J777:  If the incentive to do well in school is these scholarships then those students need to re-evaluate their priorities.  I don't think many students think that if this program goes away then they will quit doing well.  Motivated students will do well regardless.  Like is often said "it is not about the money".  Seems to me that an "innovation program" that benefits all is a better investment than a scholarship that only benefits only one individual.