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Using a Merit-Based Scholarship Program to Increase Rates of College Enrollment in an Urban School District: The Case of the Pittsburgh Promise
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Bozick, Robert; Gonzalez, Gabriella; Engberg, John – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2015
The Pittsburgh Promise is a scholarship program that provides $5,000 per year toward college tuition for public high school graduates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who earned a 2.5 GPA and a 90% attendance record. This study used a difference-in-difference design to assess whether the introduction of the Promise scholarship program directly…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, College Bound Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Management
A Report by the Board of Regents to the Governor and Legislature on State Student Financial Aid Programs.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
The scope and operation of New York State's financial aid programs for 1977-78 are described, and recommendations to improve educational opportunity are presented. It is concluded that the development and expansion of the programs in 1978 indicate that they are effectively facilitating access and choice. During 1977-78 the average awards under the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Eligibility, Equal Education
A Report by the Board of Regents to the Governor and Legislature on State Student Financial Aid Programs.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1980
The present scope and operation of New York State's financial aid programs, and improvements recommended by the Board of Regents, are examined and recent developments in the state's programs are reported. The Guaranteed Student Loan program showed the greatest increase in activity of all the state-administered student aid programs. Tuition…
Descriptors: College Students, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship