More Scholarships!

The Roosevelt Scholars Act is back, reintroduced by Democratic Rep. David Price and Republican Rep. Michael Castle. The bill would create a non-profit foundation to give scholarships to graduate students in fields relevant to federal agencies, and would have to spend between three and five years in the civil service in return for the financial aid. It's a much more targeted program than the loan-forgiveness law that went into effect this summer, which defined public service broadly, and was championed by John Sarbanes. But that targeted effort could make it more directly useful for federal agencies in need of talented personnel in specific fields.