Scholarship · The Gates Scholarship / Gates Foundation
The Gates Scholarship. Deadline passed. The Gates Scholarship / Gates Foundation. Not a promise you will receive the award.
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Source: The Gates Scholarship / Gates Foundation (official URL on file)
Source: confirmed
Deadline verified: yes · 2026-09-06
Application path: confirmed · apply in Next Scholar
Current cycle: not confirmed · the next date is not posted yet
The Gates Scholarship: high school senior; Pell-eligible; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; minimum cumulative weighted GPA 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent); plan to enroll full-time in a four-year degree at a U.S. accredited not-for-profit private or public college or university. Last-dollar award covering remaining cost of attendance after other aid and SAI. Deadline Sept 15, 2026 (opens July 15, 2026). Source: https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship/ (checked 2026-09-06).
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The Gates Scholarship / Gates Foundation. Official page: https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship/
Last-dollar: full cost of attendance not already covered by other financial aid and the Student Aid Index (no fixed dollar amount) per official Gates Scholarship award page. This is the amount on file.
The Gates Scholarship: high school senior; Pell-eligible; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; minimum cumulative weighted GPA 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent); plan to enroll full-time in a four-year degree at a U.S. accredited not-for-profit private or public college or university. Last-dollar award covering remaining cost of attendance after other aid and SAI. Deadline Sept 15, 2026 (opens July 15, 2026). Source: https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/scholarship/ (checked 2026-09-06).
Expected to Reopen. Last cycle closed. Estimate based on the prior cycle: around September 2027. The official page has not posted the new date yet.
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