<p>The Shipman Scholarship is the most prestigious merit scholarship UMich offers. Only 50 students from the incoming class are invited for a scholarship weekend (all expenses paid) 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>