$95 million to fund undocumented, low-income students’ college access
The Schuler Education Foundation has announced a second round of challenge grants totaling $95 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students.
Launched in May 2021 with a 10-year, $500 million commitment, the Schuler Access Initiative aims to help 20 highly selective liberal arts colleges increase the percentage of undocumented and Pell-eligible low-income students enrolled to between 2 percent and 6 percent of the student body. Selected colleges are required to generate 1:1 matching grants for the effort.
This year, the initiative has awarded $20 million each to Barnard College in New York City; Centre College in Danville, Kentucky; the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts; and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut; as well as $15 million to Scripps College in Claremont, California.
“By increasing access for excellent students, we make Trinity better in every way as we educate bold, independent thinkers who lead extraordinary lives,” said Trinity College president Joanne Berger-Sweeney. “We have the capacity to make a fundamental difference in the lives of these amazing students and in the lives of everyone who interacts with them. By capitalizing on this rare opportunity, we will make Trinity stronger and ultimately serve the public good.”
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