Detroit College Promise

The Detroit College Promise is a 501(c)(3) public charity that provides tuition scholarships to Michigan public colleges and universities for Detroit Public School students. It is improving the Detroit Public Schools by encouraging DPS parents and students to plan for a college education, and by motivating parents with college aspirations for their children to move into Detroit and the Detroit Public Schools. As a result, it is helping to transform Detroit into a center of brainpower with a high proportion of college graduates, and is promoting economic development for Detroit and the region.

Our college readiness program is open to all Detroit Public School students in 9th through 12th grade, who can enroll by clicking on the Student Login button above. Enrollment takes only a few minutes. All enrolled students and their parents or other designated adults will receive information every month about applying for financial aid, incentives available at their high school, scholarships that may be helpful to them and other programs of interest. In addition, seniors at Cody and Frederick Douglass High schools are eligible for The Detroit College Promise scholarships of $500 per year. These scholarships will be extended to students at the remaining DPS high schools as funds are raised.

We welcome your inquiries. Please contact us by telephone or email.

Nat Pernick, M.D.
Executive Director