New Scholarship Provides Funding to Students

Battle Creek Public Schools is building upon its Bearcat Advantage scholarship, partnering with Michigan Colleges Alliance to offer additional scholarship funding at many of Michigan's private colleges and universities.

The new partnership, announced Wednesday, will provide students an opportunity for full gap funding to cover the difference between the Bearcat Advantage scholarship and the tuition and fees required at 15 of Michigan’s private colleges and universities, including Albion College, Kalamazoo College and the University of Olivet.

Launched in May 2023 and supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Bearcat Advantage scholarship covers up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for qualifying graduates, beginning with the class of 2023, to eligible four-year colleges and universities in Michigan or Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country. Scholarship amounts are awarded on a sliding scale based on the length of time a student has been continuously enrolled at BCPS.

The 15 eligible institutions are Adrian College, Albion College, Alma College, Andrews University, Aquinas College, Calvin University, College for Creative Studies, University of Detroit Mercy, Hillsdale College, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, Madonna University, The University of Olivet, Siena Heights University, and Spring Arbor University.

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