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Student view of Scholarship Universe

Dashboard

Qualify for more scholarships by clicking here:

  • Clicking the large green bar prompts you to answer questions if you have not answered them all.

Actions required:

  • This shows what actions you may have to complete to be eligible for a certain scholarship.

Scholarship opportunities:

  • This shows you the number of scholarships available in Scholarship Universe,
  • In "Your Universe," you can see awarded, in review, applied, and open and future matches for scholarships.

Questions

Answer more questions:

  • This brings you to questions that you should answer to hopefully get matched with more scholarships.

Edit:

  • You can edit answers to any of your questions by clicking the pencil on the right-hand side.

Matches

  • Selecting this option in the top right corner brings you to scholarships that you may be a match for.

Scholarships

  • Here you can see the different scholarships that you are a match, partial match, and non-match for. You are also able to view submitted applications.
  • You can look through the different sections, and the scholarships that show up will link you to an application to finish if you have not already finished it for that certain scholarship.

Applications

Ready to start:

  • This shows applications that you have potentially matched scholarships that you haven't started.

In progress:

  • This shows what applications you have started.

Submitted: 

  • Shows what applications you have submitted.

Awards

  • Shows the scholarships that you are the recipient of.

My docs

  • Shows active and inactive documents.
  • You can edit, delete, or add documents.
  • All uploads must be PDF, JPEG, or PNG with a max size of 20MB.

If you request a letter of recommendation, you will be prompted to enter a "requestee email." Enter the email of the person you are requesting a letter from. They will receive a link in an email to accept and upload the letter or write it. 

Frequently asked questions

    You will need to use your CMICH login, and be an admitted student.

    Yes, click questions on the left side of the screen and click the pencil on the right-hand side of the screen of the answer you'd like to edit.

    There are some answers that are locked for editing, this is due to the information being pulled in from CMU's database. Please see the following FAQ for more information.

      This means that the qualifications for the scholarship are pulled in from CMU's database. You are unable to edit these qualifications; the data is updated weekly into Scholarship Universe.

      Make sure you have sent your official transcripts to the Office of Admissions. You can email these to apply@cmich.edu.

      Please allow 5-7 business days for processing.

      Yes, click My Docs on the left-hand side, then click Add+ in the top right to add a document. You will need to name it and select a document type and upload.

      (20MB) is the max file upload. It must be in the form of PDF, JPEG, PNG.

      You can upload a copy of a letter of recommendation yourself. You do not have to have the recommender upload this. 

      If a student does not enroll before the beginning of the Fall semester of the academic year referenced, the scholarship could be awarded to another student.

      Most scholarships open on October 1st and close on November 30th. You can see the exact dates in Scholarship Universe.

      Click on My Docs and then the pencil of the person you requested on the bottom left-hand corner, which allows you to choose a new request. You can then fill out their information and request the letter again.

       

      You can request another letter of recommendation from that person. The reviewers of your scholarship can see your letter of recommendation regardless of whether it's attached to the application or not.

      No, they are closed; scholarships open on October 1st for the 2026-2027 award year. Once an application is closed, there is no option to submit.


      October 1st - November 30th is when the majority of our scholarships are open to apply for. Some are open at different times of the year, so you should be logging in once a month to see if any new scholarships have opened.

       


      October 1st - November 30th is when the majority of our scholarships are open to apply for. Some are open at different times of the year, so you should be logging in once a month to see if any new scholarships have opened.

       


      The application has closed, and you can no longer make edits to it.

       

      Respond to the link in your award notification, it should give you a
      link to copy and paste where you can then fill out a thank you letter

      or

      Rsvp4events@cmich.edu

      or

      Mail/Drop off at:

      Stewardship and Donor Relations Office

      Attn: Scholarship Thank You CMU Carlin Alumni House

      524 E. Bellows St.

      Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

       


      Timelines can vary after scholarships close to choose and award recipients. You will receive an email from Scholarship Universe if you have been awarded.
      This could be up to 3-4 months after you apply.

      Yes, you will receive an email from Scholarship Universe that you did not get chosen for the scholarship after the recipient has been awarded.

       

      You will receive an email first, but you can look under the "Awards" tab in Scholarship Universe to see if you have received any.

       

      October 1 is when the FAFSA opens for 2026-2027, you should complete it ASAP. We are unable to determine your financial need until it is complete. Financial need
      is a critical component for many scholarships that are awarded.

      Renewal criteria is listed in the email you received notifying you were a recipient, or look in Scholarship Universe under the awards tab.

       

      Scholarship renewals are subject to change during certain years.