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Woo, Jennie H.; Choy, Susan P. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This Statistics in Brief first examines merit aid and other non-need-based aid from all sources and then focuses on two sources of merit aid widely cited in empirical and policy-oriented literature--postsecondary institutions and states--examining how much merit aid students received and the characteristics of students who received it. It tracks…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Undergraduate Students
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Kremer, Michael; Miguel, Edward; Thornton, Rebecca – Education Next, 2005
Proposals for education reform generally focus on teachers and curricula. The most important factor in education may be the student himself or herself. A growing number of states, including Georgia, Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts, have established programs that provide financial rewards in the form of merit scholarships for college for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Rewards, Females