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More US STEM scholarships for Southeast Asia

The PIE News

The expansion was announced at an event at the White House on February 7 to celebrate the success of the inaugural cohort of Quad Fellows who enrolled on the scholarship in 2021. People-to-people exchange in science and technology was a cornerstone of the Quad summit that year.

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Taiwan launches new scholarships in bid to keep international graduates

The PIE News

Approximately $162 million will be invested in the plan, with eligible international students able to apply for government scholarships and living stipends from sponsoring companies. Yang said the new scholarships will mean students won’t face these issues. “The level of pay is one third of Korea or Japan.

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Inside Higher Ed

Not by admissions selectivity or even by their contribution to social mobility, but, rather, their impact on the growth of knowledge and technological and scientific advancement? Would it be judged on scholarship, influence, or some other elements? Blog: Higher Ed Gamma What if we ranked universities not by inputs but by outputs?

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

What’s the need: The Fordham Housing Fund is specifically for students in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program ( CSTEP ). How it works: Each year, rising juniors in CSTEP apply for a scholarship from the fund. After, CSTEP staff select the nine scholarship recipients for the upcoming academic year.

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Why the Defense Department is poised to become HBCUs’ new best friend

University Business

A National Science Foundation (NSF) report found that the Department of Defense’s Federal allocation of colleges’ science and engineering programs topped over $2.5 Funding to Johns Hopkins University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Penn State University comprised more than half of the Defense’s allocation.

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A frustrating year results in drastic declines in FAFSA submissions

University Business

Department of Education had a rough launch with its newly updated form resulting in a nearly three-month delay coupled with several technological issues for applicants. The most recent was the Department’s failure to adjust families’ protected income due to inflation.

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The Promise and Challenges of AI in Higher Ed

WCET Frontiers

Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET Preparing Faculty to work with AI The University of Mississippi is pioneering new approaches to prepare faculty for emerging technologies, like generative AI, in the classroom. Faculty at dozens of other institutions have been granted access to the course through course licenses and scholarships.