The High Potential Scholarship programme offers 150 Partial scholarships of $35,000 (including tuition fee reduction and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the United States who have been admitted to an Undergraduate, master’s, PhD programme at the University of Michigan.
The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship (funded by the University Scholarship Fund), and the Albright Scholarship, which is financed by the Vanderbilt Institute in conjunction with J.Morgan Grant. It is aimed at international students from outside the United States who wish to follow a full degree programme
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University Of Michigan High Potential Scholarship Program
| Application Deadline | 20 Mar 2024 |
| School to study | University of Michigan |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Sponsor | University of Michigan |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Aim and Benefits of University Of Michigan High Potential Scholarship Program
Amount of the High Potential Scholarship Programme 2024-2025
- Living expenses
- Health & liability insurance
- Visa application costs
- Tuition fees
- Pre-Academic Training costs
- International Student Ambassador Programme (ISAP)
$ 25,000.00
Paid to students by the UM International Services Desk
*These amounts are subject to change for academic year 2024-2025
Please note that the room that will be offered to you by the University of Michigan Housing, will cost an average of $450 per month in rent. This is based on a room in the guesthouse with shared shower and toilet rooms (male/female) & kitchen facilities. If you wish to avail of a different room, please keep in mind this will have an impact on your monthly allowance.
The amount of $25,000 for living expenses ($ 975 per month) covers the following expenses and can be broken down as follows (amounts are subject to change):
- Housing: $ 450
- Groceries and personal hygiene: $ 140
- Telephone: $ 60
- Travel: $ 70
- Books and study materials: $ 60
- Clothing, hobbies and going out: $ 105
- Miscellaneous: $ 90
Requirements for University Of Michigan High Potential Scholarship Program Qualification
All candidates must meet the following requirements:
- You hold nationality in a country outside the United States, EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the United States
- You do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country.
- You have applied for admission to a participating full-time Undergraduate, Master, PhD programme at the University (participating programmes) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- You meet the specific admission requirements of the programme to which you have applied.
- You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the United States. Students who have completed exchange programmes in are welcome to apply.
- You are not older than 45 years of age as at 1 September 2023.
- You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, our institution will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2024-2025 scholarship programme applicants.
Please note, this is a very competitive scholarship, only 30% of the applicants get awarded the scholarship. This is a Partial funded Scholarship (Partial School fees Waiver and other application waiver).
Interview date, Process and Venue for University Of Michigan High Potential Scholarship Program
Selection procedure
- The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 February 2024.
- The UM International Services Desk sends all complete applications to each UM Faculty in February 2024.
- Each Faculty selects and ranks their top 30% of scholarship applicants and sends these to the UM International Services Desk for a final check in February 2024.
- The UM International Services Desk confirms the Faculty selections by the end of February 2024.
- The UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in the stipulated time. Your status will be selected, wait listed or rejected by the beginning of February 2024 at the latest. Wait listed application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by March 2024. Scholarship awardees will receive more information about the UM Pre-Academic Training programme and arrival upon receiving their award letters. The UM Pre-Academic Training is a three-week mandatory component of the UM NL Scholarship programme. The Pre-Academic Training takes place in March 2024.
- You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.
Documents Required for Application
Fill out the application form using your UM account. You’ll need to upload several documents, including:
- Curriculum Vitae: Keep it relevant and within two A4 pages.
- Letter of Motivation: Use the provided template to express your enthusiasm for the scholarship.
- Proof of Academic Excellence: Showcase your academic achievements with your transcript or a letter from your institution.
- Personal Statement of Financial Needs: Explain your financial situation and why this scholarship would benefit you.
- A Reference Letter: From a professor, lecturer, or employer (but not a family member), highlighting why you’re a great candidate.
Application Deadline
March 20, 2024How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to University of Michigan on scholarship.unimich-edu.com to applyStep 1: Register for one of the participating programmes at UM (participating programmes) For further details on how to register for a master programme at UM, please see your prospective programme’s webpage. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive a student ID number for UM. You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form (see Step 2 below).
- Please note: only the programmes in the list above are eligible for a UM NL-High Potential Scholarship.
- Please note: you first have to apply for the programme at UM and make partial tuition payment to receive your student ID, as soon as you have your student ID you can apply for the scholarship. However, you must be conditionally approved for admission to your programme in order to be awarded a scholarship.
- Please note: if your study programme requires the payment of a handling fee as part of your programme’s admissions procedure, the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your programme may require To check whether your programme requires the payment of a handling fee, please check your programme’s webpage under the menu tab ‘Admission requirements’.
Step 2: Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account Please fill out the application form. We can only accept applications via the application form.
Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx or PDF format, and submit your application. Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents and referee contact details are up-to-date. If you have applied for multiple UM study programmes, the UM International Services Desk will ensure that your complete scholarship application is considered for all eligible programmes for which you have a conditionally approved or approved admissions status.
For more details, visit University Of Michigan website