AAACU's 2026 Scholarship Opens January 1, 2026!
The applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Be a graduating senior or 13th Year/Early College Program graduate.
- Be a resident of the State of Michigan.
- Enroll in a full-time college or other continuing education program after high school graduation.
- Applicants must become an AAACU member before a scholarship is disbursed.
The applicant must also provide the following:
- Provide two personal examples of how financial literacy has impacted you in complete essay format (one essay with an introduction, body and conclusion). Minimum of 400 words, written in your own words. No use of Artificial Intelligence allowed
- A copy of your high school transcript
- Two teacher recommendations
- One other outside recommendation (employer, church, etc.)
- Applicants must be an active user of the Zogo financial literacy app through AAACU and have completed at least 10 modules of their choice. For more information on the app visit https://zogo.com/aaacu.
This application must be completed in its entirety to be considered. All documentation must be submitted in PDF, DOC, DOCX, or XPS file formats. Senior photos should be submitted as a JPG or PNG file format.
The scholarship committee will set scholarship limits annually. A minimum of ten $1000 scholarships will be awarded.
The form to apply will go live on January 1st, 2026.