5111 Tuition Incentive Program Flyer
Tuition Incentive PROGRAM Have you ever been Medicaid eligible? What is TIP? If so, then you might be TIP eligible! If you qualified for Medicaid for at The Tuition Incentive least two years between age nine and high school graduation, you are Program encourages encouraged to contact MI Student Aid to learn more and complete your students to complete TIP application, if eligible. high school by providing college tuition assistance How Do I Complete My Application or Check My Eligibility? after graduation. There are two ways to check eligibility or complete an application: 1. Create a MiSSG Student Portal account, log in, and complete the How does TIP work? online application. 2. Call our Customer Care Center at 888-447-2687. TIP helps the student • Only eligible students may complete an application. pursue a certificate or • Eligible students must complete the application before August 31st associate degree by of their graduating year from high school. Students must graduate providing tuition and from high school before their 20th birthday. mandatory fee assistance • Beginning with the class of 2017, students who attend an Early/ at participating Michigan Middle College Program have until age 21 to graduate and institutions. complete the TIP application. Students who meet this criteria must contact us to complete the application. After earning a certificate, associate degree, or even Where is the MiSSG Student Portal? 56 transferable credits, the student can then be Go to www.michigan.gov/missg and click the Student button. eligible to receive up to What Happens After I Complete My Application? $500 per semester while pursuing a bachelor’s Only the institution you list first on your Free Application for Federal Student degree, not to exceed Aid (FAFSA) will be notified of your TIP eligibility.
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