@article{2d47e7e6f4d1485b816abc68f8a2af1b,
title = "A quasi-experimental investigation of how the gates millennium scholars program is related to college students' time use and activities",
abstract = "A national scholarship program provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is designed to improve access to and success in higher education for low-income high-achieving minority students by providing them with full tuition scholarships and non-monetary support. We use a regression discontinuity approach to investigate whether the receipt of the scholarship changes the use of time and participation in different activities among college students during their freshmen and junior years. We find that receiving a Gates scholarship reduces hours worked per week, as well as influencing high participation in volunteering activities and cultural events. The sub-group analyses reveal racial/ethnic differences in the allocation of time to and the levels of participation in various activities in response to the Gates scholarship.",
keywords = "financial aid, minority student, regression discontinuity, student time use, time allocation",
author = "DesJardins, {Stephen L.} and McCall, {Brian P.} and Molly Ott and Jiyun Kim",
note = "Funding Information: The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: Financial support for the research conducted herein was provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, but the authors did not receive any funding to write this paper. The views contained herein are not necessarily those of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Funding Information: One national scholarship designed to reduce the financial constraints of students is the Gates Millennium Scholars program (henceforth GMS). Established by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 1999, the stated goal of this program is to establish a cadre of future leaders by improving access to and success in higher education for low-income, high-achieving minority students in the United States by providing them with scholarships and nonpecuniary support. As noted by Melinda Gates when announcing the program{\textquoteright}s establishment, “If we can ease the financial strains many students encounter, hopefully they can focus their full efforts on academic pursuits” (“Bill and Melinda Gates Announce,” ). ",
year = "2010",
month = dec,
doi = "10.3102/0162373710380739",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "32",
pages = "456--475",
journal = "Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis",
issn = "0162-3737",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "4",
}