Student Life Scholarships

Thanks to the tremendous support of University of Michigan donors, Student Life offers a variety of scholarships, awards, and other funding opportunities for financial assistance for students

To ensure that you are considered for all need and merit-based awards once admitted, visit the My Scholarship Profile on Wolverine Access and complete it.
You can find detailed information on how to apply for financial aid from the universities central Office of Financial Aid.

Some Student Life opportunities also require an application for consideration, information about these can be found below. If there are no open opportunities at the current time make sure to check often for new and available offerings.

Open Funding Opportunities

There are currently no open funding opportunities.

Closed Funding Opportunities

Leadership Engagement Scholarship

The Leadership Engagement Scholarship aims to remove the cost barriers to extracurricular involvement at U-M by providing financial awards to a cohort of emerging and established leaders with demonstrated need. Broad in nature, this fund supports both undergraduate and graduate student leadership in any and every avenue of campus life, such as Greek Life, student government, club sports, and the performing arts sector. The vision of those who created this fund was to realize a campus community in which all students are able to participate in the rich extracurricular life of Michigan.

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Stevens and Anne E. Shipman Scholar

To be used to provide room and board to residents who have lived at MCB one or more semesters and are full-time students. Awards are based on need, service to the Building, scholarship, and in-person interview

Sorensen, Mark A. and Myra C., International Trave

To provide need-based scholarship support for students to study abroad. The intent will be to further University of Michigan students’ education by expanding their experience with other cultures, perspectives, and languages as a means to develop personally, academically, and professionally. The Donors desire that students participate in a pre-departure orientation, contact International Center staff periodically during the abroad experience, and complete a reflective activity upon return to campus that can be shared with the Donors

Rosalie Ginsberg Community Service Scholars Fund

The fund will support two annual scholarships each in the amount of $3,000 for juniors and seniors enrolled at the UofM who are civic-minded and show passion for community engagement and who need the financial assistance.

Matthew Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund

This Gift is intended to recognize, nurture and encourage undergraduate students serving on the CAPS Student Advisory Board or the CAPS in Action student group, working to raise awareness of mental wellness issues and de-stigmatize seeking help for these matters. To the extent possible, CAPS shall endeavor to make the public and the recipients aware that this scholarship was initially inspired and supported in memory of Matthew Brown, and in recognition of Matthew's battle with depression and anxiety. The purpose of this endowment is to provide an annual scholarship to an undergraduate student serving on the CAPS Student Advisory Board or who is a member of CAPS in Action.