Michigan Promise Scholarships may be reinstated

Michigan students heard bad news last fall when the proposed higher education budget did not include funding for the Michigan Promise Scholarship. This affected students in college who had already been expecting the scholarship and also those who would be entering in the future.

During her State of the State address last week, Governor Jennifer Granholm said that her 2011 budget proposal would include the Promise scholarship. She said the focus needs to be on keeping Michigan's young people in Michigan once they've grqaduated from college. All that remains is figuring out a way to pay for it.

The following pages on College Scholarships, Loans and Grants have been updated recently.
Michigan Scholarships

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Heads up! Scholarship Deadlines coming up soon!

WalMart Sam Walton Community Scholarship
Deadline is January 29. Scholarships are $3,000 each. Funds are provided by the Walmart Foundation. You should be a recent high school graduate (August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010) or GED and enrolling in college in fall 2010.

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Deadline is January 29. Scholarships are up to $7,500 each and the plan is to award up to 300 Goldwater Scholarships.

KFC Colonel's Scholars Scholarship Program
Deadline is February 10. Scholarships are up to $5,000 per year and winners could receive up to $20,000 over 4 years.

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