The Pittsburgh Promise
To be eligible for The Promise, you must graduate with this attendance rate and this GPA.
What is 90% and a 2.5?
FAFSA usually opens on this date.
What is Oct. 1st?
This Promise program employs high school students to spread the word about The Promise scholarship and post-secondary access.
What is The Promise Ambassador program?
In the context of Pittsburgh Promise, PCP is the acronym for this.
What is Preferred College Partner?
The name of the program when a student takes courses in another country.
What is study abroad?
The maximum annual Promise scholarship is currently this amount. The TOTAL maximum scholarship is this amount.
What is up to $5,000? $20,000?
These are the two types of free financial aid, also known as gift aid.
What are grants and scholarships?
This is the partnership program with CCAC that allows Promise students to use their scholarship early to take college classes.
What is Dual Enrollment?
Students can submit this in their Promise portal if they'd like us to review their Eligibility.
What is an appeal?
A part-time job for students on-campus that allows them to earn wages.
What is a work-study?
The Pittsburgh Promise is this type of financial aid.
What is a scholarship?
The source of financial aid that you have to pay back.
What are student loans?
Name two ways students who are going out-of-state for college can still use their Promise funds.
1. Dual Enrollment
2. Summer classes
3. Transferring Back Into PA
Students gain access to their Promise portal when they advance to this grade level.
What is 12th grade?
The undergraduate degree offered by 4-year college & universities. The minimum credit hour requirements for this degree is 120 credits.
What is a bachelor's degree?
These are the first AND last classes of graduates to receive The Promise scholarship.
What are the classes of 2008 and 2028?
This is the letter schools will send to you that lets you know how much financial aid you're receiving.
What is the award letter (or financial aid package)?
This program matches current Promise scholars with donor companies to provide scholars with professional development and networking opportunities.
What is the Executive Scholars program?
Even though this university has enrolled the 2nd most Promise scholars since 2008, they are not on our PCP list.
What is the University of Pittsburgh?
To be a full-time student, you must take this many credits each semester.
What is 12?
These are the five Promise requirements.
1. Graduate in, or before, 2028
2. Residency in the city (or Wilkinsburg or Mt. Oliver) since 9th grade
3. Enrolled in a PPS school (or district charter) since 9th grade
4. Graduate with a 90% attendance rate
5. Graduate with unweighted 2.5 GPA (2.0-2.49 GPA for Extension Program)
The Promise can cover these costs on your bill.
What are tuition, fees, room, board, and published books cost?
In The Promise Extension Program, you must earn this many credits in your 1st year and this GPA to become "Core" Eligible.
What is 18 credits and 2.0 GPA?
This is what Preferred College Partners do for Pittsburgh Promise students (3 things).
1. What is extra $2,000 room and board grant,
2. Additional Supports on Campus, and
3. Students can participate in the Extension Program here.
To graduate with a 120-credit Bachelor's Degree in four years, this is the number of credits you need to average each semester.
What is 15 credits per semester?
(120 / 4 years = 30 credits per year, which = 15 credits per semester)