William ChopsWestfield wrote:

> Ah, well in the united states, the purpose of the university system
> is to turn out university professors, not "professional successes."

To some degree, that's probably like that in most places. I'd guess that
this is more valid for Germany than for the US, for example.

At least in Germany, the ones on a university career usually are employed
by the university (as research and/or teaching assistants) while they are
pursuing the higher degrees necessary for their career. In that sense, they
don't need general scholarships: they, in a way, get sponsored by the
university, while working for it. 

In Germany, there are no tuition fees on public universities, so the
situation is a bit different in that respect, but couldn't/shouldn't/don't
even the private universities in the USA do something similar?

Gerhard

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