Gates Millennium Scholarships Offered

Attention Class of 2012!!

The Gates Millennium Scholar Program will select 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Gates Millennium Scholars are provided with personal and professional development through our leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career.

Gates Millennium Scholar Program Eligibility

The 2011-12 GMS Application period is now closed. Please review the following information for eligibility criteria and visit www.gmsp.org in September 2011 for the 2012-13 application.

Students are eligible to be considered for a GMS Scholarship if they:

• Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander American, or Hispanic American.
• Are a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States.
• Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (unweighted) or have earned a GED.
• Will be enrolling for the first time at a U.S. accredited college or university as a full time, degree-seeking, first year student in fall 2012.
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities.
• Meet the federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria.
• Have completed and submitted all three required forms (Nominee Personal Information Form, Nominator Form, and Recommender Form) by the deadline.

If you are Native American, you will be asked to provide proof of tribal enrollment or certificate of descent from a state or federally recognized tribe if selected as a GMS Candidate.

To be eligible for the GMS Scholarship, the student must matriculate at a college or university that is accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. The following are accreditation resources: Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education Programs Candidates; American Council of Education published in consultation with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation; Higher Education Directory published by Higher Education Publications, Inc.