Speaking as someone who was a beneficiary of several talent/need based scholarships, I'd like to suggest a slight refactoring of your problem. Allow me to invok

Speaking as someone who was a beneficiary of several talent/need based scholarships, I'd like to suggest a slight refactoring of your problem. Allow me to invoke Gladwell. Think of this as trying to help someone get their 10,000 hours in to become an expert. I was lucky in that I received scholarships to 'be' at a prestigious schools or programs, but always had to work at jobs much more than my peers not only because of my family's need, but also because of my family's attitudes about what children were for. The wealthy kids' families had a much different idea of how to raise a child than my family did and they had a different understanding of the types of resources beyond the financial that kids need to be successful. Just because I had received a scholarship to excellent schools did not release me from the expectation that I needed to contribute financially to my parents' well-being while I was in high school and college. In fact, it increased their expectations. The pressure was intense. I knew that the only way for me to get out and to stay out was to do well academically, but relinquishing duty was anathema. The schools where I went were hard, with heavy academic workloads, and having to work around 35-40 hours a week through high school and college and keep strong academic standing extremely stressful and time consuming. Very difficult to get the 10,000 hours in when you're asking people if they want fries with that. Kids need time. If it's as all possible, interview the families of the most likely candidates. Look for red flags. Will the parents be able to afford or allow the child to actually reap the benefits you're offering? If they can't afford it, are they willing to give the child extra time to pursue academics more seriously or are they likely to consume their young? When you do give out the scholarship, please spend time with the family to help them structure the student's life so they can properly take advantage of what you're giving them.