Extent of Benefits
The tuition benefit is scaled based on continuous and concurrent number of years student is a resident of New Haven and attends New Haven public schools.
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Length of Attendance
|
Benefit |
Length of Attendance |
Benefit |
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Pre-K-12 |
100% |
6-12 |
80% |
|
K-12 |
100% |
7-12 |
75% |
|
1-12 |
95% |
8-12 |
70% |
|
2-12 |
95% |
9-12 |
65% |
|
3-12 |
95% |
10-12 |
0% |
|
4-12 |
90% |
11-12 |
0% |
|
5-12 |
85% |
12-12 |
0% |
Important Information for Potential New Haven Promise Recipients
High School Graduating Classes of 2011-2014
New Haven Promise is designed to be an eight-year program (starting in the ninth grade of high school through graduation from a two- or four-year college or university). The City will launch the New Haven Promise scholarship with the class of freshmen entering high school in 2010, making the high school graduating Class of 2014 the first students eligible to receive 100% of the scholarship. For students currently in high school in the graduating Classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013, the amount of the scholarship will be a percentage of the full award but requirements will only need to be at that percentage as follows:
- Graduating Year 2011: Eligible for 25% of the scholarship. Criteria determination of civic behavior, attendance, and academic performance will commence the 2010–2011 academic year. See Rules Book for details.
- Graduating Year 2012: eligible for 50% of the scholarship. Criteria determination of civic behavior, attendance, and academic performance will commence the 2010–2011 academic year. See Rules Book for details.
- Graduating Year 2013: eligible for 75% of the scholarship. Criteria determination of civic behavior, attendance, and academic performance will commence the 2010–2011 academic year. See Rules Book for details.
- Graduating Year 2014: eligible for 100% of the scholarship. Criteria determination of civic behavior, attendance, and academic performance will commence the 2010–2011 academic year. See Rules Book for details.
Terms of Scholarship
The maximum scholarship will cover full tuition (for up to four years) for any New Haven resident who graduates from a New Haven Public School (or approved public charter school in the City of New Haven, See the Rules Book for details) and who attends a Connecticut in-state public two- or four-year college or university. Length of enrollment in the New Haven public schools determines the extent of the scholarship benefit.
>For students matriculating at Connecticut in-state not-for-profit colleges or universities, New Haven Promise will contribute an annual maximum of $2,500 toward the total cost of education not funded by other financial aid sources.
>For those students at public two-year or four-year institutions for whom other scholarships and grants cover some or all of their tuition costs, Promise will provide either the difference between tuition and the other scholarship/grants or $2,500, whichever is greater, as long as there is sufficient remaining need when considering the total cost of education and scholarships/grants from all sources.
>At two-year institutions, students are eligible for two years of scholarships for up to three years after graduation from high school, and at four-year institutions, for four years of scholarships for up to five years after graduation from high school. In both cases enrollment must be full-time. Students moving from two- to four-year institutions are eligible for up to four years of scholarships.
>Total cost of education includes tuition, fees, room and board.
