The King-Chaves-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program (KCP FFF 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 post-secondary 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 post secondary faculty teaching or administration in a public or private, 2-or-4-year, in-state or out-of-state post-secondary institution for a minimum of three (3) years equivalent full-time. Fellows who do not fulfill the teaching and/or other obligations of their fellowship agreement may be place 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.
The purpose of the King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship is to increase the pool pf traditionally underrepresented candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in post-secondary education. Preference may not be given to applicants on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, or national origin.
For more information on the KCP program, please refer to the KingChavezParksInitiative website.
Please Note: Saginaw Valley State University does not offer a Doctoral Degree Program, only a Masters Degree Program.
KCP Applications will be available in October, 2011
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If you have further questions regarding this program, please contact Dr. Mamie T. Thorns in the Office of Diversity Programs at (989) 964-4068 or by email at mtthorns@svsu.edu.
SVSU, an AA/EO institution, is strongly and actively committed to increasing diversity within its community.
