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Issue Date
March 2026
Abstract
The design of a Promise program or place-based college scholarship requires community partners to make three key decisions: 1) Which students are eligible, 2) Where can students use the scholarship?, and 3) How should the scholarship be structured? Changes in available funding may affect all three decisions. This practice brief, developed in conjunction with the Kresge Foundation, lays out key principles for redesigning Promise programs when available funding changes, providing three case study examples to illustrate how program officials navigated redesign choices.
Sponsorship
The Kresge Foundation
Subject Areas
EDUCATION; Postsecondary education; Postsecondary access; Promise scholarships; LABOR MARKET ISSUES
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Economic Policy Commons, Education Economics Commons, Education Policy Commons, Higher Education Commons, Labor Economics Commons
Citation
Miller-Adams, Michelle and Jennifer Iriti. 2026. "Flex, Pivot, Sustain: Adaptive Design of Promise Programs." Report prepared for The Kresge Foundation.