Detroit based scholarships
last revised 20 August 2008
This page lists all known college or university scholarships intended for or particularly well suited for City of Detroit residents entering a college or university. You should consult your high school counselor or college financial aid office for other possibilities. Email NatPernick@Hotmail.com or call Dr. Pernick at 248/646-3269 to report any additions or changes.
1. Detroit College Promise
Anticipated starting date: high school graduating class of 2010
Number of scholarships: unlimited (contingent upon funding)
Scholarship details: tuition and mandatory fees for up to 4 years / 130 credits
Major requirements:
● Graduation from a Detroit Public Schools (DPS) high school
● Detroit Public School attendance and Detroit residency for at least 4 continuous years
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2. Broad Future Teacher Award
Number of scholarships: unlimited
Scholarship details: a scholarship structured as a loan forgiveness program, which includes tuition, fees and room and board to Michigan State University (MSU). Opportunity for summer transition to teaching fellowship in the Detroit Public Schools.
Major requirements:
● Available to DPS graduates interested in pursing a bachelor’s degree and teacher certification at MSU
● 3.2 GPA or higher
● Admission to MSU
● ACT or SAT scores will be considered
● Writing sample
● Interview
● Recommendation of high school teacher, counselor, or community representative
● Commitment to teach in DPS or another approved urban setting upon program completion
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3. Coleman A Young Foundation
Program has been operating since 1986, currently 38 awardees (10 per year)
Number of scholarships: about 10 per year
Scholarship details: $5000/year for 4 years, not restricted to Michigan colleges / universities, also intensive mentoring program
Major requirements:
● Student has overcome significant hardship
● Student likely would be unable to go to college otherwise
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4. Detroit Compact
Program has been operating since 1990, currently 500 awardees (125 per year)
Number of scholarships: unlimited
Scholarship details: tuition and mandatory fees to designated public college and universities, varies for other institutions
Major requirements:
● ACT/SAT results of 21 / 990 or better in reading and math only and 3.0 GPA for public college and university scholarship
● ACT of 18 / GPA of 2.5 for community college scholarship
● 95% attendance in high school
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5. Detroit Economic Club Scholarship
Number of scholarships: up to 2 per year
Scholarship details: $2000 per year, renewable
Major requirements:
● High school senior in public or private high school in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb County
● Nominated by high school counselor
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6. Detroit Tigers Willie Horton Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 1 per year
Scholarship details: Up to $5000, not renewable
Major requirements:
● Graduating senior at Northwestern High School in Detroit
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7. Doss (Lawrence P.) Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 5 per year
Scholarship details: Up to $5,000 per year for 4 years
Major requirements:
● Graduating senior from Detroit Public Schools
● Pursuing a career in accounting, finance, management or business
● Acceptable evidence of community service.
● Financial need
● A commitment to return to Detroit for a minimum of four years following graduation.
● A commitment to become a
mentor to later Doss scholarship recipients.
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8. Ewald Foundation (H. T.) Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 2 to 18 per year
Scholarship details: $500 to $3500 per year for 4 years
Major requirements:
● Graduating senior residing in metropolitan Detroit area
● Financial need
● Based on overall scholarship record (top half of class), character
● Recommended by principal or assistant principal
● A commitment to return to Detroit for a minimum of four years following graduation.
● A commitment to become a
mentor to later Doss scholarship recipients.
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information
9. Ordonez Family Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 1 per year
Scholarship details: Up to $2500 per year, renewable
Major requirements:
● Attended a southwest Detroit high school for their entire secondary education
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10. Otis M. Smith Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 4 per year
Scholarship details: Up to $3000, nonrenewable
Major requirements:
● Single mother
● Resident of Wayne, Oakland or Macomb County
● Attend or will attend Wayne State University, University of Michigan (any campus) or Catholic University Law School in Washington, D.C.
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11. Rose (Jalen) Foundation
Number of scholarships: 5 year
Scholarship details: $2500 per year for 4 years
Major requirements:
● Graduating senior residing in Detroit
● Financial need
● Good standing, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or higher
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12. Steve Smith Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 1 per year
Scholarship details: Up to $10,000 per year for 4 years
Major requirements:
● Graduating senior from Detroit Pershing High School
● Must attend Michigan State University
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13. University of Michigan-Dearborn Opportunity Scholarship
Number of Scholarships: 12 for full tuition, unlimited for partial tuition
Scholarship details: partial tuition recipients-$2000 renewable for up to 4 years; full tuition scholarships also include select fees
Major Requirements:
● GPA of 3.0
● Enrollment in a public or charter high school in school districts with an economic disadvantaged status
● U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Michigan residency
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14. Virgil K. Lobring Scholarship
Number of scholarships: 1 per year
Scholarship details: Up to $1500, not renewable
Major requirements:
● Graduating senior at Southwestern High School in Detroit
● Show leadership and academic achievement
● Demonstrate greatest improvement from freshman year, according to committee
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15. Wade H. McCree, Jr. Incentive Scholarship Program
Program has been running since 1986
Scholarship details: students who show academic success in 8th grade are pre-selected in the 9th grade. Provides tuition for 32 credit hours for each of four years (eight semesters maximum). Scholarship recipients must enroll for a minimum of 12 credit hours each fall and winter semester of the four year award.
Requirements for pre-selection:
● 3.0 GPA or better at the middle school level
● Completion of 6th, 7th and 8th grade in DPS Schools
● Recommendation by middle school principal and counselor
● Excellent reading and mathematics scores on the Metropolitan Achievement Test
● Students and their parents must sign an agreement which states that they will meet the performance standards of the scholarship program delineated in the Student/Parent Contract.
Requirements for scholarship:
● 3.0 GPA or better at the high school level
● 21 or higher on ACT
● Admission to a Michigan public university 4-year college
● Financial need is not a factor
● Attendance at the Fall orientation for parents and students
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End of Detroit based scholarship listings