Centralis Scholarships

Learn more about the Centralis Scholar and Centralis Gold Awards, the Centralis Transfer Scholarship and admission to the CMU Honors Program.

The Centralis Scholar and Gold Scholarship decisions for the 2025-2026 academic year have been sent out to all competitors. Dates for the next application cycle will be announced Summer 2025.

All Centralis Scholar and Gold Scholarship recipients are admitted to the CMU Honors Program as part of their scholarship package and are required to complete the Honors Program Protocol. The Centralis Scholarships can not be combined with any other CMU merit aid (e.g. Transfer Honors and PTK scholarships).

Centralis Scholar Award

Award includes:

• Admission to the CMU Honors Program
• Full tuition (33 credits per year), fees, food and housing for four years
• $5,000 study away award.

To qualify, you must:

1. Be a high school senior at the time of application cycle. If you are applying internationally, please contact the  Office of International Recruitment for the CMU admissions process.
2. Have a minimum high school GPA of 3.7 or above
3. Be admitted to CMU as an incoming freshman starting at CMU in Fall 2026

Applications for this cycle have ended.

Centralis Gold Award

Award includes:

• Admission to the CMU Honors Program
• Full tuition (33 credits per year)
• $5,000 study away award.

To qualify, you must:

1. Be a high school senior at the time of application cycle. If you are applying internationally, please contact the  Office of International Recruitment for the CMU admissions process.
2. Have a minimum high school GPA of 3.7 or above
3. Be admitted to CMU as an incoming freshman starting at CMU in Fall 2026

Applications for this cycle have ended.

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Centralis Transfer Scholarship

Award includes:

• $5,000 per semester for five consecutive semesters
• $5,000 study abroad/study away award.

Use the link available in your applicant portal to complete the Centralis Transfer Scholarship application. 

To qualify, you must:

1. Be a High School Graduate or equivalent 
2. Have earned a total of 45 college credits before enrolling into CMU (CLEP, AP and IB credits do not count) 
3. Have a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA
4. Be admitted to CMU as a full-time, on-campus transfer student for the upcoming fall semester
5. Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident 

Applications must be submitted by March 1, 2025.

Centralis Transfer Scholarship applicants do not participate in the on-campus competition. Recipients are admitted to the CMU Honors Program as part of their scholarship package and are required to complete the Honors Track II protocol. The Centralis Transfer Scholarship can not be combined with any other CMU merit aid (e.g. Transfer Honors and PTK scholarships).

Miss the deadline, but still want to be a part of Honors?

High school seniors can also apply for regular admission to the Honors Program. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 1st and will continue on a rolling basis until Aug. 15th for the following academic year. There is no Honors Program scholarship associated with Honors Regular Admission.

Current CMU students and transfer students can be admitted through the Honors Program Track II admission process. Students can be eligible to apply as early as the spring semester of their freshman year. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until Aug. 15th or until the incoming class for the upcoming academic year is full.

Visit Future Honors Program Students for more information.

Still have questions?

Please contact us at honors@cmich.edu. A member of the Honors Program staff will be happy to answer your questions.