Presidential Scholarship covers tuition and fees for six 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 fall and winter semesters and up to six contact hours in the summer) plus mandatory fees for six consecutive semesters (fall, winter and summer for two consecutive years). Recipients will be provided with a $400 book stipend for the NCMC Bookstore per semester.  Field study fees are not included. This scholarship only covers courses taken at NCMC.

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

  • Complete an online Application for Admission to North Central by April 3 of the anticipated graduation year
  • Complete the Presidential Scholarship Homeschool Application.
  • Have a minimum 3.5 overall high school GPA (include a high school transcript complete through the nominee’s seventh semester)
  • 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 8, 2026.  Applicants will be notified of the selection decision around May 2. For more information, visit www.ncmich.edu/scholarships, or contact Katie Navock, vice president for Enrollment Management, at knavock@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 $11,448 for Emmet County students and $17,568 for out-of-district students. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, $269,731 in Presidential Scholarships was awarded to 46 students.

General scholarship application window now open

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 through August 1, 2026, with funds to be awarded during the Fall 2026 semester.

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.