UM gives “free tuition for up to four years for high-achieving, in-state, full-time undergraduate students with family incomes of $65,000 or under and assets below $50,000.” This is in their website.
They do use the CSS Profile, which collects additional financial information compared to the FAFSA. It’s possible that some students who do not qualify for the Michigan Promise, but who have a low FAFSA EFC, may not qualify for need based aid due to the Profile information and/or the addition of self employment deductions back into the formula.