DETROIT — Central Michigan University is upping scholarships for nearly five dozen prospective students after news spread that the school had mistakenly notified them over the weekend that they had won full-ride scholarships that included room and board, officials confirmed Wednesday.
CMU said 58 prospective students received messages while accessing the university portal informing them that they had won the Centralis Scholars Award, which gives students full tuition, room and board, money toward books and supplies, and a $5,000 "study away award." Students who receive the scholarship also are able to participate in special honors classes.
But those contacted hadn't won the prestigious award, the university said in a Wednesday statement. The message, officials said, went out "inadvertently" when university staffers were "testing a new messaging technology over the weekend."
