🔆 Overview

✅ The Gates Scholarship 2026 is a prestigious, fully funded scholarship for high school seniors in the USA.
✅ Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, it selects 300 outstanding students annually.
✅ This program targets low-income, high-achieving minority students, helping them pursue a four-year undergraduate degree at any accredited U.S. college or university.
✅ Since its launch in 2017, more than 3,000 students have benefited from this scholarship.
✅ The goal is to develop future leaders by providing financial, academic, and career support.

🔆 Host Country
✅ United States

🔆 Host Organization
✅ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

🔆 Host Institutions
✅ Accredited public or private U.S. colleges and universities
✅ Community colleges across the USA

🔆 Degree Level
✅ Undergraduate programs

🔆 Scholarship Duration
✅ 4 years

🔆 Benefits
✅ Full tuition fee coverage
✅ Room and board (housing and meals)
✅ Cost of books and study materials
✅ Transportation expenses
✅ May cover personal and incidental expenses
✅ Access to mentorship, career support, and leadership training

🔆 Eligibility Criteria
✅ Must be a high school senior
✅ Must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
✅ Must be Pell Grant-eligible (low-income status)
✅ Must plan to enroll full-time in a 4-year degree program at a U.S. not-for-profit college or university
✅ Must have a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale
✅ Must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, leadership ability, and personal success traits
✅ Should not be receiving other significant grants or family support

🔆 How to apply
✅ Visit the official Gates Scholarship website: www.thegatesscholarship.org
✅ Create a myTGS profile
✅ Complete your personal and academic profile
✅ Respond to any required essay questions
✅ Upload required documents
✅ Review and submit your application before the deadline

🔆 Required Documents
✅ Academic transcripts
✅ Proof of citizenship or residency (if applicable)
✅ FAFSA Student Aid Report to prove Pell Grant eligibility
✅ Letters of recommendation
✅ Essays or personal statements (if requested)
✅ Resume (optional but recommended)

🔆 Deadline
✅ Application Opens: July 15, 2025
✅ Application Deadline: September 15, 2025

🔆 Additional Information
✅ Selected scholars will join a supportive cohort and have access to a national network of Gates Scholars
✅ The scholarship aims to foster leadership and service values, creating change-makers for a better future