City of Lansing H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program |
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| Contest / Scholarship | City of Lansing H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program | ||
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| Description: | The City of Lansing, Michigan, H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program is a crime prevention and education initiative in cooperation with the Lansing Police Department, Lansing Community College, Michigan State University, Lansing School District, and City of Lansing in cooperation with local businesses and private citizens. The H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program offers Lansing School District youth an opportunity for a college education and a brighter future. Students are initiated into the program as sixth graders. Students promise to finish high school in exchange for two free years of tuition at Lansing Community College. The students are chosen by their school, based on their ability to utilize the program. FREE COLLEGE Students who receive a H.O.P.E. Scholarship are eligible for two free years of Lansing Community College tuition (MIchigan). The H.O.P.E. Scholarship also provides free textbooks. For additional information, such as requirements and responsibilities, see FAQs on the home page of the H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program web site. Lansing Community College is a great place to receive your college education for a variety of reasons. With classes much smaller than the average four year institution, students receive individual time with instructors who are capable of leading classes for universities all over the World. Classes are available at night, during the weekends, over the Internet, or even at Distance Learning Centers closer to home to accommodate even the busiest of students attending LCC. For more information on the opportunities available at LCC, feel free to check out their website at www.lcc.edu. Each year the H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program will accept 500 new students into the program. Scholarship positions are allocated to Lansing schools on the basis of a composition ratio. For example, a school that enrolls 30% of the City’s sixth grade population will receive 30% of the scholarship program positions. Therefore, a school with a 30% ratio in a program of 500 will have a total of 150 scholarships to offer. |
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| Deadline: | Ongoing | ||
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| Total # of Prizes: | 500 | ||
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| For Residents of: | MI | ||
| Grades: | 6 | ||
| Other Requirements: | (Homeschoolers are not mentioned in the program, but they are not specifically excluded either.) There are so many potential benefits associated with the H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program, that it is difficult to list all of them on a single page. By participating in the H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program, students of the Lansing School District and for that matter, the entire community, will have the potential for a successful future. Other benefits may include an increase in the high school completion rate, an increased standard level of the Lansing School District, lower criminal risk factors, an increase in skill level of the future work force, increased social skills, increased community involvement by students, increased associations with businesses in the community, positive perception of the police and other government agencies, as well as the general community. By helping other people excel, the entire community will ultimately benefit from this unique and exciting scholarship program. For it is easier to give H.O.P.E. to a child than it is to fix an adult. Increases high school completion rate. Lowers criminal risk factors. Provides for prevention initiatives which in the long run are more cost-effective. Presents students with unprecedented college opportunities. Increases hope within parents, students and the community. Increases average education standard within the community. Provides the corporate community with a larger employment pool for tomorrow’s work force. Donors will have the opportunity for named scholarships. Students receive additional education opportunities through the Connections Program. Increases parental participation with children. Donations are endowed so that the program will be self-supporting after five years, insuring no child will be disappointed. --- "How then is Perfection to be sought? Wherein lies our Hope? In Education, and in nothing else. Education must be adapted to all the end of Nature, between Civil and Domestic." - Kant, 1780 --- Listed below are the requirements and responsibilities expected of the recipient of the H.O.P.E. Scholarship. Students must contact the H.O.P.E. office if they have a change of address. The H.O.P.E. office is located at the Lansing School District Administration building located at 519 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, Michigan, 48933. Phone: (517) 325-6169 or (517) 325-6168. At the beginning of the student's senior year in high school or within a year before students expect to enroll at LCC they must: Follow the LCC admission process. Complete a financial aid form and meet with Lansing Community College financial services personnel. Provide the H.O.P.E. office with a copy of the student's high school diploma. Students must begin classes at LCC within two years of high school graduation from the Lansing School District and before reaching age 21. H.O.P.E. Scholarships may only be used by the student who receives the certificates, they are not transferable. H.O.P.E. Scholarships may only be used at Lansing Community College. All other financial assistance (Federal and State aid) are used before H.O.P.E. Scholarships are used. H.O.P.E. Scholarships cover tuition and books. H.O.P.E. Scholarships do not cover transportation, daycare, supplies or continuing education classes. However, students are encouraged to work with student financial services office at LCC to see if there is resources to help them expenses. Students can not use their H.O.P.E. Scholarships to enroll in LCC before their graduating class, even if they finish high school requirements. Students are required to fulfill H.O.P.E. Promises to the best of their ability. Students must follow school rules in the Lansing School District Code of Conduct to the best of their ability. Students must complete academic assignments (homework) to the best of their ability. The H.O.P.E. Scholarship Program Students will be initiated into the program in the sixth grade. Schools determine which students are eligible. Students promise to finish high school in exchange for two years of free college tuition at LCC. As the endowment grows other institutions of higher learning may be considered as well as the number of scholarship years offered. --- H.O.P.E. CONNECTIONS H.O.P.E. promises to provide a support for all "H.O.P.E. Scholars." The connections are the key to the program's success. Tours of Campus Birthday Cards Pizza parties with a special guest twice a year Summer Workshops Mentors |
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