The Presidential Scholarship covers tuition and fees for four consecutive semesters.

North Central Michigan College will again provide a full-tuition Presidential Scholarship to one graduating senior from a home school within its service area.  

Presidential Scholarships are offered for full tuition (up to 20 contact hours per semester) and mandatory fees for four consecutive semesters (fall and winter only). Field study fees are not included. Scholarship recipients must register for the fall semester immediately following their spring high school graduation.

To be considered for this competitive scholarship, a student must:

  • Complete an online Application for Admission to North Central by April 1 of the anticipated graduation year
  • Have a minimum 3.5 overall high school GPA (include a high school transcript complete through the applicant’s seventh semester)
  • Submit a recommendation letter that addresses the applicant’s academic potential and leadership qualities
  • Submit a personal statement that addresses academic and career goals and how North Central will help meet those goals
  • Submit ACT/SAT scores: ACT score of 18 or higher in English and a Reading score of 21 or higher; SAT two-digit score of 25 or higher in both English and Reading; SAT three-digit score of 500 or higher in English/Reading/Writing (ERW)

Documentation must be received by April 4, 2025.  Applicants will be notified of the selection decision around May 2. For more information, visit www.ncmich.edu/scholarships, or contact Renee DeYoung, vice president of Student Affairs, at rdeyoung@ncmich.edu or 231-348-6618.

In addition to awarding the scholarship to one home school graduate, North Central also awards the Presidential Scholarship to a graduating senior from each the 25 high schools in its service area. The scholarship is valued at $10,860 for Emmet County students and $16,980 for out-of-district students. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, $318,945 in Presidential Scholarships was awarded to 49 students.

General scholarship application window opens March 17

North Central is issuing a call for general scholarship applications for the first of two award cycles. Applications for Cycle 1 funds will be accepted March 17 through August 18, with funds to be awarded during the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 semesters.

A second application window, for funds to be awarded during the Winter 2026 semester only, will run October 15 through December 15.

The college’s general scholarship application automatically matches students to many of the scholarship(s) for which they qualify. Scholarships that require additional information, such as essay responses, will be recommended to students once they complete the general application. For more information about scholarship opportunities, visit www.ncmich.edu/scholarships.html.