TY  - JOUR
T1  - Higher Education Funding Mechanisms: Characteristics and
Impacts of Formula Funding Mechanism
AU - Garba, Kofar-Sauri Bello AU - Ahmad, Abd Rahman 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
SP  - 1440
EP  - 1447
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2017.1440.1447
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.1440.1447
KW  - Decentralization
KW  -funding models
KW  -formula funding
KW  -funding mechanism
KW  -public resources
AB  - The use of formula in allocating funds to meet the financial needs of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs) has been in use by many countries, especially in Europe and by the United States of America since the
late 1960’s. The successes recorded in its use, especially the decentralization of financial management of public
HEIs, has made it attractive for other nations (developing and the less developed) to embrace the practice. This
study reviews the related literatures on the concept of higher education funding models in general and funding
formula as a mechanism for funding higher education in particular. The primary aim here is to review the scope
and the potentials of deploying formula funding as an allocation mechanism for funding public HEIs and how
the various stakeholders of tertiary education can identify how best to distribute public resources effectively
and efficiently. Thus, the study discusses the various types of funding formulas in use today and their
efficiency in addressing the financial needs of the HEIs. Higher education funding formulas are mathematical
expressions containing same variables (e.g., student numbers, enrollments, etc.) that are used to determine an
institutions budget. The study is expected to provide an insight into the characteristics and the impact of
formula funding mechanism and provides some guides on how to select a funding mechanism that will be
efficient, equitable and transparent.
ER  -