NATIONAL DIRECTORY - Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Gates Millennium Scholars
Funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, Gates Millennium
Scholars was established in 1999 to provide
outstanding African American, American
Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander
American, and Hispanic American students
with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate
college education in all discipline
areas and a graduate education for those
students pursuing studies in mathematics,
science, engineering, education, public health
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 Gates Millennium Scholars program
is available to graduating high school
seniors. It provides substantial scholarship
awards to exceptional high school seniors
for study at the college of their choice.
Eligible applicants must have a minimum
grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 on a 4.0
scale, demonstrated leadership skills, and
significant financial need.
Contact:
Gates Millennium Scholars
P.O. Box 10500
Fairfax, VA 22031-8044
Tel: (877) 690-4677
Fax: (703) 205-2079
E-mail: info@gmsp.org
Web site: www.gmsp.org
The Geneseo Migrant Center
Scholarship Opportunities
The Geneseo Migrant Center has provided
financial assistance to students across the
country with a recent or ongoing history
of movement to obtain work in agriculture
since the inception of its first scholarship
fund in 1974. Over the years, the number
and size of the Center’s scholarship offerings
have grown thanks to the generosity of
many individuals.
National Scholarships
Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarship for
Migrant Farmworkers
Funded by a bequest from Berrien Fragos
Thorn, creative arts scholarships have been
initiated in order to foster and encourage the
creative talents of individuals with a history
of migration to obtain work in agriculture.
Applicants must demonstrate an interest in
pursuing further development of their talents
in area of visual media, literary/creative
writing, or craft area.
Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant
Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to serve
as a living tribute to Frank Kazmierczak, a
long time migrant educator, by offering an
annual award in the amount of $1,000 to a
migrant student who wishes to pursue a
career in teaching. Candidates must be a
child of a migrant worker, aspire to become
a teacher, maintain scholastic achievement,
and demonstrate financial need.
Gloria and Joseph Mattera National
Scholarship Fund for Migrant Children
The purpose of this scholarship is to
financially assist migrant youth who have
the potential and the desire to further their
education to achieve their personal and
career goals. Eligible applicants must be
entering or enrolled in college or other types
of postsecondary programs, high school
dropouts, or potential dropouts.
Migrant Farmworker Baccalaureate
Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support to
a deserving student with a history of migrating
for employment in agriculture who has
successfully completed one year of college.
This support will cover expenses beyond
what the youth is entitled to in federal/state
and other scholarship assistance. This
scholarship is designed to assist the youth
in obtaining a baccalaureate degree without
being encumbered with substantial debt.
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