The Gates Scholarship: Funded Opportunities for Minority Students
Table of Content
- Overview of The Gates Scholarship
- Benefits of The Gates Scholarship
- Eligibility Criteria
- Application Process and Important Dates
The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential.
Benefits
- Tuition fee waiver
- Room or accommodation expenses
- Board expenses
- Textbook expenses
- Transportation expenses would be covered.
Eligibility Criteria
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To apply, students must be:
Additionally, a student must plan to enroll full-time, in a four-year degree program, at a US accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university.
*For American Indian/Alaska Native, proof of tribal enrollment will be required.
- A high school senior
- From at least one of the following ethnicities: African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian & Pacific Islander American, and/or Hispanic American
- Pell-eligible
- A US citizen, national, or permanent resident
- In good academic standing with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
Application Process
- Apply online on official website.
- A candidate is supposed to gather the following information :
- SAT or ACT scores
- Academic transcripts
- Cumulative GPA
- Financial information about the candidate’s family
- Extracurricular information
- Letter of Recommendation
- After gathering the information, the applicant is supposed to sign up for the TGS profile and start the Gates scholarship application process and submit the application with accurate information.
Important Dates
Available: July 15 2024
Deadline: Sept 15 2024
Semifinalist Phase: Dec - Jan 2025
Finalist Interviews: March 2025
Selection: April 2025
Awards: July-Sept 2025
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to Scholarship at Uniplus Global to apply
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