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Saginaw Promise to cover full cost of attendance; award now $4,000 and application opens Nov. 1
Summary
Saginaw Promise board told the council the scholarship now funds the full cost of attendance (housing, books, supplies, food, transportation) after a legislative change; the program currently awards $4,000 per year (two semesters) and expects to expand support for scholars in the Promise zone.
Saginaw Promise board members reported to the City Council that a recent legislative change allows the Promise to broaden its award beyond tuition and mandatory fees to cover students' cost of attendance, including housing, books, supplies, food and transportation.
Sam Joyce Seals, chair of the Saginaw Promise board, told the council the program revised its development plan (approved Jan. 6) after state changes to the Promise Act. "We don't have billionaires funding this like Kalamazoo did," Seals said, describing the local…
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