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In the world where everyone forgets the path they came across, we will see to a person who has contributed for the unfortunate and lowly. He is one of the wealthy person in the world, CEO of a big organization, where millions of people are working around the world. He is Bill Gates. He has made a mark in the world with his knowledge in the technology, but we will look into the tender side of Bill Gates who is contributing a part of his earnings for the underprivileged people who does not have enough facilities for their teaching.

Bill and Melinda Gates establishment, a nonprofit organization formed by Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates. The main aim of this institution is to remove deprivation by enhancing educational opportunities and financial aid for students coming from unfortunate families. There are a lot of students who belongs to different ethnic groups including Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Asian and Pacific Island have privileged with the scholarship provided by Bill Gates foundation. The scholarship varies according to the module, the students are studying for.

The activities of the establishment varies according to the target. For historically black colleges, the organization provides payment according to their need.

Gates Millennium Scholars Program is the main attraction for students. It is given to students who are excellent in their studious subject but are from low income families. The foundation does not insist a lot of form filling process to provide these scholarships.

There is no hard and fast rules on the eligibility criteria for the student. A grade of 3.3 or a GED or even a graduate degree can make you eligible for the scholarship. This is how the program varies from other scholarship programs.

The charity provides scholarships to national who are not US citizens. But they should have a permanent residence license. The aim of the charity is to spread Information technology to each corner of the society.

The student scholarship is not aimed to completely relieve the students and their families from paying training price. The aim of providing scholarship is to support the families to reduce the burden of paying guidance fees of their students. The organization provides an average of $15000/ year to a graduate student. An undergraduate student will get an average of $7000/year only.

In addition to the scholarship received from gates charity, if the students can get an on campus job, it will be helpful for them to complete the classes without the help of any financial aid. The same can be obtained by applying for some other scholarship. If that is possible, the students need not worry about the repayment of loans after their studies

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