Michael Receives AERA Grant
As one of nine projects selected for funding in 2014, Michael’s project seeks to assist current high school counselors and undocumented students in locating postsecondary institutions that offer friendly admission policies and financial assistance. This information will be used to help the students and faculty of Freedom University, a non-profit organization in Athens, Georgia that provides college-level coursework to undocumented students in hopes that they will enroll in accredited colleges and universities.
The ERSP, titled “A Guiding Light for Students in the Shadows: A Qualitative Project for Providing College Counseling to Undocumented Students,” is slated to run through the beginning of 2015 and results will be presented at a future AERA conference. Click here to read the full press release from AERA, including abstracts of each ERSP.
This grant marks the second time in as many years that College Transitions has received support from AERA, following Andrew’s award in 2012.
College Transitions is a team of college planning experts dedicated to helping students transition to and through higher education.