FUTURES FOR FRONTLINERS

Gretchen Whitmer’s $67 billion budget proposal in a Thursday presentation by State Budget Director Dave Massaron. One-time funding is fine, because we have money and we want to get it out. Ultimately, he said he supports much of Whitmer’s one-time expenditures as a way to help Michigan families. “When I think about our budget, I worry less about our budget as I worry about Michigan families and their budget,” he said. “These investments help keep them safe, help our economy rebound and those things will help our budget out in the long-term.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Frontline workers who graduate from Washtenaw Community College can receive additional scholarship money from Eastern Michigan University to get a four-year degree. Since then, EMU has partnered with WCC, Jackson College, Macomb Community College and Oakland Community College as well, according to EMU’s admissions website. Eastern Michigan University, Henry Ford College partner to extend Futures for Frontliners programThe EMU Frontliners scholarship is only available for new transfer students, and cannot be combined with other transfer scholarships, according to the website. The deadline to apply for the Futures for Frontliners program is Dec. 31. READ MORE:2 ‘wellness days’ replacing one-week winter break for Eastern Michigan University studentsEastern Michigan University renames Quirk Building in honor of late faculty memberEastern Michigan University to begin winter 2021 semester online, president says

The state's Futures for Frontliners program application deadline is Dec. 31MICHIGAN — The application deadline for the tuition-free pandemic program “Futures for Frontliners” is fast approaching. The program lets frontline workers apply for free college tuition towards an associate’s degree or industry-recognized skills certificate at community college, even if they have not completed their high school diploma. Interested frontline workers should visit michigan.gov/Frontliners to explore statewide and regional in-demand career opportunities and get started on their applications. Recently, Henry Ford College and Eastern Michigan University joined together to offer an expansion of the state’s free-tuition program. In early 2021, Michiganders age 25 and older will be able to apply for free college tuition through Michigan Reconnect.

Michigan has launched a program offering tuition-free college to an estimated 625,000 Michiganders who provided essential, frontline services during COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Safe orders between April and June 2020. To be eligible for the program, applicants must:Be a Michigan residentHave worked in an essential industry at least part-time for 11 of the 13 weeks between April 1 – June 30, 2020Have been required by their job to work outside the home at least some of the time between April 1 – June 30, 2020Not have previously earned an associate or bachelor’s degreeNot be in default on a Federal student loanComplete a Futures for Frontliners scholarship application by 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, 2020Frontline workers are encouraged to visit www.michigan.gov/Frontliners to explore career opportunities, a list of local community colleges and get started on their application – even if they don’t already have a high school diploma. Related: Frontline Heroes stories

MUSKEGON, MI – Muskegon Community College is encouraging frontline and essential workers in West Michigan to apply for free tuition through the statewide Futures for Frontliners program before the Dec. 31 deadline passes. More than 430 frontline workers have been accepted to MCC through the statewide program and can begin classes in January 2021, according to a news release issued by the college. Students accepted to the program can earn their first associate degree or industry-related certificate at any local Michigan community college. The state’s online application for the Future for Frontliners program can be found at https://www.michigan.gov/frontliners. More on MLive:Eastern Michigan University, Henry Ford College partner to extend Futures for Frontliners programDeadline approaches for essential, frontline workers workers to apply for free tuition at GRCCNew Delta College endowment will honor longtime teacher, tutor

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Eastern Michigan University and Henry Ford College announced Wednesday a partnership to offer frontline workers scholarships to EMU. In order to qualify, frontline workers must complete their HFC associate degree and pursue a bachelor’s degree at EMU. The partnership is the first of its kind, and stemmed from Governor Whitmer and the state’s Futures for Frontliners scholarship program. Under the program, frontline workers can earn a degree from a local community college at no cost. “This new partnership between Henry Ford College and Eastern Michigan University is an exciting opportunity for Frontliners to extend their education even further.

Gretchen Whitmer’s Futures for Frontliners program to help more frontline workers obtain four-year degrees. Frontline workers are those who have jobs that have required them to work outside their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. When Whitmer announced the Futures for Frontliners program, HFC President Russ Kavalhuna said he began talking with some of his partners at four-year universities. The application period for the Futures for Frontliners program closes Dec. 31. More information on HFC’s Futures for Frontliners program can be found here.

Gretchen Whitmer's "Futures for Frontliners" program since applications started in September, according to Whitmer's office.Inspired by the post-World War II G.I. Bill, the first-of-its-kind program aims to provide tuition-free community college for an estimated 625,000 of Michigan's frontline workers who worked during the coronavirus pandemic. "The program has been highlighting the individual stories of applicants to show how tuition-free college can change people's lives. "Free tuition would help me out tremendously and give me the chance have a better life for my children and to not live month-to-month. To be able to help people during this pandemic would mean the world to me.

Michigan has launched a program offering tuition-free college to an estimated 625,000 Michiganders who provided essential, frontline services during COVID-19 Stay Home, Stay Safe orders between April and June 2020. To be eligible for the program, applicants must:Be a Michigan residentHave worked in an essential industry at least part-time for 11 of the 13 weeks between April 1 June 30, 2020Have been required by their job to work outside the home at least some of the time between April 1 June 30, 2020Not have previously earned an associate or bachelors degreeNot be in default on a Federal student loanComplete a Futures for Frontliners scholarship application by 11:59 p.m., Dec. 31, 2020Frontline workers are encouraged to visit www.michigan.gov/Frontliners to explore career opportunities, a list of local community colleges and get started on their application even if they dont already have a high school diploma. Related: Frontline Heroes stories