http://michiganspromise.com Michigan Promise Scholarship | Michigan Promise Award Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:59:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As we've stated previously, the Michigan Senate voted to APPROVE the elimination of the Michigan Promise Scholarship in late June.  It's now in the hands of the House of Representatives, and here at michiganspromise.com we're not holding our collective breath that the House will have the right stuff to put ... http://michiganspromise.com/2009/michigan-promise-is-going-going-gone/ Surprise, surprise.  The Michigan State Government is out of money.  Did this just happen a year ago about this time?  Seems like our illustrious government officials would have learned a few lessons and spent their time trying to find solutions rather than fighting and bickering.  Oh well. So the problem we ... http://michiganspromise.com/2009/michigan-promise-scholarship-update/ In an interesting turn of events, state legislators are considering cutting the Michigan Promise Scholarship completely as a means to an end of eliminating $150 to $200 million in state higher education spending. The Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency has the program square in their sights primarily because the current program ... http://michiganspromise.com/2009/michigan-promise-scholarship-may-be-cut/ The Michigan Promise scholarship provides up to $4,000 to high school graduates for successfully completing two years of postsecondary education. All students who took the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) have the opportunity to receive up to $4,000 if they meet all eligibility requirements. Students who receive qualifying scores (Level 2 ... http://michiganspromise.com/2008/michigan-promise-2008-2009-information/ As you're probably aware, the Michigan Promise Scholarship was once called the Michigan Merit Scholarship.  What most people don't know is how and why the transition took place, and that a group of students from Central Michigan University (many of them Merit scholarship recipients) played an integral part. While conducting a ... http://michiganspromise.com/2008/history-of-the-michigan-promise-scholarship/ Easy ones first: it goes without saying that to receive the Michigan Promise Scholarship you must be a Michigan resident and be a high school graduate or hold a GED. Second, make sure you take the Michigan Merit Exam during your junior year in high school.  Why your junior year?  If ... http://michiganspromise.com/2008/eligibility-requirements/ Michigan Promise Scholarship is the name of the State of Michigan’s college scholarship program, signed into law by Governor Jennifer Granholm on December 21, 2006 as Public Act 479 of 2006. The Michigan Promise Scholarship is a direct replacement for the Michigan Merit Award established in 1999 as part of Public ... http://michiganspromise.com/2008/michigan-promise-scholarship/