The Bill Gates Foundation Scholarship Programs
Most U.S. high school students recognize that higher education is the most direct path to success in their future careers. College also provides opportunities to explore talents and develop leadership skills they can use to participate more fully in adult life—at home, at work, and in their communities.
It’s estimated that between 2006 and 2016, nearly 4.5 million students won’t pursue college degrees because their families can’t afford the high costs of higher education. Only one in 10 low-income students can expect to graduate from college. And disproportionately fewer students of color earn bachelor’s degrees. This is not due to a lack of talent but instead to the high costs of tuition and to the fact that many graduate high school without the skills they need to succeed in college. They also lack guidance on how to choose a school, apply for admission, and fill out financial aid forms.
Bill Gates Foundation creates programs in lower performing schools designed to help low-income students get ready to enter—and then succeed in—college. If funds scholarships to expand access to college for low-income and minority students and to encourage public service and leadership in the following ways:
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