Disadvantaged British pupils given financial aid to study at Ivy League universities

Irena Barker at the TES reported on the success of the Sutton Trust US Programme.

More than 60 state-educated pupils from across the UK are to receive £8.2 million in financial aid to attend top-flight universities in the USA, after taking part in a groundbreaking new scheme.

The students, nearly two-thirds of whom come from families with an annual household income of less than £25,000, will take advantage of generous support packages from stateside universities, receiving an average of £138,500 each over four years.

The students are enrolling at 37 different US colleges, and 28 per cent will be going to Ivy League institutions. Three of the students have been accepted by Harvard, three by Yale and five by Princeton.

The pupils are among 150 young people who participated in the Sutton Trust’s US programme in 2013, which is designed to encourage people to consider studying in America.

Read the full article here.