{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-390.977","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 390.977","heading":"Choice of institution or course of study; exception; accepting or continuing enrollment; notice; reports.","body":"Sec. 7.\n\n(1) An applicant awarded a first-year scholarship or a renewal scholarship is not restricted in the choice of the institution in this state that the applicant desires to attend if the institution is an eligible postsecondary institution under rules promulgated by the department, except that a student shall not use a scholarship award at an institution whose primary purpose is to prepare students for ordination or appointment as a member of the clergy of a church, denomination, or religious association, order, or sect. An applicant awarded a first-year scholarship or a renewal scholarship is not restricted in the choice of the course of study the applicant wishes to pursue.\n\n(2) An eligible postsecondary institution chosen by the applicant is not required to accept the applicant for enrollment, or once having admitted the applicant, to continue the applicant's enrollment. The eligible postsecondary institution accepting the enrollment of a state competitive scholarship award winner shall notify the department of the recipient's enrollment and shall submit annually to the department reports that are required and necessary to administer this act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 390","Act Act-208-of-1964"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-390-977","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"6fe43ea049b051eaea30026dd500e7e170a2bb7beca768372694d74cbf87c08a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-390.976","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-390.978"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}