Everyone knows the history of Bill Gates how he became the richest man in America and the of the world. But he started from no where. We often see in American culture, how rich people forget about the poor once they become rich. But Bill Gates is not one of them. He has given a significant amount of money that he earns back to the noble causes in society. One such cause is education of the underprivileged. 

Bill gates along with his wife Melinda Gates have found a joint Melinda and Bill Gates education. This foundation gives many different scholarships to the needy students under the Bill Gates Scholarships. They mostly help out the students from low income families of different ethnic groups like Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Asian and Pacific Islanders. There are many different ways they fund for education of the minorities. They give donations to the historically black colleges and other organizations which gives scholarships to minority students. 

In addition to providing funds to other organizations they have their own scholarship program, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program popularly known as Bill Gates scholarships. They give such students Bill Gates scholarship with a good academic background but it is does not have very strict norms like other scholarships and grants. Even a grade point of 3.3 will make you eligible for this scholarship; some programs may require only a GED or a Bachelors' degree in case of graduate students.

You do not necessarily have to be a US national. Even Permanent residents can apply for the Bill Gates scholarship program. This scholarship is aimed to help students from minorities to enter fields like Science, Math, Technology, Engineering and Medicine.