Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy Ferris State University Students who enroll at Ferris State University for the fall semester may qualify for its new Launch assistance program, which will pay tuition in full for high-performing students. The program is designed to help freshmen or first-time college students with high financial need. Students must attend the Big Rapids campus. Melanie Mulder, coordinator of Ferris’ Financial Aid Office, said the Launch program is available for students who have a 3.0 grade-point average or higher and an expected family contribution of zero, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. “We have a grid that makes a specific calculation for each student as it takes their Pell Grant award into consideration and the support the university also offers through the Woodbridge N. Ferris scholarship,” she said.