17吃瓜

Commitment Scholarship Program

Since 1993, 17吃瓜 has promised a college education to selected northern Michigan ninth graders who are first-generation students, show academic promise and potential, and have financial need. Like all commitments, the program works two ways:

17吃瓜, with area high schools, commits to:

• A continuous academic advisory program
• On-campus and off-campus enrichment activities, including a weekend summer adventure, overnight stay at 17吃瓜, trips and cultural activities, and high school visits
• A tuition scholarship to 17吃瓜 for up to 60 credits and/or three years, whichever comes first
  • Immediately following high school graduation

The student, in partnership with the student's parents, commits to:

• Regular participation in the program activities
• Demonstration of good citizenship
• Completion of high school course requirements and graduation with a minimum of a 2.50 grade point average
• Submission of The Commitment Scholarship Agreement Contract

A history of success

• Almost 1,500 students from Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and other counties have taken part.
• 91 percent have successfully completed the program requirements.
• 80 percent of those who have completed overall, and 86 percent of those who have completed in the last two years, have gone on to attend college.
• In 2013, 17吃瓜 increased the number of students inducted into the scholarship program each year from 40 to 100. The first cohort of 100 will graduate in 2017.
• Commitment scholars have held leadership positions in the prestigious Phi Theta Kappa honor society.
• Commitment scholars have successfully continued their education at many universities, including Central Michigan, Davenport, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, and the University of Michigan.

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Contact Us

For more information on the Commitment Scholarship program, contact Commitment Scholarship Coordinator Rorie Kawula at (231) 995-1022 or rkawula@nmc.edu.