Grants & Funding

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Published Date: October 04, 2007

Program Information

Program Name:

Gates Millennium Scholars Program

Program URL:

http://www.gmsp.org/

Program Year:

2005

Program Description:

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education, in all discipline areas and a graduate education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need to reach their fullest potential. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation established the initiative to encourage and support students to complete college and continue on to earn master's and doctoral degrees in disciplines in which their ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented. The Gates Millennium Scholars award will enable young Americans to attend undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice and be prepared to assume important roles as leaders in their professions and in their communities.

Program Restrictions:

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education, in all discipline areas and a graduate education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need to reach their fullest potential.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation established the initiative to encourage and support students to complete college and continue on to earn master's and doctoral degrees in disciplines in which their ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented. The Gates Millennium Scholars award will enable young Americans to attend undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice and be prepared to assume important roles as leaders in their professions and in their communities.

Public Contact Information

Supported Components and Scientific Fields

Supported Components:

Student Scholarships

General Fields Supported:

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Science, Technology

Specific Fields Supported:

Anatomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cell Physiology, Computational Biology, Computer Sciences, Developmental Biology, Earth Systems, Ecology/Environmental Sciences, Ethics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Geology, Immunology, Instrumentation, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Natural History, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Plant Biology, Physiology, Science Education, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Zoology

Program Eligibility Requirements

Who can apply?

Students

If organizations may apply, check which ones:

None provided

If students may apply, check which ones:

Grade 12

Are awards targeted to a specific population group?

Yes

If yes, check those that apply:

Minorities, General

Is this program limited to organizations or residents within the United States?

Yes

Are awards targeted to people in specific U.S. states?

No

If yes, check those that apply:

None provided

Are awards targeted to a specific region within a state?

No

If yes, specify

Application Process and Program Award Term

Application Process, Initial Contact or Approach:

Online Application (specify URL): https://www.gmsp.org/GMSP%5FApp/

Application Details:

The candidate must first be nominated by a professional educator.

Application Deadline(s)?:

Yes

If yes, date(s):

01/11/2008

Deadline Comments:

Award Duration:

Fixed

Program Competition Information

Year (last reported competition)  

	Number of Applicants	Number of Awards	Total Funding Dollars	Range of Awards
Other Applicants:
Individual Award Rates:
Institutional Award Rates:

Sample of Recent Grantees

Grantee	Award Year	Award