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Gates Scholarship Program
Max Amount
$50K
Deadline
Sep 15, 2025
Processing Time
90 days
The Gates Scholarship is a highly competitive, full scholarship for exceptional, Pell-eligible, minority high school seniors in the United States. It aims to promote the personal and professional growth of outstanding minority students. The scholarship covers the full cost of attendance minus other aid and allows recipients to pursue any field of study at any accredited U.S. college or university.
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Are you currently enrolled as a student?
Are you a US citizen or qualifying non-citizen?
Are you a high school senior planning to enroll full-time in a four-year degree program at an accredited US college or university?
Are you Pell Grant eligible?
Minimum 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 scale?
Can you demonstrate strong leadership and community service record?