Scholarship Assignment Task Module

Next, we will move on to a different section. We will present you with a series of scenarios in which you will be asked to evaluate information about two applicants and make a decision on how to allocate resources between them.

Before we begin, we'll show you a practice example to familiarize you with the task.

NoteThe situation:
  • Imagine that you are part of a university committee in charge of awarding a scholarship to support first-year students.
  • The applicants will be presented in pairs, with information about each one provided by the school from which they graduated.
  • Both applicants were accepted into the same degree program and university, and in this program students must pay to study (there is no access to free tuition).
  • The amount available is $2,000,000 for the first year.
TipYour task:
  • In each pair, you must distribute the scholarship by assigning each applicant a percentage of the total scholarship amount ($2,000,000), considering the characteristics of each one that will be presented in a table.
  • Since the amount available to distribute between each pair is fixed, giving more money to one applicant means giving less to the other.

There are no right or wrong answers; we are only interested in your opinion.

How to make the assignment?

Move the slider (yellow circle ) below the table. The amount initially appears divided into equal parts ($1,000,000 each) and will change depending on how you move the slider.

Demanding: Mateo Isidora
Their household makes ends meet with: Difficulty Slack
Country of birth: Chile Chile
He/She requires the scholarship because: She applied for other scholarships but did not receive funding. She didn't manage to apply for other scholarships in time.
Study: More than his colleagues Just like his colleagues
Outside of their studies: She has done volunteer work She has not done volunteer work
View the scholarship as: A welcome help. A welcome help.

Considering the above characteristics, how much money (scholarship) would you give to each applicant?

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Mateo

$1.000.000

50%

Isidora

$1.000.000

50%


Now that you have practiced with an example question, we are going to show you 6 pairs of applicants with different characteristics, among whom you will have to distribute the scholarship amount.

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