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Public and private institutions throughout the country provide complete four-year undergraduate scholarships for the Africans. Costs other that tuition are covered by the agency for international development from foreign aid funds authorized by Congress. The African students come to America with the assistance of their own governments, which provide travel costs. Additional financial support is provided by various foundations...
A.S.P.A.U.'s success is based not only on rigorous selection but also on ample financial support for deserving winners. African countries pay transportation; other help comes from U.S. foundations. Full tuition scholarships averaging $1,000 a year are provided by U.S. campuses. Room and board averaging $1,800 a year is paid by the Government's Agency for International Development. Last fall, when Congress slashed AID's funds, A.S.P.A.U. almost met death, but the cries of admiring college presidents were finally heeded. As a result, Henry announced last week that A.S.P.A.U. will bring in 300 more Africans...
Measures & Countermeasures. The students-there are 50 in the first batch are mostly bright young executives in their late 20s. Their companies selected them to attend the institute, and also pay their tuition ($112 per student...
This drastic relative decline in the importance of endowment has made the University more vulnerable financially. As more and more "soft" money--annual government appropriations and gifts for immediate use--becomes part of the budget, the financial future of the University becomes less certain. For unlike tuition and endowment income which officials call "hard" money, there is no assurance that these funds will continue perpetually...
...situation is building up alot of hostile feelings among the Negroes and the poor whites who cannot afford the tuition, but no one is around to organize action. "So everyone just sits around, frustrated," Cabarrus says. About 1400 of the Negro kids and the poor whites have been working on farms or playing football in the streets for the past three years in Prince Edward County...