Gates Millennium Scholars
Gates Millennium Scholars Program Awards Scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native Students Across Indian Country
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ach year the Gates Millennium Scholars program selects 1,000 new, talented students to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at the U. S. college or university of their choosing. This year 150 American Indian and Alaska Native students, representing communities from coast to coast have been confirmed as Gates Millennium Scholars. These elite students, all rising college freshmen, will join approximately 850 other American Indian and Alaska Native undergraduates and graduate degree candidates who will receive scholarship support from
the Gates Millennium Scholars program (GMS) in the 2013-2014 academic year. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) administers the GMS Program, which is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and partners with the American Indian Graduate Center Scholars (AIGCS) to recruit, select and support American Indian and Alaska Native Gates Millennium Scholars. Other GMS partners are the Hispanic Scholarship Fund in Los Angeles and the Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund in Washington, DC.
AIGC Scholars is the American Indian and Alaska Native partner in the Gates Millennium Scholars Program. The Gates Millennium Scholars Program provides up to ten years of higher education funding, covering unmet need at any nationally accredited college.
The GMS application is open from mid-August through mid-January each year
To schedule a GMS presentation at your school or in your community, contact AIGCS at (866) 884-7007.
Visit aigcs.org for more GMS program information and eligibility criteria.
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