
Review and Update State Financial Aid Programs Lead Contact Information in MISSG
In an effort to have the most up-to-date contact information for lead contacts processing State financial aid programs at your institution, please review and update your institution's School Profile in MiSSG.
- Log into MiSSG.
- Select a State Financial Aid Program from the MiSSG Menu.
- Select School Profile.
- Update.
- Review and update contact information.
- Save.
- Repeat for all State Financial Aid Programs in the MiSSG Menu.
Complete the 2026-27 MiSSG Aid Administrator Security Access Form
Financial aid directors must annually renew the users at their institution by submitting a new MiSSG Aid Administrator Security Access Form.
MiSSG user accounts not renewed by September 30, 2026 will be deactivated.
Each security access form must be:
- Completed electronically by the aid director.
- Please do not send a handwritten form.
- Emailed to MiLEAP-MiSSGAccess@Michigan.gov from the aid director’s email address.
- Add "2026-27 Security Form" to the subject line.
- Forms sent to or from different addresses will not be accepted.
The 2026-27 MiSSG Aid Administrator Security Access Form will be processed in the order they are received and access can be granted prior to the beginning of the Academic Year 2026-27. New users will receive a “Welcome to MiSSG” email with login instructions.
For reference, aid directors may request a copy of their institution’s 2025-26 MiSSG Aid Administrator Security Access Form by emailing MiStudentAid@Michigan.gov.
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 Schola®.
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