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Don’t wait to Apply!
Over 50 Class of 2017 Seniors have applied to The Buchanan Promise! If you are graduating from Buchanan Community Schools (BCS) in 2017 and have lived in the BCS District since at least 9th grade, [...]
Class of 2017 Apply Now!
If you are an eligible senior, click on the "APPLY NOW" button above and sign up for The Buchanan Promise Scholarship. Not sure if you are eligible, send us an email to info@buchananpromise.com.
Thank you to all who attended senior information night for The Buchanan Promise.
We hope all who attended last nights informational program had a chance to get their questions answered about The Buchanan Promise. Students in attendance were able to use their smart phone to submit their application [...]
Senior information night is tomorrow 1-19-17!
You don't want to miss tomorrow nights opportunity to apply for The Buchanan Promise Scholarship! After explaining how to apply, you can go to the library and sign in right there!
Senior Night
Buchanan Promise Holds First Senior Information Night BUCHANAN - The Buchanan Promise, a place-based educational scholarship available only to eligible graduates of Buchanan High School starting with the Class of 2017, will hold an information [...]
Online Scholarship Application
You may have noticed that we had the link to the online scholarship application open this past weekend. Unfortunately, we were a bit premature with that and have taken it down to make a few [...]
Buchanan Promise Overview
- MGCF has been named beneficiary of a multi-million dollar bequest to support a new scholarship program at Buchanan Community Schools.
- Modeled after the Kalamazoo Promise concept, it will be available to graduating students who reside inside the BCS district boundary.
- Length of residency will determine the percentage amount of the award, with students who have lived in district K-12 receiving 100% of the available grant, and others on a time of residency sliding scale. You must be enrolled at least 9th – 12th grade to be eligible.
- Each student is encouraged to complete the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and apply for at least one additional community based scholarship. Many colleges require FAFSA as part of their application process.
- No merit based criteria will be used for the Promise Scholarship. All students who are headed to a post-secondary institution, whether an associate’s, baccalaureate, trade or certification program, could be eligible.
- Federal and community scholarship grants should NOT affect student eligibility.
- The Buchanan Promise Coordinator will be available to answer student/parent questions at BHS during certain times of the school year. Watch this website and school emails for those dates and times.
- There is an appeal process available for students. Contact MGCF to inquire about that process.