Fwd: Gates Millennium Scholarship: Feb 1 Deadline

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RE: FWD:Gates Millennium Scholarship: Feb 1 Deadline

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Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS) applications due Feb. 1, 2001. If you

and/or someone you know is interested, please go directly to

http://www.gmsp.org/ for information and application instruction.

ALL MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2001

AND SENT TO:

GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARS

P.O. Box 10500

Fairfax, Virginia 22031

Toll-Free Phone: 1-877-690-GMSP (4677)

MATERIALS MAY ALSO BE SENT ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2001 TO:

THE GMS WEBSITE AT

http://www.gmsp.org

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ABOUT GMS

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide African

Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Americans, and

Hispanic Americans with an opportunity to complete a college education,

particularly those intending to study 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 this initiative to

encourage

and support students in completing college and continuing on to earn

masters

and doctorate degrees in disciplines where ethnic and racial groups are

currently underrepresented. The Gates Millennium Scholars awards will

ultimately enable 20,000 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.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Individuals selected as GMS Scholars will receive funds in an amount to be

allocated by GMS based on financial need. The award will be based on the

cost of tuition, fees, books, and living expenses for the 2001-2002

academic

year, as well as the availability of grants and other scholarships reported

on the submitted financial aid award letter. Gates Millennium Scholarship

awards may be offered to 2001-2002 Scholars who qualify in succeeding years

of full-time undergraduate study and graduate study in engineering,

mathematics, science, education, and library science, academic discipline

areas where ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented. Please

note that funding is available to new Gates Millennium Scholars at the

college freshmen level during the 2001-2002 academic year.

ELIGIBILITY

Individuals are eligible to be nominated as Gates Millennium Scholars if

they:

--are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native**; Asian Pacific

American or Hispanic Americans;

--are citizens/legal permanent residents of the United States;

--have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale***;

--will enter a college or university as full-time, degree-seeking freshmen

in the fall of 2001 (students who are already in college and students

working on second degrees are not eligible for a GMS award);

--have significant financial need (i.e., meet the Federal Pell Grant

eligibility criteria); and

--have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community

service, extracurricular or other activities.

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** American Indian/Alaska Native students must include certificate of

tribal

enrollment or proof of descendency.

*** Grade Point Averages assigned on other scales must be converted to the

4.0 scale.

_____________________--

Kirk, Esq.

Special Counsel to the Regional Administrator

Office for Civil Rights and Environmental Justice (OCREJ)

U.S. EPA, Region 10

811 SW 6th Avenue

Portland, OR 97204

phone 503.326.3269

fax 503.326.3399

kirk.monica@...