Dec. 17, 2024
Ferris State University’s ScholarshipUniverse portal puts newly admitted and current students on a personalized fast track to internal and external financial assistance opportunities for the 2025-26 academic year, making a college education more affordable.
Assistant Director of Financial Aid Melanie Mulder said university-based scholarship awards have an application window that opened Dec. 15 and runs through Feb. 28, 2025.
“There will be more than 600 scholarships that went ‘live’ on Dec. 15,” Mulder said. “A variety of scholarships are available for Ferris State and Ferris State’s Kendall College of Art and Design. ScholarshipUniversise will automatically enter students who meet the criteria when they log in The system also presents a dashboard with questions that will create scholarship matches, where qualification may include a student’s participation in registered student organizations or where additional action like submitting an essay or answering a bank of questions is required for consideration.”
Approximately 10,000 external scholarship opportunities are also listed through ScholarshipUniverse. Mulder said completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, helps determine a student’s status as a recipient for awards where financial need is a factor.
“This portal will accentuate the need-based qualifications and consideration in those cases where it applies, so students should file their FAFSA form as soon as possible and address any questions in the system that are appropriate,” Mulder said. “There are certain awards with unique steps required, such as having an alumnus family member and faculty or staff person submit letters to gain consideration for the Ferris Legacy Scholarship. ScholarshipUniverse will hasten their inclusion to the applicant pool with that award.”
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