Making College Happen Through Financial Aid Incentive Programs
Making College Happen Through Financial Aid Incentive Programs
A well-designed financial aid incentive program couples a pre-college pipeline program targeting traditionally under-represented populations with an appropriate combination of scholarships, grants, and tuition discounts that covers 100% of tuition for students who meet admissions standards.
1. Guide to Creating Programs Offering Financial Aid Incentives
When considering a Financial Aid Incentive Program, consider the following:
- What will the focus be? Potential focus for your incentive program may include:
- The local neighborhood/host city
- Underserved regions in the state
- Underserved populations
- Who will your partners be?
- Local public schools
- All local schools, public and private
- Community organizations serving youth
- What will the incentive look like based on your enrollment management goals?
- What existing resources on your campus can you pull together to invest in the program?
- How will you leverage existing resourrces to support underrepresented populations once they are admitted to your campus?
2. Exemplary Programs
Making College Happen – Rutgers University Rutgers Future Scholars
Making College Happen – Rutgers ...
Each year, the Rutgers Future Scholars program introduces 200 first-generation, low-income and academically promising middle school students from scho…
Making College Happen – The Ohio State University Young Scholars Program
Making College Happen – The Ohio...
The Ohio State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion Young Scholars Program improves pre-college preparation, retention, and degree completion…
Making College Happen – USC Neighborhood Academic Initiative
Making College Happen – USC Neig...
A rigorous, seven-year pre-college enrichment program designed to prepare low-income neighborhood students for admission to a college or university.
3. Links to Additional Resources
Rutgers Future Scholars (RFS) Research Library on college access programs