Needy students get less from merit scholarships than affluent peers, survey finds

By Kristin Rushowy. Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance report suggests devoting public scholarship money entirely to needs-based awards. Ontario’s neediest university students receive hundreds of dollars less in publicly funded scholarships than students from the most affluent homes, says a new report obtained by the Star. The findings have prompted the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance to call on the government and post-secondary institutions to end the “misuse of funds” by basing scholarships solely on financial need. More...