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Longitudinal Study Begins on Financial Aid and Student Achievement

Researchers at UW-Madison are conducting the state’s first, long-term comprehensive study of the effects of need-based financial aid on college studentsâ?? success.

The Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study includes 6,000 Wisconsin residents enrolled at each of Wisconsin’s 42 public colleges. All participants have received a federal Pell grant, which are distributed based on a family’s income. (Seventh item.)