Editing Scholarship (section)

=== United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Target 4.b ===
[[File:Sustainable Development Goal 04QualityEducation.svg|thumb|United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4]]
The [[Sustainable Development Goal 4|United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4]], Quality Education, emphasizes inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities. Target 4.b specifically calls for the expansion of global scholarships available to students from developing countries, particularly in higher education, [[Vocational education|technical and vocational education and training]], and [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] education.<ref name=":6">UNESCO. (2021). Scholarships. In ''Non-state actors in education: WHO CHOOSES? WHO LOSES?'' (pp. 339–350). UNESCO. http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep65005.24</ref> [[UNESCO|UNESCO's]] [[Incheon declaration|Incheon Declaration]] and Framework for Action for the implementation of SDG 4 describes scholarships as a means to promote international knowledge exchange and improve access for marginalized learners. In 2010, scholarships accounted for a quarter of total educational aid, averaging $3.2 billion USD annually.<ref name=":7">“Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4.” ''UNESCO UIS'', 2016, uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/education-2030-incheon-framework-for-action-implementation-of-sdg4-2016-en_2.pdf.</ref> UNESCO's 2002 analysis on financing education found that beyond individual benefits, equitable scholarship distribution contributes to broader economic and social returns, including increased productivity, civic engagement, and national capacity-building.<ref name=":2">UNESCO Institute for Statistics and OECD. 2002. ''Financing Education – Investments and Returns: Analysis of the World Education Indicators''. Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000137382.</ref>