UMM one of four campuses to benefit from full scholarships, media report
Mainebiz, WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported that the Promise Initiative announced last October has already produced 300 financial aid awards that would completely cover the cost of tuition and standard fees for Maine students attending four University of Maine System institutions in fall 2018. Presidents of the campuses in Augusta, Fort Kent, Machias and Presque Isle made the announcement at a UMS board of trustees meeting in Portland, Mainebiz reported. The campus leaders informed the board that their admissions and financial aid teams are still accepting applications for admissions and aid with the hope of putting even more Maine students on an affordable path to a college degree and a Maine career, the article states. Originally brought forward by the leadership team at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the initiative seeks to build on the enrollment growth system campuses have already achieved in Orono, Farmington, and at the University of Southern Maine, Mainebiz reported.