Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the 1890 scholarship program…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the 1890 scholarship program evaluation program's primary goal is to provide a system and template to collect, aggregate, analyze, and synthesize data on the 1890 scholarships program in order to learn about its strengths and weaknesses as a national initiative, for purposes of program improvement, and learning. Virginia tech will work with the 1890 institutions to collect data on the scholarships awarded and student demographics, and to prepare the required report(S) to be submitted annually to nifa. This project collects data information on scholarships awarded and student demographics of scholars including (but not limited to) the following: a) amount of funds provided to each eligible institution; B) number of scholarships awarded under each grant each fiscal year; C) amount of each such scholarship; D) total number of students directly supported, by residency; E) total number of students directly supported, by field of study, F) total number of students directly supported, byclassification; and G) total number of students directly supported, by gender and ethnicity/race. In addition the program conduct a detailed student survey of all scholars and program directors.