Northern Michigan University Scholarships and Merit Aid

Marquette, Michigan

5 scholarships Northern Michigan University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

6,425Undergraduates

84%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (1)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Bridge Award

$5,600

Renewable: Yes, per the school

$5,600/year | Bridge Award (Available to WI, MN, IL OH and IN students only) | 2.75 -2.99nmu.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Awards that take an application (3)

The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.

Waldo Scholarship

$3,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

Waldo Scholarship: $3,000/yearnmu.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Kaye Munson Scholarship

$1,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

Kaye Munson Scholarship: $1,000/yearnmu.edu (read 2026-06-17)

NMU Leadership Scholarships

$2,000

Renewable: Yes, per the school

NMU Leadership Scholarships $2,000/yearnmu.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Incoming First-Year Scholarship (School of Art & Design)

$1,500

Department: School of Art & Design

Up to Six Scholarships $1500 eachart.nmu.edu (read 2026-07-10)

Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.

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What Northern Michigan University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$33,050In-state, per year

$38,546Out-of-state, per year

Where Northern Michigan University lists its scholarships

MyNMU Foundation Scholarships portal (login-gated) — hosts the annual donor-funded/departmental scholarship application, including College of Business, School of Art & Design, and Theatre & Dance awards

Where this came from

https://art.nmu.edu/scholarships-finacial-aid (read 2026-07-10)
https://nmu.edu/financialaid/donorfundedschol (read 2026-07-10)
https://nmu.edu/financialaid/first-year-scholarships (read 2026-06-17)

Every amount on this page was read off a Northern Michigan University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.