ROCKFORD PROMISE
What if we could promise every graduate of Rockford Public School District 205 the encouragement, mentorship and financial support necessary to earn a college degree?
Every student would have a path to post-secondary education.
Potential residents would enthusiastically choose our community because of the opportunities for their kids.
Businesses would want to locate here because of the availability of a talented workforce.
That’s the vision of Rockford Promise, a non-profit 501(c)(3) location-based scholarship program modeled after promise programs around the nation.
RAISED TO DATE
ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS & SUPPORTERS
LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED
ACTIVE PROMISE SCHOLARS
FEATURED SCHOLARS
Kerrigan Turek
Aaron Saphanethong
O’Veyonce Jack
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grant received!
We are honored to have been selected by the Rockford Area Arts Council as one of the recipients of the 2021 Community Arts Access Grant. With this grant Promise Scholars will have the opportunity to create a children's book, The Untold Adventures of Promise Scholars. Two of our artistically talented Scholars, Diana Sanchez-Arrieta and Mariana Rosales, will be the illustrators. The book will be aimed at teaching fourth-grade students the importance of overcoming economic and social barriers to achieve higher education.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Rockford Area Arts Council which receives support from the City of Rockford, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and its members.
Rockford Promise Scholars at Rock Valley College, you did great last semester!! Over 671 credit hours completed, and 78% of grades received in these classes were an A or B!! In the midst of a pandemic! Wow... Way to go!
163 RPS Students have applied for the NIU Rockford Promise! All applications are due by Feb 1.
Only RPS205 seniors apply prior to Feb. 1, 2021. Juniors should apply after Oct. 1, 2021.
Do seniors only apply by this Feb. 1st deadline or do juniors apply too?
RPS 205 Seniors - Today is the FINAL DAY to submit an application for the Rockford Promise scholarship to Rockford University!
(Deadline for NIU Scholarship: Feb 1; Deadline for Rock Valley College: March 1)
rockfordpromise.org/apply-scholarship/
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