The CTY Development Office works in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University to secure funding from national, regional, and local foundations and corporations to support student scholarships and other priority programs. Here are some reasons why the Center for Talented Youth is a good investment: - Committed to high-potential disadvantaged and underrepresented students – Our goal is to identify, recruit and support extraordinary students from every neighborhood in the United States, regardless of their economic circumstances. In 2006, 14 percent of the students who received scholarships to attend CTY summer programs were drawn from ethnic groups which have been traditionally underrepresented in gifted programs.
- Top quality – CTY programs are accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools, allowing students to receive credit and/or placement in their home-school districts for certain courses. We are a not-for-profit, tuition-supported unit of the Johns Hopkins University, the nation’s oldest research university.
- More than a quarter century of experience – CTY conducts the nation’s oldest and most extensive university-based Talent Search to identify bright students in grades 2-8. Since 1979, we have challenged qualified students with summer and distance-education programs.
- Low overhead – CTY’s fundraising costs are low. We spend less than 10 cents to raise $1.00.
- Scholarships can be tailored to cororate interests – CTY enables companies and foundations to focus their giving on particular academic and regional areas. For example, a company may specify they want their scholarship funds to benefit students with very high ability in mathematics living in the Northwest.
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