2) Why would anyone want to get somebody through Harvard/MIT? I've looked at their lectures online and while of course being very good, I didn't see any substantial difference to my university, they only have a better brand (and charge for that...). For the money it takes to get 1 person through the US system, you can finance a dozen people (or even more) elsewhere.
3) Where would you invest BTC so it produces interest? One of the only few kinda safe (if done right!) ways I know of is to lend to people who want to leverage trades on margin platforms. All other things I know of are either mainly priced in fiat (having huge currency exchange risks), overvalued (Satoshi's dice "stock"...) or both.
1) At the end of the day, money is money, whatever its form. This is a challenge for those who think Bitcoins are worth something.
2) I see only good in helping to support some student's education. To avoid misunderstandings, I am not specifically endorsing MIT or Harvard, or the USA versus UK/EU/Asia or wherever. The student picks the school, and this would be open to anyone worldwide. If our budget does not enable us to give out full scholarships, that is one thing, but otherwise we are completely neutral and do not penalize some poor kid who was foolish enough to enter MIT.
3) A diverse portfolio, including some of our own mining? Absolutely we should not deal with risky or shady investments.