Keep Moving Ahead
Keep Moving Ahead
What is the Birmingham Promise?
The Birmingham Promise connects city school students with workforce experience and post-secondary opportunities to enhance their economic mobility.
At Birmingham Promise, we believe in empowering families and providing a path towards economic security, mobility, and prosperity. By keeping our program requirements minimal, we strive to remove barriers and open doors for students who may have been historically denied equal access to educational opportunities due to social and financial limitations.
Our Mission and Vision.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support and prepare every Birmingham City School student to achieve economic security, mobility, and prosperity. We do this by providing high-quality work experiences in the form of internships and apprenticeships. We also reduce the cost of post-secondary education for students from all academic backgrounds. We operate with a relentless student-centric and asset-based approach to ensure that all of Birmingham’s talent is connected to opportunity.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which every Birmingham City School student is supported and prepared to pursue a post-secondary option that will lead to economic security, mobility, and prosperity.
Support
Make a promise to their future.
The Birmingham Promise is made possible by educators, colleges, individuals, and businesses looking to make a difference for the future of our city—our students. Your support is your promise to help us all keep moving ahead.
Make a promise:
Get real-world
experience.
Exciting internship opportunities await! Gain valuable experience with real companies on real-world projects. Spring Internship applications for the Class of 2024 program open in October 1, 2024. The deadline is November 1, 2024. We’ll match you with the perfect opportunity to build your resume and jumpstart your career.
Get ready to kickstart your professional journey!
Updates coming
soon.
The application period for The Birmingham Promise Scholarship has closed, but here’s the exciting news: it will reopen soon for your class! This will be your first opportunity to apply for the program and have all four years of your college education fully paid for. To stay informed and receive more details, make sure to subscribe to our emailing list.
We’re breaking barriers for a better future.
For all of us.
Important Dates
December 1, 2023
Eat A Red Apple Day!
December 18, 2023
Birmingham Promise officed closed
December 31, 2023
FAFSA, now titled "FSA" application launches!
January 1, 2024
Birmingham Promise Scholarship application opens!
First day to complete FAFSA for class of 2024 seniors.
Get real-world
experience.
Exciting internship opportunities await! Gain valuable experience with real companies on real-world projects. Applications for the Class of 2025 internship program will open in Fall 2024. We’ll match you with the perfect opportunity to build your resume and jumpstart your career.
Stay tuned for updates and mark your calendars. Get ready to kickstart your professional journey!