Futures for Frontliners

What Is Futures For Frontliners?

Futures for Frontliners is a state scholarship program for Michiganders without college degrees who worked in essential industries during the state COVID-19 shutdown in spring 2020 (April 1 – June 30). This scholarship provides these frontline workers with tuition-free access to local community college to pursue an associate degree or a skills certificate, either full-time or part-time while you work.

Thinking about going back to school? Choose the path that’s right for you:

- Start at your local community college and earn a skill certificate or associate degree.

- Complete your high school diploma or equivalent and continue onto college.

To be eligible, you must:

- Be a Michigan resident

- Have worked in an essential industry at least part-time for 11 of the 13 weeks between April 1 – June 30, 2020

- Have been required by their job to work outside the home at least some of the time between April 1 – June 30, 2020

- Not have previously earned an associate or bachelor's degree

- Not be in default on a Federal student loan

- Complete a Futures for Frontliners scholarship application by 11:59 pm on December 31, 2020

To learn more, click here.