Promise Programs

The Upjohn Institute plays a leading role in research and evaluation of place-based scholarship programs locally and nationally.

This page brings together resources related to the growing population of place-based scholarship—or "promise"—programs, including the Kalamazoo Promise.

Research is also available organized alphabetically by author and by type of outcome.

Latest Research Highlights

Promise Programs Are Getting the Job Done 

January 17, 2023 · Research Highlight

“Next Gen” Promise Programs 

December 15, 2022 · Research Highlight

New report: Bridging Research and Practice to Achieve Community Prosperity

November 14, 2022 · Research Highlight
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Cost Estimate of a Promise Scholarship Program for the Buchanan (Michigan) Community Schools

January 1, 2016 · Research

Research shows place-based scholarship programs reduce out-migration

December 10, 2015 · Research Highlight

Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships

November 11, 2015 · Research Highlight
Miller-Adams describes how the various "Promise-type" place-based scholarship programs impact college access, financial aid, and community transformation.

Mapping the Promise Nation and its impact

November 3, 2015 · Research Highlight

Migration and Housing Price Effects of Place-Based College Scholarships

November 1, 2015 · Research

Kalamazoo Promise boosts college completion

June 25, 2015 · Research Highlight

How to make a college promise: lessons from Kalamazoo

January 13, 2015 · Research Highlight

Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships

January 1, 2015 · Research

More grads attend public four-year colleges due to the Kalamazoo Promise

July 11, 2014 · Research Highlight

The Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship

April 1, 2014 · Research

A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise

March 11, 2014 · Research Highlight

The Kalamazoo Promise and Changing Perceptions of the Kalamazoo Public Schools

December 1, 2013 · Research

A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise

July 1, 2013 · Research

A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise

June 1, 2013 · Research

The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on College Choice: An Analysis of Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center Graduates

February 1, 2013 · Research

Estimation of the Cost of an Oregon Promise

January 1, 2013 · Research

Cost Estimate of a Promise Scholarship Program for the City of Jacksonville, Illinois

January 1, 2013 · Research

The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes

January 1, 2013 · Research

The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes

August 29, 2012 · Research

Ten-Year Cost Estimation of a Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship

January 1, 2012 · Research