<p>The Shipman Scholarship is the most prestigious merit scholarship UMich offers. It is also very little known (I’m surprised nobody including Alexandre mentions it) since only 50 students from the incoming class are invited for a scholarship weekend (all expenses paid - airfare, hotel, food, etc.) competition. 15 out of the 50 are offered the top scholarship of $15,000 + full room & board. For in-state students, this almost comes to a full-ride. For the other 35 students, $7,500 is guaranteed, but this is usually supplemented by funds by individual colleges, so it becomes a substantial amount.</p>
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<p>Yes, I have some first-hand info about this (though not necessarily any insider info or about any cut-off scores, etc.), since my daughter was one of the 50 invited this year, and eventually ended up in the 15 that received the highest scholarship. </p>
<p>For OOS students selected for the scholarship, I understand that the individual colleges supplement the $15k or $7.5k with their own scholarships (however I have no confirmed knowledge of that as we are instate).</p>