Impact on university scholarships in the post-pandemic situation
University scholarships have always been a prominent part of an aspiring student’s admission process. However, we all have been bothered for a significant period due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and there will be a major effect on the universities’ admission granting process after this havoc is over. This makes the anxiety levels go up for all the students who were meant to go to college this year and start a new phase of life. And rightly so, they are all worried about how the universities’ admission offices are going to function in the post-COVID times.
Various universities provide different kinds of scholarships to students under various categories. Talking of the prestigious Ivy League colleges, they only provide financial aid for some underprivileged but talented students through a particular set of people or companies like their own alumni group.
Universities and collegesUniversities and colleges all over the world have been providing scholarships to students in the pre-COVID era. However, how this process will continue once we are through with this pandemic has to be considered deeply by looking at every aspect. Lovely Professional University recently declared that they will be honouring their scholarships up to full program fee waiver worth INR 20 crore for the wards/dependents of the individuals who have been part of the frontline workforce that has been fighting in the war against this pandemic. It’s an inspiring initiative taken by LPU and will help a large number of prospering students. LIGS University has introduced a special scholarship with financial aid to students who are willing to continue learning while we are quarantined. They are providing high-quality online education with a proper legitimate degree for the same. Some universities have a criterion of scholarship for international students to attract students from all over the world. Since this pandemic has affected people worldwide and travelling in the post-pandemic era won’t be as easy and frequent as it was, it will surely affect the set of international scholarships in the universities. FLAME University reached out SAT and ACT test-takers who wanted to go abroad for their studies but are stuck due to the ongoing situation. They are providing financial-aid and criterion based scholarship to a number of students in their university enrolled in various programs. Universities in UK have decided that there will be no changes to their admission process post this pandemic and all the scholarships and aids will be given as earlier.
Like every other sector, the education sector will also be hindered by this pandemic. Hence, there might be a lot of enrolling in some of the professional programs in universities but there surely would be a tougher competition to get those aids and scholarships this year.
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Luvpreet Singh