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Michigan Tech's Premier Scholarship

Leading Scholar Application
Application Deadline: November 15, 2025

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Michigan Tech recognizes high school seniors with outstanding leadership and academic achievement.

Scholarship Values

All finalists who attend the on-campus competition will receive one of the following scholarships.

Leading Scholar Award

  • Michigan Residents: full tuition, housing and food, and $1,000 stipend (approximately $34,750) per year
  • Non-Michigan Residents: full non-resident tuition (approximately $44,504) per year

Distinguished Leading Scholar Finalist

$4,500 per year

Commended Leading Scholar Finalist

$2,000 per year

For full scholarship details, including renewal criteria, please see the Leading Scholar Award Details.

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  • 30
    full-ride scholarship awards per class
  • $5M
    in scholarships awarded per class
  • 4.0
    average high school GPA of finalists
Ruby Walker
"The Leading Scholar program seemed like the perfect way to show the University the leadership skills I had and meet others with the same mindset."Ruby Walker
Leading Scholar Engagement Executive and 2023 Leading Scholar Award Recipient

Finalist Competition

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Enterprise Experience

Think. Create. Design. Solve — Together. Hands-on, team-based innovation group project using design thinking to tackle real-world challenges.

Networking Lunch

Connect with current Leading Scholars over lunch and build meaningful relationships in a relaxed setting.

 

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Academic Meeting

Meet with faculty/advisors from your chosen major to explore academic opportunities, ask questions, and dive into your future field of study.

Ready to take the next step?

Learn more about Leading Scholar at Michigan's flagship technological university.