Lansing Promise or Promise Guarantee Acceptance Form

Lansing Promise Zone

This is the LP Acceptance form that is your next step in getting the Lansing Promise or Promise Guarantee Scholarship. 

 

Complete this form to officially accept the Lansing Promise or the Promise Guarantee Scholarship.  Tell us which college or program you will be attending so we can send your scholarship funds directly to their financial aid office. You must have your college ID number to complete this form. 

 
This Acceptance Form must be completed by July 1st to begin taking classes in the fall semester.  If you plan to start taking classes during the spring semester, the deadline is December 15th. 
 
After submission, you will receive an email that verifies the completion of this form along with some other helpful information. You only need to submit this acceptance form once. 

 

If you have any questions or need to make changes after submitting the Acceptance Form, please contact the Lansing Promise Scholarship Director, Teri Bernero, at: bernero@lansingpromise.org 

 

What is the Lansing Promise Scholarship? 
The Lansing Promise Scholarship will assist with last-dollar scholarship assistance, up to $20,000 for 8 semesters ($2500 for each semester).   Lansing Promise’s four-year postsecondary partners are Michigan State University, The University of Olivet, and Davenport University.   
 
At Douglas J Institute, Lansing Promise will provide up to $10,000 of last-dollar financial aid toward your total tuition bill. 
 
At Lansing Community College, Lansing Promise will provide last-dollar assistance for you to complete your degree, credential, or certificate up to $10,000.  The cost of all administrative fees and books is also covered by the Lansing Promise.  Basically, you are getting a free ride to Lansing Community College!  

 

If you plan to attend a non-Promise partner college, you can still use your Lansing Promise Scholarship at LCC for summer classes or just to be a guest student anytime needed. Additionally, you can attend LCC, get a degree, certificate, or credits using the allotted $10,000 then transfer to MSU, Olivet, or Davenport where Promise will award you another $10,000 towards earning a bachelor’s degree. 

  

What is the Promise Guarantee Scholarship? 

The Promise Guarantee Scholarship is different than the Lansing Promise Scholarship.  It is a $10,000 award that can be used at Lansing Community College or Douglas J Institute.  The Promise Guarantee Scholarship is given to graduating seniors who have NOT lived or attended a high school within the Lansing School District for four full years. Complete this form to officially accept the Lansing Promise Scholarship and tell us which college or program you will be attending so we can send your scholarship funds directly to their financial aid office.
Please note that you must be accepted at Lansing Community College, Michigan State University, The University of Olivet, Davenport University or Douglas J Aveda Institute and have your college student ID number in order to complete this form.


Award Acceptance/Decline
Information about You
College Information
College information is required in order to process and send your scholarship funds to the right college, university, or approved training program.
Important Scholarship Information

Lansing Promise Scholarship

Students who live, attend and graduate within the Lansing School District boundaries, 9th through 12th grades, are eligible for the full Lansing Promise scholarship.

·      Up to $10,000 (including credits, books and admin/course fees) to support completion of an associate degree or credential at Lansing Community College.

·      Up to $20,000 toward the completion of a bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University, The University of Olivet, or Davenport University.  This will be divided equally over eight semesters at $2,500 per semester. You must start college within two years of graduation and you have a total of six years (once you start) to use all the Lansing Promise Scholarship funds.

·      Up to $10,000 for the completion of a cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, or esthiology license at the Douglas J Aveda Institute.

·      Financial support for expenses while attending an approved skilled-trades program within the state of Michigan.

·      Opportunities for college and career readiness, personal and professional development, and so much more!

 

The Lansing Promise Guarantee

·       Students who reside and attend at least one full academic year and graduate from a school within the Lansing School District boundaries are eligible for the Lansing Promise guarantee scholarship, worth up to $10,000. 

·      Up to $10,000 (including credits, books and admin/course fees) to support completion of an associate degree or credential at LCC.

·      Up to $10,000 for the completion of a cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, or esthiology license at the Douglas J Aveda Institute. 

·      Financial support for expenses while attending an approved skilled-trades program within the state of Michigan.

·      Opportunities for college and career readiness, personal and professional development, mentorship, and so much more!

 

 

How do I continue receiving the Lansing Promise Scholarship after the first year?

To remain eligible to receive Lansing Promise Scholarship funding each year, you are required to complete the FAFSA application and verification process by July 1st.

 

Your Lansing Promise Scholarship funding will be designated ONLY to the college indicated in section 3 above. Your Lansing Promise Scholarship will NOT automatically transfer to any of the other Promise partner colleges UNLESS a transfer form is completed.  The transfer form can be found on the Lansing Promise website.

Additional Information
This section is optional but very helpful for the Lansing Promise staff, board, and donors to know.
FAFSA Requirement
Authorization of Release of Educational Information to Lansing Promise
I hereby authorize any school that I am enrolled in that participates in the Lansing Promise Scholarship, through its agents and employees, to release any of my financial aid, attendance, demographic and/or academic record information, in whole or in part, to the Lansing Promise Executive Director, or his/her designee, to facilitate the analysis of my scholarship eligibility and the subsequent educational and economic impact of this scholarship.

As a recipient of a Lansing Promise scholarship, that award information becomes part of my educational record. By consenting to receive any scholarship amount awarded to me, I agree to allow the release of this information in my educational record to third parties specified under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA affords certain rights to students concerning the privacy of, and access to, their education records. While this form authorizes my school, in conjunction with the Lansing Promise, to release educational records to third parties, it does not obligate either entity to do so. My school reserves the right to review and respond to requests for release of my educational record on a case-by-case basis. For additional information, I can visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at: www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html.

The Lansing Promise Scholarship can have several positive impacts on postsecondary enrollment, persistence, degree attainment and overall success in college. To understand these impacts, I authorize my postsecondary academic record information, in whole or in part, to be released back to the Lansing Promise Director, or his/her designee, in adherence to FERPA for analysis to inform and improve the Lansing Promise Scholarship program.

I also authorize the Lansing Promise to use information regarding my scholarship in promotion of the Lansing Promise Scholarship.

This release is authorized starting on the date of the signature on this agreement and after scholarship receipt for statistical purposes. To rescind this Authorization, I understand that I must submit written notification of rescission to my school. I will also notify the Lansing Promise in writing of my decision to rescind my authorization. This rescission would result in the termination of my receipt of the scholarship.

My electronic signature (or that of my parent/guardian if I am under the age of 18) below indicates that I have read this Authorization to Release Educational Records form and that I authorize the release of educational records as described above.

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