Making your dream of a Michigan degree affordable!
At the University of Michigan-Flint, we want you to focus on your education—not on how you’ll pay for college. Our First-Year Merit Scholarship program offers funding to students with strong academic records and a desire to excel. Awards range up to $10,000 a year with limited full-tuition scholarships available.
Students are automatically considered for First-Year Merit Scholarships at the time of admission based on your test scores and GPA—no separate application or essay required!
First-Year Merit Scholarships are awarded automatically based on your cumulative high school grade point average and, if submitted, your official SAT or ACT scores. If you’ve taken the SAT or ACT and have not submitted your official scores to UM-Flint, we strongly encourage you to do so. Your test scores will only be used to determine if you qualify for an increased scholarship offer. They will never be used to lower your scholarship offer or change your admission decision.
First-Year Merit Scholarships are available to students who are enrolling in college for the first time since graduating from high school. Students who took college courses during high school—including students who enrolled at UM-Flint as DEEP, Early College, or dual enrollment students—are eligible for First-Year Merit Scholarships as long as they have not attended another college or university after graduating from high school.
| Annual Award | Total Award* | Renewal |
| $1,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $4,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| $2,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $8,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| $3,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $12,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| $5,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $20,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| $8,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $32,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| $9,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $36,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| $10,000 Maize & Blue Merit Scholarship | $40,000 | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 2.75 GPA, SAP*** |
| Full in-state tuition/ mandatory fees** True Blue Merit Scholarship | Full in-state tuition/ mandatory fees** | Minimum 12-18 credits/term 3.0 GPA, SAP*** |
The First Year Opportunity Scholarship is available for students that meet the GPA requirements, who do not wish to provide test scores. Students that have a 2.7 to a 3.7 GPA will be awarded $1,000 per year for a total of $4,000. Students with a 3.7+ GPA will be awarded $3,000 per year for a total of $12,000.
*4 years, automatic consideration through August 31, 2024 for all but our True Blue Merit Award. Students admitted after March 1 will not be eligible for the True Blue Merit Award (full in-state award), but will still be eligible for our $10,000/annual award.
**Additional full tuition opportunities (covering full time residents, in-state tuition and mandatory fees) are offered through a competitive selection process to high ability students. The competition is held in February 2024 and is by invitation-only. To qualify for consideration for the competition you must have a complete admissions application (including test scores and transcripts) by December 1, 2023. Applicants meeting Honors Program qualifications (3.7+ GPA and 27+ ACT/1260+ SAT) are most likely to receive an invitation to the competition.
***Satisfactory Academic Progress
UM-Flint reserves the right to make changes to scholarship and renewal criteria as needed.
*Eligible students admitted in summer 2025 will begin receiving their awards in the fall 2025 semester. Awards are only distributed in the fall and winter terms. Students admitted after March 1, 2025 will not receive our full in-state automatic merit award, but will still be eligible for our $10,000/annual award.
Go Blue Guarantee
The Go Blue Guarantee is a free-tuition scholarship for qualifying Michigan residents, which covers full undergraduate tuition and mandatory university fees.
To qualify for UM-Flint’s Go Blue Guarantee, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Eligible for in-state tuition.
- Eligible to apply for financial aid.
- Have family incomes of $65,000 or less and assets below $50,000.
- Are a degree-seeking student pursuing your first bachelor’s degree.
- Are enrolled full time.
- Have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or above.
Due to the income and asset requirements, admitted students must submit the FAFSA to be considered for the Go Blue Guarantee.
Go Blue Guarantee NEW Eligibility Requirements (effective fall 2025)
To qualify for UM-Flint’s Go Blue Guarantee, starting in the fall 2025 you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- You are eligible for in-state tuition.
- You are eligible to apply for financial aid and have filed the 2025-26 FAFSA.
- Have family incomes of $125,000 or less and assets below $125,000.
- Are a degree-seeking student pursuing your first bachelor’s degree.
- Are enrolled full time (12 or more credits per semester).
- First-time students will begin with 8 semesters of eligibility. Any dual enrolled or transfer credit will count against these 8 semesters.*
- Meet the grade point average requirements:
- Incoming students (first-year) must have a 3.5 GPA.
- Transfer students must have a 3.5 GPA. For transfer students, the Go Blue Guarantee GPA eligibility is determined based on their cumulative GPA across all colleges and universities previously attended.
- Continuing UM-Flint students need a minimum 3.0 GPA.
* Every 15 credits earned through dual enrollment, early colleges or transfer count as a semester of eligibility used.
Other Merit Scholarships
Thanks to the generous contributions of our alumni and other donors, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions offers a number of merit scholarships for incoming students. A full list of other scholarships can be found on the Financial Aid website.
Questions?
The Office of Financial Aid and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions are here to answer your questions about the new First-Year Merit Scholarships as well as other scholarships. International students are encouraged to contact the Center for Global Engagement with questions.