Scholarships

2024 SYP Scholarship applications are now open. Please check this page often as well be updating awards as they become available. We hope to see you on campus this summer.

At SYP we aim to spark curiosity and promote career exploration. We believe every student is deserving of this experience and our needs-based scholarships help ensure those facing financial hardships still have the opportunity to explore their interests and career aspirations, becoming a part of the next generation of makers and doers.

Use the text field below to filter the listing of available scholarships. You can also sort the table by clicking on the column headings.

Available Scholarships
Scholarship TitleApplicable CourseEligible Counties / Zip CodesEligible School System / Other EligibilityStateScholarships Available
Summer Youth Programs Scholarship All Exploration Programs. All All All Variable
Hemlock Semiconductor Engineering Scholars Program Scholarship Engineering Scholars Program. Midland, Gratiot, Bay, Saginaw MI 26 live-in with transportation on the SYP Charter Bus
Whirlpool SYP Scholarship This scholarship is for the Engineering Scholars Program. Hear what the 2022 cohort had to say about the experince at bit.ly/whirlpoolESP22 Benton Harbor, MI: 49022, 49023 Benton Harbor High Schools MI up to 15 live-in awards with transportation on the SYP Charter Bus
Future Leaders Scholarship All Exploration Programs with seats remaining. Excludes Pathway Programs. All Michigan Zip Codes All Middle & High School students in Michigan MI up to 3 live-in awards with transportation on the SYP Charter Bus
Dave and Joy McBride and Northland Self Storage LLC Scholarship All Exploration Programs with seats remaining. Excludes Pathway Programs Genesee and Emmet Counties MI 4 awards for full cost of attendance not including transportation
Gunsher Scholarship Any STEM based Exploration Program with seats remaining. Excludes Pathway Programs. Contact your counselor to apply. Midland Northeast Middle School and Jefferson Middle School MI All Awards for 2024 have been granted. Thank you for your interest!
Waupaca County SYP Scholarship Any STEM based Exploration Program with seats remaining. Excludes Pathway Programs. Waupaca County Clintonville High School, First Baptist Christian School, Iola-Scandanavia High School, Little Wolf Jr/Sr High School, Marion High School, New London High School, Waupaca High School, Weyauwega-Fremont High School WI 1 full live-in award and 1 partial award. Transportation not included
West Michigan Scholarship All Exploration Programs with seats remaining. Excludes Pathway Programs. Grand Rapids Public Schools East Kentwood High School, West Ottawa High School, Holland High School MI variable
Weller Scholarship All Exploration Programs with seats remaining. Excludes Pathway Programs. Contact Lake City High School counselor or the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing to apply Lansing: 48864, 48901, 48906, 48910, 48911, 48912, 48915, 48916, 48917, 48919, 48922, 48924, 48929, 48930, 48933, 48937, 48951, 48956 Lake City High School, Boys and Girls Club of Lansing MI 4 (2 Lake City HS and 2 BGC Lansing)
Michigan Tech GEAR UP Scholarship 2024 Details Forthcoming Houghton and Baraga Chassell Township Schools, Dollar Bay Schools, Hancock High School, Houghton High School, Lake Linden-Hubble Public Schools, L'Anse Area Schools MI please email syp@mtu.edu for more details
John & Patricia Case Scholarship Climate & Sustainability, Model UN: Climate Change, Discover Archaeology Upper Peninsula All Upper Peninsula High School Students MI 10 awards of $500 toward live-in or commuter tuition
Department of Humanities Scholarship Wild Writers, Nature Photography, Digital Art, Making A Mystery Houghton, Keweenaw and Beyond Copper Country ISD, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Detroit Public Schools MI 4 Commuter Awards and 2 Live-In Awards
Additional opportunities will be listed as they become available.

Pathway Programs

Our Pathway Programs bring together talented students from across the country and around the world. These programs are typically more intensive, deeper-dives into a particular field of interest, and selection is based on a wholistic review of the students' answers to short questions, supplemental documents, and transcript.  Selections are made on a rolling basis. Pathway Programs include: Engineering Scholars Program (ESP), Women in Engineering (WIE), Junior Women in Engineering (JWIE), Tracks to the Future: Railroad Transportatio & Engineering (Hybrid), Women in Automotive Engineering (WIAE), and NEXT Scholars: Geospatial Engineering.

Discounts

Multiple-Week Discount

If you attend our programs for multiple weeks, you will receive a one-time $50 discount. Discount must be noted on the original payment form.

Michigan Tech Alumni/Staff Discount

If your parent or grandparent is a Michigan Tech alumnus, faculty, or staff member, you are eligible for one $50 discount for a live-in or commuter exploration (not applicable for scholarship programs). This discount will be applied after the SYP office confirms your relative's status. Discount must be noted on the original payment form.

Discounts and awards cannot be used in combination with each other—only one discount/award can be applied per exploration. Discounts and awards cannot be used in combination with each other—only one discount, award, or scholarship can be applied per student.