Metro guide
The Detroit metro area covers Wayne County, Oakland County and Macomb County in Michigan, with principal cities including Detroit, Warren, Dearborn, Ann Arbor and Troy. We haven’t confirmed a scholarship limited to this metro yet, so this guide leads with local foundations, statewide awards and state aid.
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The IRS lists 4 community foundations with at least $1 million in assets based in the area’s principal cities; the largest is Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in Detroit ($1.2 billion in assets). Community foundations hold hundreds of small donor-funded scholarships, often limited to graduates of specific high schools or residents of one county, and many use a single shared application each winter.
Statewide, 5 more open awards are limited to Michigan residents, and state aid includes Michigan Achievement Scholarship. Federal Pell Grants stack on top for students who file the FAFSA.
Where local money hides: ask your school counselor for the local scholarship bulletin (many high schools keep one), check employer and union awards from your parents’ workplaces, and look at service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions) and credit unions near you. These awards rarely appear on national sites, which is why their applicant pools are small.
None confirmed right now. See the foundations and statewide awards below.
Up to $5,500 per year at universities (up to $27,500 total)
Official page ↗Students with a West Michigan connection (live there now or did in the past) heading to college, career training or graduate school; one application matches you to the funds you fit.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan students; one application matches you to more than 60 scholarships for college or career training.
Students connected to Branch County, Michigan; each of the 30+ funds has its own criteria.
Michigan residents ages 17–21 pursuing a skilled trade through post-high school training, an apprenticeship or a two-year degree; veteran descendants preferred but not required.
Applicants ages 18–25 pursuing a residential construction career as a direct hire, through post-high school trades training, or in a two-year construction program; Southeastern Michigan applicants preferred.
Full Michigan guide → · All community foundations
We haven’t confirmed one that’s open right now, but the IRS lists 4 community foundations in the area’s principal cities, and most run local scholarships.
Donors set up funds with rules such as a specific high school, county, major or need. The foundation advertises them together, usually with one online application each winter or spring, and matches applicants to every fund they qualify for.
Michigan Achievement Scholarship. Most require the FAFSA.