Dallas County Promise

Scholarship Overview and Updates

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What is Promise?

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 Dallas County Promise is a
last-dollar scholarship that covers
tuition (cost of classes) at partner colleges
and offers dedicated student supports
for 2022 Dallas County high school
graduates from participating campuses with
options for all Texas residents!

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 Promise Scholarship – Tuition Only
Sample 4-Year University Cost of Attendance

At Home On-campus Off-campus

Tuition 7,800 7,800 7,800
Fees 1,300 1,300 1,300
Room & Board 5,100 8,900 7,700
Books & Supplies 1,500 1,500 1,500
Transportation 2,500 1,800 2,500
Personal 1,800 1,800 2,200
Total 20,000 23,100 23,000

Source: Sample cost of attendance based on UNT Dallas’ COA 4

 Promise Scholarship – Last Dollar

Student #1 Student #2
Promise
How Aid is Applied:
Grants Grants
1. State and/or federal grants

2. Other Scholarships

3. Promise funds through the

college

4. Loans (if accepted)

Other Student #2 should consider

Scholarships
other non-partner colleges, too!

Source: Dallas County Promise 2020-2021 Policy & Process Manual 5

Eligibility

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Participating High Schools: 2021-2022
Carrollton-Farmers Branch
• Early College HS @
Brookhaven
• RL Turner HS
• Newman Smith HS
Cedar Hill ISD
• Cedar Hill HS
• Cedar Hill Collegiate HS
Dallas ISD
• Adamson HS
• Bryan Adams HS
• Carter HS
• Conrad HS
• Gilliam Collegiate HS
• Hillcrest HS
• IDEA
• Judge Sanders Law Magnet
• Kimball HS
• Lassiter ECHS
• Lincoln HS
• Madison HS
• Molina HS
• North Dallas HS
• Pinkston HS
• Roosevelt HS
• Rosie Sorrells ESS
• Samuell HS Grand Prairie ISD
• School of Business & • Dubiski HS
Management
• Grand Prairie HS
• School of Health Professions
• South Grand Prairie HS
• School of Science &
Engineering Irving ISD
• Seagoville HS • Irving HS
• Skyline HS • MacArthur HS
• South Oak Cliff HS • Nimitz HS
• Spruce HS
• Singley HS
• Sunset HS
Lancaster ISD
• Thomas Jefferson HS
• Trinidad Garza ECHS • Lancaster HS
• WT White HS Mesquite ISD
• Wilmer-Hutchins HS • Mesquite HS
• Woodrow Wilson HS • North Mesquite HS
DeSoto ISD • West Mesquite HS
• DeSoto HS Richardson ISD
• Berkner HS
Duncanville ISD
• Lake Highlands HS
• Duncanville HS
• Richardson HS
Garland ISD
• Garland HS
• Lakeview Centennial HS
• Naaman Forest HS
• North Garland HS
• South Garland HS
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 How do students become eligible?

qPledge SENIOR YEAR by February 2, 2022:

• Make your Promise Pledge at
www.DallasCountyPromise.org. Pledge is only complete NEW!
once submission confirmation with ID received.
Promise Priority
SENIOR YEAR by March 1, 2022: Deadline:
qApply January 12, 2022
• Complete admission application to a Promise partner
&
college through ApplyTX or the college’s admission
Submit application.
All items due for
the following
• Submit the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal college partners:
Additional steps to
Student Aid (FAFSA) and list a Promise Partner college or
complete with the
college to enroll in submit the Texas Application for State Financial Aid SMU
classes! (TASFA) to college partners. TAMU-Texarkana
UTA
SENIOR YEAR by July 27, 2022:
qEnroll
• Register for classes at a Promise Partner college for the
Fall 2022 semester.
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 Financial Aid

FAFSA TASFA
Completed online; submitted electronically to Completed on paper; mail to each college/university
colleges/universities a student is interested in
US Citizen/National Graduate from a Texas HS or receive GED in Texas
Reside in Texas 36 months leading up to high school
US Permanent Resident
graduation or receipt of GED
Other eligible noncitizen
• Asylum
• Persons paroled into the US for at least 1 year Reside in Texas 12 months prior to college
• Refugees
• Cuban Haitian entrants enrollment
• Victims of human trafficking (T-Visa holders)
• Battered immigrants & their children

Promise Partner Federal School Code (FAFSA)

Dallas College 004453

FAFSA: Each Promise
Partner needs to be Midwestern State University 003592
listed separately using
the Federal School Texas A&M University – Commerce 003565
Codes provided. ➡
Texas A&M University – Texarkana 031703
TASFA: Each Promise Texas Woman’s University 003646
Partner needs a signed
copy. University of North Texas at Dallas 042421

University of North Texas (Denton) 003594

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The University of Texas at Arlington 003656
Promise Offers

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 What are the offers?: Direct Entry

New for 2021-2022!

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 Promise Benefits for Students

1. GUARANTEED: Promise students who are TX

residents & meet application deadlines are
guaranteed to have their tuition covered at any
Dallas College and some 4-year Universities

2. ALL MEANS ALL: Options for ALL TX resident

students at the 57 participating high schools
regardless of income or high school GPA, including
DACA/DREAMer students!

3. REMINDERS + RESOURCES: Promise staff

reminders, resources, and support during senior year
after completing the Pledge via email and text!

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 Promise Benefits for Students

4. NO OBLIGATION: Promise Pledge must have

been completed by February 2, 2022 to be
eligible, but there may be better college and financial
aid options outside of Promise – decide what is the
best fit college option for you!

5. STUDENT SUPPORT: Dedicated support staff

beginning at the end of senior year – check emails
and college portals!

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CollegeWorks

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 CollegeWorks.org
• Timeline of important milestones
• Explore by college & express interest
• Explore by career & express interest
• Consider all your options!

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 Follow CollegeWorks on Social Media

@collegeworkstexas @collegeworks @collegeworkstexas

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Follow Dallas County Promise on Social Media

@DallasCoPromise @DallasCoPromise @DallasCoPromise

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Start Your Promise Pledge!
Opens: September 1, 2021

dallascountypromise.org

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