Florida Getting Great Grant Gratification
July 25th, 2006The Emerald Coast Community website has some positive news for Florida college students. Get this:
During the 2006-07 school year, the state aims to award more than 30,000 full-time eligible students approximately $47 million in new Academic Competitiveness (AC) and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) grants worth between $750 and $4,000 per student.
That’s a nice jolt of cash from the government. 30,000 students is like the population of a large state university. Also, many grants are for small amounts, not even coming close to the $4000 limit for these extra AC and SMART grants.
If the government is going to spend money, why not give it to intelligent students who have a high chance of creating wealth in Florida and United States’ economies. With the average college tuition increasing many times over the cost of inflation, all forms of financial aid should be increased by federal and state governments just to keep the students’ financial burdens at a level playing field.
