[NYC-L] [Fwd: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program] (fwd)

[Erkanda Bujari]

Are Albanians considered a minority here? I never understood the criteria
for minority.

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Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2000 17:49:49 -0500
From: Rick Parkany <rparkany at borg.com>
Reply-To: Northeastern Regional Evaluation Association <nrea.la at lists.aanet.org>
To: Northeastern Regional Evaluation Association <nrea.la at lists.aanet.org>
Subject: [Fwd: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program]

Folks: This info reagaring minority scholarships, FYI...    ;-}
rap.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [CTC] Gates Millenuim Scholarship Program
   Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2000 23:18:55 -0500
   From: "Richard L. O'Bryant" <obryant at MIT.EDU>
     To: ctcmembers at phoenix.edc.org

Hi everyone,

The following article on college scholarships for
African-American,
Hispanic, and Asian-American students from low- and middle-income

families appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe on February 27,
2000. Note
that the deadline for postmarking applications is March 15.
Please
spread the word.

"Despite noble aims and a good outreach effort, the Gates
Millennium
Scholars Program has been clumsy in getting the word out to
lower- and
middle-income minority students who often live outside the
information-age loop.

"The program, created through a $1 billion gift from Microsoft
founder
Bill Gates, will award $50 million in college scholarships a year
to
minority students for 20 years. But with the March 15 deadline
for
applications approaching, some say not enough students hae been
reached.
"While 17,000 applications ahve been downloaded from the
program's Web
site, most of them in California, Texas, New York, Florida, and
Washington state, only 250 completed applications had been
received as
of Feb. 14, said Adalberto Andino, executive director of the
program.
"Andino said that he is pleased with the number of applications
received, and that he expects more as the deadline approaches.
"Among the problems in reaching students, he said, are:
---A technological divide that keeps low-income students from
finding
information about the scholarships online and that prevents them
from
downloading applications easily.
---A lack of paper copies of the applications in poor
neighborhoods.
---Spotty distribution of the applications at schools, colleges,
and
universities nationwide.
---The 25 national area offices of the United Negro College fund
are
disseminating information on the scholarships, which are also
being
supported by the American Indian College Fund and the Hispanic
Scholarship Fund. The scholarships also are open to
Asian-American
students.
"Applicants must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.3
on a
4.0 scale, and must have significant financial need, and must be
studying mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library

sciences.
"Andino coordinates the nationwide program from an office in
Fairfax,
Va., and concedes that there are difficulties. "It's a tremendous

challenge when you're trying to reach out to an entire nation
with one
program," Andino said.
"Johnson said the need for a more extensive outreach should be
one of
the key lessons the Gates program takes from this initial effort.

"Applications may be reproduced and downloaded from the Gates
Millenium
Scholars program Web site at www.gmsp.org. The program can be
reached
at 1-877-690-GMSP (4677). The applications must be postmarked by
March
15."
 _____________________________________________"... success is
measured by the number of peoplethat are successful as a result
your success!"Richard L. O'Bryant, Ph.D. StudentPlanning Support
SystemsDepartment of Urban Studies and PlanningMASSACHUSETTS
INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY Room 7-30777 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139Phone: 617-253-7295  Fax:
617-258-6515obryant at mit.edu______________________________________________


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