It's impacting college students across the state who were expecting the state money.
TRAVERSE CITY -- Kayla Hilden is a freshman at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. She earned the Michigan Promise Grant and was planning on using the $1 thousand for books and tuition. That's not an option anymore.
"It's just a disappointment really. I was excited not to have to pay for college but I mean these things happen," says Hilden.
The recently signed state budget doesn't provide money to renew several college scholarships like the Michigan Promise this fall.
"Now I'll have to pay for my books separately which I'm hoping won't be too much," says Hilden.
"It was free money so without it you're going to have to have to work for it. You're going to have to find a way to get that thousand or how every much you earned," says NMC freshman, Connor Mehl.
The question is what do students do if they were expecting this financial aid that's now no longer.
"We're seeking other funds for them. Some may be internal, some may qualify for additional federal dollars but we're working with each of those students as individuals and we'll say, 'here are the options, here's how you can continue your education,' " says NMC president, Tim Nelson.
Nelson says out of the 5,076 students at NMC, 382 of them are no longer receiving Michigan Promise funds.
"We want to provide the options that we can as a starting point and then invite each student to come and talk with us, the financial aid department...Our job is to help them find ways to finance their education which we will continue to do," says Nelson.
7&4 News also spoke with Kirtland Community College in Roscommon and North Central Michigan college in Petoskey about the scholarship cuts. Both schools say they are actively working with their students on other financial aid options.
