Promoting Academic Success Through University Microgrants for Students (2026)
The high price of college attendance remains a barrier to success for students from low- and moderate-income families. In response, institutions have introduced microgrants—small, off-cycle, need-based grants for undergraduates—to support student success. However, evidence on their effectiveness is limited. Using extensive administrative and survey data, we apply doubly robust quasi-experimental matching methods to estimate the … Read more