State-based merit-scholarship programs modeled after Georgia’s HOPE program mostly help students who would go to college anyway and do little to expand access to higher education for low-income and ...

Academically talented high school seniors from 53 Central Jersey public and private schools, as well as one home-schooled student, will compete from for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth ...

Sep. 13—EVANSTON, Ill. — Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation Wednesday announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. This ...

States that offer broad-based merit scholarships appear to raise their residents’ college-completion rates significantly, an economist has reported in a working paper. Previous studies have ...

AUSTIN — Economic pressures have prompted the University of Texas at Austin officials to stop giving scholarships to some of their best and brightest students. The university will end its National ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Waterville Senior High School senior Karin Zimba has been named a finalist ...

Ten Hampton High School seniors have been recognized in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Three students — William Girard, John Hutton and Amiya Johnson — were named among the more ...

Merit was never a dirty word for Blacks. Competing on merit empowered us to destroy racist stereotypes about our capabilities, shatter color barriers, and pioneer inventions that improved all ...