LEAD Scholarship Student Application

We appreciate your interest in the LEAD Scholars program! Students MUST be admitted to the University of Michigan before applying for the LEAD Scholarship.

The LEAD Scholarship application is now CLOSED.
As of April 28, all scholarship offers have been made, and students offered a scholarship have been notified via an email from the Alumni Association. We do not anticipate making any additional offers.
This year we received over 1,200 applications for approx. 80 spots in the 2023 LEAD cohort.
A final status email will be sent on May 11 to all applicants who were not offered a LEAD Scholarship to officially conclude the process.
Thank you again for your interest. Visit the Alumni Center this fall for services that benefit all U-M students.

For questions about the LEAD Scholarship and/or the selection process, please contact [email protected].

Looking for additional scholarship opportunities? Many of our alumni clubs and alumni affiliate groups also offer scholarships to incoming and continuing U-M students from their regions.

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Pre-Application

To be considered for the LEAD Scholars program, admitted students must:

Be an incoming freshman at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, or Flint campus)
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

For the full LEAD Scholars requirements, go to our Prospective Students page.

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I have been admitted to the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Dearborn or Flint).

Yes

I am a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Yes

Contact Information & High School - Page 1

CONTACT INFORMATION

University of Michigan ID Number

8 digit number located in your acceptance email from U-M and in the Common App.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Country

Current Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City

State

Postal Code (if applicable)

Please list the COUNTY you live in. (i.e. Wayne County) [Put n/a if International]

*Please enter at least one phone number below.

Cell Phone Number

Home Phone Number

International Phone Number

If your phone number is outside the U.S., please put it here (dashes and dots accepted)

High School

High School Name

High School City

High School State

High School Country

U-M Admission & Financial Aid - Page 2

U-M Admission

Which U-M campus were you admitted to?

Ann ArborDearbornFlint

What U-M school or college were you admitted to?

Have you applied to or been offered freshman preferred admission to any of the following U-M schools or colleges?

Financial Aid

What other scholarships have you applied for? Please list the scholarship name and amount.

Scholarship 1:

Scholarship 2:

Scholarship 3:

What other scholarships have you been awarded? Please list the scholarship name and amount you were awarded.

Scholarship 1:

Scholarship 2:

Scholarship 3:

If U-M has provided you with an estimated financial aid package please upload a screenshot of your award package here.

Demographics - Page 3

Demographics

Are you Hispanic or Latinx?

YesNo

What best describes your background?

Central America	Cuba
Mexico	Puerto Rico
South America	Spain
Other

Specify other Hispanic or Latino background:

Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you identify yourself. IMPORTANT: Check more than one box to indicate if you are bi-racial or multi-racial.

American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian
Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White

Are you enrolled in a federally recognized tribe?

YesNo

State

Tribe

If you do not find your tribe in this list or if you have more than one to report, specify here

If tribe is not listed or not federally recognized, please list the tribe you are enrolled in:

Which best describes your Asian background?

China	India	Japan
Vietnam	Korea	Pakistan
Philippines	Other South Asia	Other Southeast Asian
Other East Asia

Specify other East Asian background

Specify other South Asian background

Specify other Southeast Asian background

Which best describes your Black or African American background?

U.S. / African AmericanAfricaCaribbeanOther

Specify other Black or African American background

Which best describes your Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander background?

GuamHawaiiSamoaOther Pacific Islands (excluding Philippines)

Specify other Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander background

Which best describes your White background?

EuropeMiddle EastOther

Specify other White background

What is your sex?

MaleFemale

Are you bilingual? (Proficient in reading, writing and speaking)

YesNo

What language?

Please specify the language.

Are you (and your siblings) the first generation in your family to attend college?

YesNo

What is the highest level of education completed by your parents or guardian?

Parent 1:

Parent 2:

Guardian/Other:

What are the occupations of your parents or guardian?

Parent 1 Occupation:

Parent 2 Occupation:

Guardian/Other Occupation:

Household Income:

How many people depend on your family's income?

Are you from a single-parent home?

YesNo

Including yourself, how many people in your household will be enrolled in college this fall?

Did a family member attend the University of Michigan (any campus)?

YesNo

Have you visited the University of Michigan before?

YesNo

Purpose of visit:

Academic Interests & LEAD Scholars Application - Page 4

Academic Interests and Plan

What is the top major you would like to study? (Specifying one major is required, you may add more if you wish.)

Major 1:

Major 2:

Major 3:

Are you interested in applying for any of the following undergraduate programs? (Select all that apply)

Architecture and Urban Planning	Business	Dentistry
Education	Engineering	Law
Medicine	Not interested in any of these graduate programs	Other
Pharmacy	Public Health	Public Policy
School of Information	Social Work	Undecided

After college graduation, do you think you will be interested in any of the following graduate programs? (Select all that apply)

Architecture and Urban Planning	Business	Dentistry
Education	Engineering	Law
Medicine	Not interested in any of these graduate programs	Other
Pharmacy	Public Health	Public Policy
School of Information	Social Work	Undecided

LEAD Scholars Program Application

Unweighted GPA (on a 4.0 scale):

SAT Test Score (out of 1600):

ACT Test Score (out of 36):

Please share what extracurricular activities you participated in during high school, how many years you were involved, i.e 1 or 2 or 6, and the position(s) you held.

Activity 1

How many years?