Alison Willson, of Lewiston, is one of 100 Michigan students awarded free pizza for a year in the first-ever “Reach for the Pie” contest.

The contest, created by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, aims to boost completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and raise awareness about state financial aid opportunities.

More than 7,300 students from across the state completed their FAFSA form and entered the contest for a chance to win one pizza per week for 52 weeks from Hungry Howie’s Pizza & Subs, a Michigan-based company.

The effort is one way the state is working toward Michigan’s Sixty by 30 goal to have at least 60% of Michiganders earn a degree or skill certificate by 2030.