SEATTLE – The Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation says it will add $58 million to expand its $1 billion Millennium Scholars program to target low-income and minority students seeking a graduate degree.
It’s the first time the foundation has added money to the scholarship program since it was established in 1999.
The program has already given scholarships to more than 10,000 students for undergraduate education in their choice of major and for graduate work in the areas of public health, education, science, math, engineering and library science.
The foundation says the program will help 20,000 students over 20 years.
One of the world’s largest private scholarship efforts in the world, it gives grants to African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander and Hispanic American students with top grades, plus community service experience and leadership skills.
The new scholarship money will be used to increase the number of minorities pursuing graduate degrees in epidemiology, biomedical science, tropical disease, public health practice and nutritional science.
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