Scholarship for Mason County Residents

The Promise is a residency-based scholarship that pays for tuition & fees for Mason County high school graduates (since 2018) who wish to attend West Shore Community College.

In-district community college tuition is supported through the new Michigan Community College Guarantee/Achievement Scholarship for students in fall 2024 and after.  In addition, funding is available for Michigan 4-year colleges and training programs.

Starting to earn college credits in Michigan can begin in high school.  In Mason County, students can take college credit bearing courses, as early as 10th grade, for free!  Check out information about Dual Enrollment (taking up to 10 college credits a year in high school), Career & Technical Education (CTE--career training, with some college credit opportunities in 11th & 12th grades), and ASM Tech Early College (a 13th-year simultaneous college and high school program) that take place through West Shore Community College, and about AP course credits (by taking a class and passing an exam) that are available at some local high schools, by clicking "Find Out More."

Michigan ReConnect currently offers paid in-district tuition for Michigan residents who are 25 and older, at their local community college, if they don't have a college degree.

Michigan Student Aid is the home for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, TIP, Michigan Competitive Scholarship and more.  Students must apply in their senior year.  Click the button below to access the website and get started on your student portal! Deadline is March 1st.

Check out this list of scholarships by residence.

The Community Foundation for Mason County has a range of scholarships available for Mason County high school students, with a February 1st deadline.  

Many Michigan insitutions of higher education offer a free-tuition pathway for scholars who have limited family incomes.  This links to a 2023 Detroit Free Press article with key information related to these programs. https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/03/15/how-to-access-free-tuition-at-michigan-colleges/70008347007/

Federal Student Aid endorses the U.S. Department of Labor's Scholarship search.  It's a great resource!

Fastweb is a reliable resource for scholarships and is always releasing new information!

College Board, makers of the SAT, want you to sign on for their scholarship program, so you have a chance to win scholarship dollars, simply by doing the things you already need to in order to be college-ready.  

Results for scholarships related to "Michigan" are here.  Remember that you should never have to pay for scholarship information.

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