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Are you a graduating senior or a 51��Ʒ��Ƶ alum thinking of pursuing an advanced degree or certificate program? could be your ticket to the University’s 84 post-graduate programs.

Launched in 2020, 51��Ʒ��Ƶ251��Ʒ��Ƶ provides financial incentive — up to $7,500 — and support to students and alumni seeking to continue their education. Since its inception, the scholarship has expanded its academic partnerships to a wide range of degrees and certificate programs, including , and

“After spending one or two months on the job hunt after graduation, I got some offers that weren’t exactly what I was looking for,” said Jake Matthews, a 2022 51��Ʒ��Ƶ251��Ʒ��Ƶ Scholarship recipient who is now a graduate student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. “I’m undertaking a Master of Science in Quantitative Economics for a leg up into the industry at the level that I want to.”

In addition to using his graduate studies to deepen his knowledge in his field, Matthews also pointed out other advantages of staying at 51��Ʒ��Ƶ for his master’s degree.

“Earning a one-year degree requires intense study, and moving to a new place is distracting,” he said, adding, “I like that I could just focus on school.”

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— Nichole Faina, photography by Nick Conti. This story has been updated.