The purpose of the King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program is
to increase the pool of Native American, Latino, and African American candidates pursuing faculty
teaching careers in the State of Michigan.
Some Michigan Tech programs associated with this are:
Future Faculty Fellows Program
The Program was created by the Michigan State Legislature in 1986 as part of the larger
King-Chavez-Parks Initiative designed to stem the downward spiral of college graduation rates for
students underrepresented in postsecondary education. Future Faculty Fellows are eligible to
pursue a master’s or doctoral degree at the public universities in Michigan. Future Faculty Fellowship
graduates are obligated, by signed agreement, to remain in postsecondary faculty teaching or
administration in a public or private, 2 or 4 year in-state or out-of-state postsecondary
institution for a minimum of three years equivalent full-time. Fellows who do not fulfill the teaching
and/or other obligations of their fellowship agreement may be placed in Default, which results in their
fellowship converting to a loan (referred to as a KCP Loan) that the Fellow repays to the State of
Michigan with interest.
A Master’s recipient can receive a maximum of $20,000 towards their degree and a doctoral student can
receive a maximum of $35,000 towards their degree.
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KCP GEAR UP Program
On September 1, 2006, the Honorable Jennifer Granholm announced that the State of Michigan had been awarded a six-year, $18 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post-secondary education. This program is called Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs or GEAR-UP.
The program that this grant supports is titled the GEAR-UP/College Day (GU/CD) Program and aligns with the recommendations of the Lt. Governor’s Commission on Higher Education & Economic Growth. These recommendations support the doubling of the number of college graduates in Michigan within the next 10 years.
Michigan Technological University is the public university that is available to provide GU/CD services to the students in your school. Services will be provided to students in the classes of 2011 and 2012. Michigan Tech will provide the following GEAR-UP/College Day program services to this cohort of students throughout the remaining four years of the grant period:
• Parent presentations to increase college readiness awareness
• Professional development opportunities for teachers
• Financial aid workshops
• Summer enrichment program
• Campus visits
• Career awareness and skill development workshops for students
Each student participating in the GU/CD program will be asked to sign a pledge for academic success, and will have the opportunity to earn a scholarship for college if he/she adheres to the pledge, completes specified activities, and meets the economic eligibility requirements. (A scholarship committee has been appointed by the State to determine final selection criteria for the scholarships.)
Participating schools are:
- Baraga 2011/2012
- Calumet 2012
- Dollar Bay 2012
- Hancock 2011/2012
- Houghton 2012
- L'Anse 2011/2012
- Nah Tah Wahsh PSA Hannahville Indian School 2012
- Watersmeet 2012
- West Iron Country 2012
During the 2008-2009 school year 574 students were served by this program.
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