ERIC Number: ED652039
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Publication Date: 2024-Jan
Pages: 37
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Higher Education: VA Should Provide Additional Information to Its Staff and Schools on the Rogers STEM Scholarship. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-24-106492
Melissa Emrey-Arras
US Government Accountability Office
Veterans who received technical training in the military may be well suited to pursue degrees in STEM. The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship provides up to $30,000 to assist veterans with continuing qualifying STEM programs after they exhaust their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 includes a provision for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide an interim and final assessment of the Rogers STEM scholarship program. This final assessment: (1) reports the number of veterans that pursued and obtained STEM degrees using the Rogers STEM scholarship; and (2) evaluates how consistently VA processes Rogers STEM scholarship applications. GAO analyzed VA administrative data from August 2019 to June 2023, the most recently available data at the time of GAO's analysis. GAO also held four discussion groups with VA staff who process scholarship applications and reviewed relevant VA documents.
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Military Training, STEM Education, Scholarships, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Federal Legislation, Academic Degrees, Eligibility, Majors (Students), Educational Finance
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Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Authoring Institution: US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
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