Dalton High School’s Gabriela EspitiaANNENBERG SCHOLARSTwo Soddy-Daisy High School juniors received the prestigious Leonore Annenberg College Scholarship, worth up to $250,000 each. The pair were among 10 students chosen from across the country to receive the scholarship, which covers tuition, books, food, transportation and a living stipend. This year was the first in which two winners from the same school were chosen for the award.
It’s still sinking in. That’s what three fresh high school graduates say about the recent news that their college studies – as much undergraduate and graduate education as they want – won’t cost a dime.
A world of possibility awaits them after winning the Gates Millennium Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious and competitive college scholarships.
The scholaship covers all costs associated with higher education, including books, computers, travel and housing. And it pays for everything from freshman year through a doctoral degree.
The program is aimed at helping move low-income minority students to higher education and eventually into careers where minorities are underrepresented, such as education, engineering and the sciences. It’s funded by a $1.6 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.