Criteria: awarded to non-Michigan residents who are new incoming first year undergraduate students. Applicant must be a child or grandchild of a Michigan Tech alumnus.
How to Apply: Students who have applied and been accepted for admission and indicated their parent or grandparent are an alumni are automatically considered for this award.
Value: equal to the difference between non-resident and resident tuition for a maximum of ten semesters of undergraduate study.
Exclusion: Recipients of the ALA are not eligible for other institutional general fund awards such as the National Scholars Program or the Military Family Education Award. They are, however, eligible for need based aid and/or private scholarship funds.