<p>UM has need based grants, and they do work to help low income students. See this link: [University</a> of Michigan News Service](<a href=“http://www.ns.umich.edu/index.html?Releases/2006/Aug06/r080806a]University”>http://www.ns.umich.edu/index.html?Releases/2006/Aug06/r080806a) and this link: <a href=“http://www.ns.umich.edu/index.html?Releases/2005/Feb05/r022805[/url]”>http://www.ns.umich.edu/index.html?Releases/2005/Feb05/r022805</a></p>