Who is eligible for The Detroit College Promise Scholarships?
Beginning with the graduating class of 2011, these scholarships are available to all students who (a) apply by 12/1/2010 or by December 1 of their 9th grade year, and (b) live in Detroit and are enrolled in a DPS high school continuously from the date of application through graduation. For the class of 2009, the scholarship was offered only to seniors at Cody High School who applied by December 1, 2008. For the class of 2010, the scholarship was offered to all seniors at Cody and Douglass High Schools, and a limited number of scholarships were available to seniors at Cass Tech, Central, Pershing and Trombly High Schools. The application deadline was January 15, 2010.
Beginning with the graduating class of 2015 (current 8th grade students), these scholarships are available to all students who (a) apply by December 1 of their 9th grade year, and (b) live in Detroit and are enrolled in a DPS high school continuously from the date of application through graduation. We recommend that all K-8 students apply now. For the class of 2009, the scholarship was offered only to seniors at Cody High School who applied by December 1, 2008. For the class of 2010, the scholarship was offered to all seniors at Cass Tech, Central, Cody, Douglass, Pershing and Trombly High Schools. The application deadline was January 15, 2010. For the classes of 2011 to 2014, the scholarship was offered to all DPS students in grades 9-12. The application deadline was December 3, 2010.
