WMU First Step Scholars Program

Applicant must be an undergraduate student entering the university in the fall or spring and have graduated from a Michigan high school or is transferring to the university from a Michigan community college. Applicant must be an undocumented Michigan resident, or the child of an undocumented resident who paid state taxes for the last two consecutive years. Award is designed to help undocumented residents of Michigan earn a bachelors degree.

Pays the difference between in- and out-of-state tuition.

Recipient must maintain satisfactory academic progress.