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MI Student Aid
MI Student Aid is the State of Michigan office that runs state scholarships and grants. Its program pages cover the Michigan Achievement Scholarship, Children of Veterans Tuition Grant, Fostering Futures Scholarship and more, with eligibility and how to apply through the MiSSG student portal, plus a Michigan scholarship search page.
Best for: Michigan students checking which state scholarships and grants they qualify for and how to claim them through the student portal.
Limitation: Only state programs are covered, and some program pages give rules without a current award year or deadline.
Our rating
2.9out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (1.5 / 5)
- A county menu lists local scholarships for that area.
- County lists show names only, with some outside awards.
- State programs are listed with short descriptions.
- No filter for field, need or school.
Scholarship Quality (4.0 / 5)
- Each program page comes from the state aid office.
- Half the program pages show current award-year dates.
- Most pages give an amount, rules and how to apply.
Ease of Use (4.0 / 5)
- Outside links open in new tabs.
- Menus and links are readable on a phone screen.
- Program pages open straight from the main list.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- The state policy discloses Google Analytics advertising features.
- Opt-out links for analytics are in the policy.
- No personal data is collected automatically, per the policy.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.