Eastern High School graduate Anthony Allen keeps a full calendar. A Promise Scholar studying business at Michigan State University and Lansing Community College, Allen also manages a Verizon store in town and devotes what time he has left to his true passion: LNSNG. Allen started the apparel company with two friends from high school and […]
LANSING PROMISE COMMUNITY
Join us for the 4th Annual Lansing Promise Dinner on Thursday, April 26th at the Breslin Student Events Center! This powerful evening will honor our Promise Scholars and the people and businesses committed to supporting them. This is about community. This is about transformation. This is about seeing real change in our lifetimes and for generations to come.
Join the Journey, we’ll see you on April 26th.
APPLY TO BE A PROMISE SCHOLAR
REQUIREMENTS
- Live within the Lansing School District
- Attend for Four Consecutive Years or More
- Graduate from a Lansing High School
- Commit to MSU, LCC, or Olivet
- Apply to be a Lansing Promise Scholar
ONLINE APPLICATION
Make sure you have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have your LCC, MSU, or Olivet student ID ready.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PROMISE SCHOLAR
Transforming Lives
The Lansing Promise helps students from all backgrounds accomplish their educational and career training goals. Hear from Promise Scholars how the Lansing Promise is helping transform their own lives and the community we live in.
PROMISE NEWS
Promise Scholars Stay the Course at LCC
Michigan’s capital city is a proud, hard-working community that doesn’t give up. As it turns out, neither do its Promise Scholars. Scholars from the 2016 and 2017 high school graduating classes enrolled at Lansing Community College beat national averages for persistence and retention at community colleges by significant margins. Scholars from Lansing’s class of 2016 […]
2018 Promise Scholars Set New Records
The Lansing Promise continues to grow, as a record 292 eligible Lansing high school graduates have applied for Promise scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. That amounts to a 38 percent increase over last year, and a 344 percent increase since 2012, when Lansing Promise awarded its first scholarships. Overall momentum continues to grow, with […]
New venue, same passion at 4th annual Lansing Promise scholarship dinner
EAST LANSING – Sounds of celebration filled Michigan State University’s Breslin Center Thursday night. Those claps and cheers weren’t directed at a victorious MSU basketball team. Instead, upwards of 900 people were on hand for the 4th annual Lansing Promise Dinner, a benefit supporting Lansing students’ pursuit of higher education. “I am filled with hope and pride […]
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