We evaluate the effects of academic achievement awards for first and second-year college students on a Canadian … 70 for second-year students, but there was no significant effect on overall GPA. Results are somewhat stronger for a …

thousands of Nebraska high school graduates from low-income, minority, and first-generation college households. Randomly …- assigned STBF awards boost bachelor's (BA) degree completion for students targeting four-year schools by about 8 points. Degree … subgroups examined in the study. Projected earnings gains exceed funder costs for low-income, non-white, urban, and first …