I think so. Certainly, that's something we've heard from the large number of students who are on the program. It's upfront in nature, so it's money that's going to students to offset the high cost of tuition, the country-wide average of which has risen 180% since the mid-1990s.
Since it's on the front end, it helps students understand how much they're going to be paying for their particular education. That helps those students from under-participating backgrounds to understand the debt they're taking on; those are students who may be more debt averse and have a tendency to work more hours off-campus, those sorts of things.
Upfront grants provide an important part of the envelope of student financial assistance programs because they help students understand how much debt they're taking on and what the full cost of their program and education will be.