Criteria: Merit based scholarship awarded to new incoming first-year undergraduate students who are Michigan Residents.
How to Apply: Incoming first-year students who have applied and been accepted for undergraduate admission to Michigan Tech are automatically considered for this award.
Value: For new first-year students enrolling at Michigan Tech, values of the Presidential Scholars Award are variable from $1,000 to $5,500 based on academic record. In the spirit of philanthropy some or all of a scholarship may be funded by a generous donor to the university.
Students will be considered based on a combination of cumulative high school GPA and official ACT and SAT scores.
Students without official ACT or SAT scores will be considered for awards based on GPA only.
First-Year Students—GPA Only |
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|---|---|
Cumulative GPA |
Award Value |
| 4.00+ | $5,500 per year |
| 3.90 to 3.999 | $3,000 per year |
| 3.75 to 3.899 | $2,000 per year |
| 3.50 to 3.749 | $1,000 per year |
To determine what scholarship you qualify for, use our Net-Price Calculator.
Presidential Scholars Award levels for students who first enrolled at Michigan Tech prior to fall of 2019 can be viewed here.
Renewal Criteria: Scholarship recipients must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 at the end of each spring semester. Continuous, regular full-time undergraduate enrollment (12 credits or more) and acceptable social behavior must also be maintained. Recipients are required to live in University housing for the first two academic years--four academic semesters (not including summers), to maintain this scholarship. Students graduating from high schools within Houghton, Keweenaw, and Baraga counties (and have commuter status) are exempt from the on-campus living requirement. Students are eligible for the award for a maximum of eight semesters of undergraduate study.