Apply for your scholarship today!
We are dedicated to helping students in any scenario. Complete the form below to discover your next steps to receive a Hazel Park Promise Zone Scholarship!
General Information
First, review the information below that applies to ALL scholarship recipients.
Students must be a Hazel Park Schools graduate.
Students must attend a Title IV school in the state of Michigan. Check the list below to see if your school qualifies.
Students must reapply for a scholarship every semester.
Students must complete FAFSA every year.
Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA every semester.
Students may receive scholarships for up to 6 years after graduation.
Students must fill out the waiver below and send it to fernando.monge@myhpsd.org if they haven’t already.
Are you a Hazel Park resident?
Hazel Park residents have access to all of our scholarships and services.
Non-residents have access to our junior/senior scholarship, our summer scholarship, and all of our services.
Select the scholarship that fits your scenario
Non-residents only have access to our junior/senior scholarship, and our summer scholarship.
However, they still have access to all of our other services.
OCC
Oakland CommunityCollege Scholarship
Attending OCC
Freshman or Sophomore
Fall or Winter semester
UniversityScholarship
Attending a non-OCC college or university
Freshman or Sophomore
Fall or Winter/Spring semester
Junior/SeniorScholarship
Attending any college or university
Junior or Senior (in college)
Fall or Winter/Spring semester
SummerScholarship
Attending any college or university
Any grade
Summer semester
Scholarship specific information
Students are eligible to receive an Associates Degree (60 credits) completely covered at OCC.
This is a "last-dollar scholarship", meaning students will draw from other funding sources before being awarded this scholarship.
Pell Grants are exempt from this rule and do not affect the amount you receive from the scholarship.
Students are eligibile to receive, at minimum, the equivalent funding for an Associate's Degree at Oakland Community College.
Students are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Scholarship funds can go towards a variety of educational expenses, including tuition, room and board, supplies, and more.
This is a "last-dollar scholarship", meaning students will draw from other funding sources before being awarded this scholarship.
Pell Grants are exempt from this rule and do not affect the amount you receive from the scholarship.
Students are eligible for $500 per semester, for a total of $2,000.
Scholars who currently attend Oakland Community College, or whose in-district community college is Oakland Community College, may receive up to 6 credits covered.
Scholars whose in-district community college is not Oakland Community College may receive up to 4 credits covered.
Scholars who would like to take summer courses at another Michigan college or university may receive up to 4 credits covered at the equivalent cost of their in-district community college.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Each scholarship amount will be based on the pricing of the equivalent course at the Scholars’ in-district community college, which is likely a fraction of the cost of summer courses at their main postsecondary institution. To ensure our scholarship funding benefits as many Scholars as possible, we encourage students to take courses at their in-district community college.
Next steps
Follow these steps every semester (unless noted otherwise) to receive your scholarship for the upcoming semester.
Fill out the Promise Zone application if you haven't already. You only need to do this once, not every semester.
Download and fill out the waiver below, and email it to fernando.monge@myhpsd.org if you haven't already. You only need to do this once, not every semester.
Failing to submit a waiver form can result in deregistration from classes and the Promise Zone won't be able to do anything until we receive your signed waiver form.
Contact us and let us know you are taking classes at OCC before registration.
Register for courses, and attend class.
About 4-5 weeks after the semester begins, the Promise Zone will receive your tuition bill and make payments directly to school.
Fill out the Promise Zone application if you haven't already. You only need to do this once, not every semester.
Fill out the University Scholarship application below to upload the required documents to receive your scholarship.
Fill out the Promise Zone application if you haven't already. You only need to do this once, not every semester.
Fill out the Junior/Senior Scholarship application below to upload the required documents to receive your scholarship.
Fill out the Promise Zone application if you haven't already. You only need to do this once, not every semester.
Fill out the Summer Scholarship application below to upload the required documents to receive your scholarship.
Download the file below for the school you will be attending in the summer. There are additional steps you must complete. If your school is not listed below, please contact us for further details.
Still have questions?
Please reach out to us with any questions, comments, or concerns. We're happy to help!