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Journal of Student Financial Aid
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A Scholarship Workshop Program to Improve Underrepresented Student Access to Higher Education
Vol. 40, No. 2, 2010 p. 31
by Christopher D. Murr
This study examines the effectiveness of a scholarship workshop program to better
prepare low socio-economic and minority students to compete for collegiate
scholarships. The study involves 1,367 high risk 9th to 12th grade students in Texas.
Analysis of the pre- and post-tests, using a t-test for dependent variables, indicates a
statistically significant improvement in the relevant knowledge of workshop
participants. As evidenced by this analysis and other data, the workshop program is
very successful in educating high risk students about the steps necessary to develop
a competitive scholarship application that can increase their chances of accessing a
higher education.