Expanding Access and Opportunity: The Impact of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program

Autor/in	Ramsey, Jennifer
Institution	Institute for Higher Education Policy
Titel	Expanding Access and Opportunity: The Impact of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program
Quelle	(2010), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Minority Group Students; Scholarships; Financial Support; Program Effectiveness; Outreach Programs; Access to Education; Educational Opportunities; Low Income Groups; Comparative Analysis; Financial Aid Applicants; College Preparation; Academic Achievement; Student Experience; STEM Education; Outcomes of Education; Graduation Rate; Enrollment Rate; Student Financial Aid; Educational Policy; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scholarship; Stipendium; Finanzielle Förderung; Jobcoaching; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Antragsteller; Schulleistung; Studienerfahrung; STEM; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; USA
Abstract	In 1999, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation began an innovative scholarship program that provides full financial support to low-income minority students across the United States. The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) program has already awarded more than 10,000 scholarships to exceptional students, with the ultimate goal of funding at least 20,000 students over the course of the 20-year program. Extensive research conducted on the program examines outcomes for several cohorts of Scholars using comparative data from non-recipients (students who applied but did not receive the scholarship) and national comparison groups of low-income, high-achieving minority students. The earliest findings from this research indicate that Scholars receive numerous advantages. They have reduced work and debt burdens as well as more flexibility in their choices, which leads to enhanced persistence, college completion, and community engagement after college. These are highly motivated students who likely would have attended college without the scholarship, but their experiences would have been very different. (Contains 3 tables, 6 figures, 1 box, and 8 footnotes.) [This report was prepared for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10