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Since launching our grantmaking activities in 2014, we have awarded over $26.4 million in support of our research priorities: access, affordability, and the value of legal education.
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Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Program:
Financial Education Research Grant Program
Date:
April 2021
Amount:
$94,749
Status:
Completed
The project seeks to evaluate the efficacy of a 1-credit personal finance course for fourth-year medical students in improving financial knowledge, self-efficacy, and financial planning behaviors. The potential differences in course outcomes for under-represented minority (URM) students versus their non-URM peers to evaluate equity of impact will be examined.
Arkansas State University System Foundation, Inc.
Program:
Financial Education Research Grant Program
Date:
March 2021
Amount:
$97,537
Status:
Completed
The project will focus on the impact that peer-led and initiated behavioral nudges (in the form of emails, text messages, and phone calls) will have on the financial wellness goals of first-year college students.
University of Wisconsin Law School
Program:
Financial Education Research Grant Program
Date:
April 2020
Amount:
$102,914
Status:
Completed
The project is intended to increase our understanding of how a Financial Life Skills (FLS) course can potentially improve undergraduate students' financial knowledge, capability, and well-being. There are three critical aspects related to college students that we wish to explore in this study: financial knowledge, financial attitudes, and financial behavior.
University of Georgia Research Foundation
Program:
Financial Education Research Grant Program
Date:
April 2020
Amount:
$120,741
Status:
Completed
The project will evaluate the impact of financial education course features on student financial literacy (i.e., financial knowledge, financial skill and financial self-efficacy) and financial well-being. The goal is to examine the effectiveness of collegiate financial education in improving the preparedness of college students to make financial decisions as students and after graduation.