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  1. Tyler Cowen, Economist at George Mason University, and author of the most widely read economics blog, Marginal Revolution
    2. "Should donors give to students rather than schools?," 16 Jul 2008
    Jonathan Bydlak seeks to match donors directly with students, rather than matching donors to universities... One advantage of the idea is greater competition...
    I like the idea...
  2. Aaron J. Biterman, Teacher, and contributor to the Republican Liberty Caucus Blog
    3. "Discover Scholars offers unique concept in education," 9 Aug 2008
    Imagine having the power, as a donor, to fund particular types of students.
    Imagine, as a student, having someone want to help you attain greatness.
  3. Jon Host, Contributing writer for the Huffington Post and the Morningside Post, and author of the blog Snarky Behavior
    4. "An Innovative Approach to Financial Aid," 17 Jul 2008
    I’ve found an interesting idea via Tyler Cowen: matching donors directly with students, thus cutting out the middle-man of the Financial Aid Office.
    The organization that arranges the matching is called DiscoverScholars.org, and the guiding principle is that a direct matching process is more transparent, accountable and efficient than the current system schools have in place...
    It would be nice to really compete competitively for financial aid based on a transparent matching process.
  4. Phil Cubeta, Morals Tutor to America's Wealthiest Families, and author of the philanthropy blog Gifthub
    5. "Discover Scholars," 14 July 2008
    Very interesting concept. Scholarships are a hot topic with donors these days. Private foundations have to go through some hoops to offer them. Community Foundations are one way donors get scholarships done. Discover Scholars could be an interesting alternative ...
    Discover Scholars is a very interesting addition to the philanthropic landscape... the concept is intriguing.
  5. Daniel McCarthy, associate editor and author for the American Conservative
    6. "The Ron Paul Evolution," 21 Apr 2008
    [Bydlak] has launched an ambitious project to connect individual donors with students needing scholarships through a website, www.discoverscholars.org, bypassing university financial-aid offices.
  6. Lucy Bernholz, founder and President of Blueprint Research & Design, Inc. a strategy consulting firm for philanthropic institutions and individuals, and author of the blog Philanthropy 2173
    7. "Marketized Giving," 6 Aug 2008
    Now, in the most direct - to - direct example I've seen, comes DiscoverScholars.org - which matches scholarship donors directly to students (or claims to). The idea is to give donors a chance to support specific kinds of students, not just the universities where those students go to school...


Other Blog Mentions

  1. Adam Gautsch, contributor to the Orangecoat.com Blog
    2. "A New Way to Think About Funding Higher Education," 16 Jul 2008
    What a fun little thought experiment this is...
  2. Tim of Angle, author of the blog Dyspepsia Generation
    3. "Should donors give to students rather than schools?," 16 Jul 2008
    Hint: Yes.
  3. Simon Halliday, author of the blog Amanuensis
    4. "Poor Performance Rewarded," 18 July 2008
    I am also quite charmed by ideas proposed in the US ... to channel money to graduate students independent of the universities in order to allow them greater freedom to do novel research rather than be a research peon for a professor. See this site for private sector-individual pairings.
  4. Joe Solomon, contributor to Social Actions Blog
    5. "Social Actions Roundup3 - New Financing, New Launches, and New Campaigns!," 7 Aug 2008
    http://www.discoverscholars.org/ applies the citizen philanthropy model to college scholarships."