Five students at Kenwood Academy in Chicago earned a Gates Millennium Scholarship this year. The award pays full tuition plus room and board to a college of the students’ choice.
An Indianapolis teen has been awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Alex Dunlap, 16, who attends Broad Ripple High School, is one of only 1,000 students in the country to receive the honor. She’ll be graduating a year early in May.
The 2014 GMS Online Application is now open. Each year, Bill Gates awards 1,000 talented and gifted students with a good-through graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice.
Despite Harper High’s much-publicized struggles with violence, two of its students – Deonte Tanner and Brittney Knight – are Harper High’s first Gates Millennium Scholars! They’ll have tuition, room, and board paid for at the college of their choice.
The following post originally appears on the Huffington Post as part of its Money Mic series. It was written by Shanice Miller, author of “How to Graduate College Debt-Free with Money in the Bank.” By: Shanice Miller The first time I ever heard about student loan debt was in 2007. I was a high school […]
A Kansas City senior is the latest to be awarded a series of prestigious scholarships due to his outstanding performance in school. 17-year-old Derrick Parker Jr. will be leaving Lincoln College Preparatory Academy with three big offers from colleges and foundations.
The main thing every college student of color needs to know is that there is money out there. Each year, several times a year, companies, organizations and celebrities give out thousands of dollars in support of educational advancement. Here’s a few scholarships to look out for with deadlines this month.
Pharell’s hit single “Happy” is spreading like a wildfire. The song earned the music producer his first Oscar nod, and now everyone is filled with joy. In honor of National Happiness Day, yes that is a thing, we’d like to share one of the best renditions of “Happy” with you. Students at Chicago’s Kenwood Academy […]
