The Detroit College Promise is hosting a reception
on Thursday, July 28, 2011 for
its 115 recipients for the 2011-2012 college
year
Contact: Nat Pernick, M.D., Executive Director, 248/646-3269
Email: NatPernick@Hotmail.com
Website: www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
27 July 2011
The Detroit College
Promise, a tax exempt nonprofit based on the Kalamazoo Promise, is hosting a
reception for this year’s Detroit College Promise scholars on Thursday, July 28,
2011, at Renaissance High School, 6565 West Outer Drive, Detroit from noon to
2:00 pm in the cafeteria.
These students represent
19 DPS high schools, and are attending 27 institutions of higher learning, the
most frequent being Michigan State University: 29, Wayne State University: 16,
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor-14, Western Michigan University-9, Oakland
University-7, Grand Valley State Universtiy-7 and Eastern Michigan
University-6.
All 115 students will receive
a gift package with donated items from various sponsors. Students attending a Michigan public
college or university on a full time basis will also receive a one-time
scholarship of $100 or $500, sent directly to the institution. The $100 scholarship, also called a
“book award.” is for students whose financial aid related grants pay 100% of
their tuition.
The Detroit College
Promise also assists students in applying for financial aid and in learning
about other grants. Overall, these
115 students will receive $1.1 million in grants for the 2011-2012
college year.
“We are excited about the
expansion of our program from 44 students last year to 115 students this year,
and anticipate increasing the number of scholarship recipients next year,” announced
Nat Pernick, M.D., Executive Director.
“We hope to also annually increase the scholarship award, beginning with
$1,000 next year ($500 per year for 2 years), until it reaches $10,000 ($2500
per year for 4 years) beginning with the class of 2015.”
The Detroit College Promise’s mission is to strengthen
the Detroit Public Schools and help repopulate Detroit by offering a financial
incentive to students, in the form of a scholarship, just for living in Detroit
and graduating from a DPS school.
To date, over 17,000 students have registered for the scholarships. Students entering kindergarten through
grade 9 at any DPS school can register online by visiting www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
and clicking on the Student Login button.
Registration takes only 1-2 minutes.
Parents, students or those interested can
contact The Detroit College Promise at 248/646-3269 or visit www.DetroitCollegePromise.org.
Nat Pernick, M.D.
Executive Director
The Detroit College Promise
30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 408
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
Telephone: 248/646-3269
Fax: 248/646-3119
Email: NatPernick@Hotmail.com
Website: www.DetroitCollegePromise.org
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