390.971 State competitive scholarships; establishment; purpose. Sec. 1. State competitive scholarships are established by the state to foster the pursuit of postsecondary education and awarded to students showing promise of satisfactory completion of postsecondary study through competitive examinations and a continued satisfactory academic record in a course of study in an eligible postsecondary institution in […]
390.972 State competitive scholarships; administration of program. Sec. 2. The administration of this scholarship program shall rest with the higher education assistance authority created by Act No. 77 of the Public Acts of 1960, being sections 390.951 to 390.960 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. History: 1964, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964 Compiler’s […]
390.973 Competitive examinations; qualifying scores; scholastic achievement; certificates of recognition; renewal of scholarships; rules; exception for 2021-2022 academic year. Sec. 3. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the authority shall conduct a competitive examination among eligible applicants for state competitive scholarships at times and places as determined by the authority. The authority may designate a competitive […]
390.974 Eligibility of applicant for award of first-year scholarship; duration of scholarship. Sec. 4. (1) An applicant is eligible for the award of a first-year scholarship if the authority finds that the applicant meets all of the following: (a) Has resided continuously in this state for the preceding 12 months and is not considered a […]
390.975 First-year scholarships; number awarded; renewal; duration; limitation on appropriation; award of residual scholarships. Sec. 5. (1) There shall be awarded for each academic year the number of first-year scholarships that may be financed through available money. Of this number not less than 3 scholarships shall be awarded to residents of each legislative district, and […]
390.975a State competitive scholarships; award of honorary scholarships, publication of names. Sec. 5a. The authority may award honorary scholarship certificates to those applicants who would otherwise be eligible for a scholarship under this act but because of the lack of financial need are not eligible for a monetary scholarship. The names of the recipients of […]
390.976 Duration and amount of first-year scholarship. Sec. 6. Each first-year scholarship is for a period of 1 academic year and the scholarship award shall not exceed the amount of tuition and fees for the full academic year as reported by the approved institution in which the applicant is enrolled, or an amount as the […]
390.977 Choice of institution or course of study; exception; accepting or continuing enrollment; notice; reports. Sec. 7. (1) An applicant awarded a first-year scholarship or a renewal scholarship is not restricted in the choice of the institution in this state which he or she desires to attend if the institution is an eligible postsecondary institution […]
390.978 Basis for award. Sec. 8. State competitive scholarships shall be awarded by the authority on the basis of merit and financial need and without regard to race, sex, religion, color, or national origin. History: 1964, Act 208, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1964 ;– Am. 1980, Act 500, Eff. July 1, 1981
390.979 Rules; reports by applicants; certification; payments. Sec. 9. The authority shall promulgate rules prescribing the reports to be made by the applicants awarded state competitive scholarships or annual renewal scholarships and the postsecondary institutions enrolling the applicants. Before payment of a state competitive scholarship or annual renewal scholarship is made to the applicant, the […]
390.980 Higher education assistance authority; acceptance of gifts, annual reports. Sec. 10. The authority may accept gifts, grants, bequests, donations and devises, from whatever sources, of real, personal or mixed property and moneys for the purposes described in this act. The authority shall prepare an annual report of all gifts, grants, bequests, donations and devises […]
390.981 Allotment of scholarships to high schools; eligibility of students; implementation of awarding procedure; award of remaining scholarships. Sec. 11. (1) Four scholarships shall be allotted to each class “A” high school, 3 to each class “B” high school, 2 to each class “C” high school, and 1 to each class “D” high school. Scholarships […]
