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​Every student that meets the Promise Scholar criteria becomes a Hartford Promise Scholar; that means earning up to $100,000 to attend the accredited college or university of their choice. No application. Pure support. To qualify, students must achieve the following:

STEP 1: BE A HARTFORD RESIDENT
​Be a Hartford resident throughout high school.

STEP 2: BE A HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENT
(Only students of the Hartford Public Schools district qualify for the Hartford Promise Scholarship.)
Attend a Hartford Public Schools high school continuously since 9th grade.

STEP 3: GET YOURSELF TO SCHOOL
​Have a 93% or better cumulative attendance record during high school.

STEP 4: DO YOUR HOMEWORK
​Have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better on a 4.0 scale in high school.

LEARN MORE HERE.

Special thanks to the Hartford Promise and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for keeping the Promise of a college-going future to our graduates and their families.

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