2024-2025 Incoming Freshmen Scholarship
Scholarship criteria is reviewed each year and subject to change. Scholarships described here are for 2024-25.
Scholarships are subject to change. Institutional scholarships and grants cannot exceed the cost of tuition, and room and board if on campus. Awards are subject to federal and state eligibility. Rates are established by the LSSU Board of Trustees and may change in future academic years.
Scholarships are renewable for up-to four years (8 semesters) of full-time continuous enrollment, if renewable requirements are met.
All renewable scholarships are based on the recipient meeting the University’s Scholarship Renewal Requirements.
A new freshman student who meets the criteria for a scholarship to LSSU will receive a letter of notification regarding the scholarship. A new freshman student who does not meet the criteria or does not receive the scholarship will not be notified. For the new freshman awards, students who may meet the criteria after admission but prior to enrollment at LSSU (due to updated transcripts) should contact the Financial Aid Office. Upon review, if students meet the criteria, they will receive notification regarding the scholarship they will be awarded.
Admission Scholarships
Board of Trustee Scholarships
| GPA | Annual Amount | |
| Distinguished | 3.75+ | $5,000 |
| Academic Excellence | 3.50-3.74 | $4,000 |
| Honors | 3.30-3.49 | $3,000 |
| Recognition | 3.0-3.29 | $2,000 |
Alumni Legacy Award
- Value $2,000/year non-renewable
- Criteria: Must be a child or step-child of a LSSU alumnus entering as a freshman. Must submit a certification form.
- Alumni Legacy Certification Form
Anchor Award
- Value: $2,500/year renewable for 1 additional year
- Awarded to students from select rural high schools. For a complete list of eligible counties that your school must be in, click here
- Students MUST BE LIVING ON CAMPUS. FAFSA must be filed.
Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) Award
- Value: $2,000/year renewable for 3 years
- New First time students and transfer students from Luce, Chippewa, or Mackinac counties
Chartering Laker Award
- Value: $2,000/year renewable for 3 years
- Students from select LSSU affiliated charter schools
Full Tuition Scholarship
Laker Edge Scholarships
A Scholarship Opportunity for Outstanding Admitted Students to Compete to Receive $2,000 to Full Tuition Plus Base-Rate Room & Board
Academically talented new first time incoming students (cumulative GPA 3.50 or higher) may apply for Laker Edge Scholarships, which range from $2,000 to full tuition plus base-rate room and board and are renewable up to four years. Up to five recipients each year. Deadlines apply.
The application deadline: March 1, 2024
Applicants may apply by completing the following via an online form:
Answer one of the following questions:
- What are you proud of?
- What makes you unique?
- What inspires you?
Answer the above in one of the following methods:
- Written response of 250 words or less
- Video of 60 seconds or less
- Any other short artistic expression that is upload-able to the Laker Edge Scholarship application
Sen. Philip A. Hart Memorial Scholarship
A Scholarship Opportunity for Outstanding Admitted Students to Compete to Receive a Full-Tuition Scholarship
To Philip A. Hart, U.S. Democratic Senator from Michigan, 1958-1976, politics was a public trust that earned him the honorific title of “conscience of the Senate.” He considered politics the noble art of governing and viewed governing as the collective way to build a better future. Education, the environment, civil rights, and economic opportunities for all were his causes. Just prior to his death from cancer in 1976, he requested a single memorial—at Lake Superior State University, because it was close to his Mackinac Island home and because its students often are the first in their families to attend college and typically need financial assistance to do so. In a state with many large public colleges and universities, he chose a small but mighty campus that matched his ideals of equality, access, and service.
The Sen. Philip A. Hart Memorial Scholarship is a full-tuition, renewable scholarship that will be awarded annually to up to three Michigan residents—whether new first time incoming students or transfer students from another Michigan college or university—with a minimum 3.0 GPA and whose principles and goals reflect his. Selection is based on academic achievement and demonstrated interest in public service through leadership roles and volunteer activities.
The application deadline: March 1, 2024
Applicants may apply by completing the following three steps via an online form:
1) Convey their interest in public service and leadership (e.g., at school, in the community, with a house of worship) through what they have done and/or what they hope to do by answering through one of the following methods:
- Written response of 250 words or less
- Video of 60 seconds or less
- Any other short artistic expression that is upload-able to the Sen. Hart Memorial Scholarship application
2) Submit the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references from a school, community, or house of worship leader who can attest to their public service and leadership activities.
3) Submit a copy of their most current school transcript.
