Other Sources of
Financial Aid

The Gates Millennium Scholars initiative, funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and administered by the United Negro College Fund and partners, is aimed at expanding access and opportunity to higher education to those citizens who will help reflect the diverse society in which we live.

The Foundation seeks to increase the number of African-Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Americans, and Hispanic Americans enrolling in and completing undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The goal is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students to reach their fullest potential.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has established this initiative to encourage and support students in completing college and in continuing on to earn masters and doctorate degrees in disciplines where ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented.

The Gates Millennium Scholars awards will enable 20,000 young Americans to attend undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice and be prepared to assume important roles as leaders in their professions and in their communities.
(Text is from www.gmsp.org/about_prog.html)

OSU is a member of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU).
Since 1980, students and faculty of Oklahoma State University have benefited from its membership in ORAU. ORAU is a consortium of 87 colleges and universities and a management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty gain access to federal opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to organize research alliances among its members.

Through the ORAU, students can participate in programs covering a wide variety of disciplines. A comprehensive listing of these programs and other opportunities, their disciplines, and details on locations and benefits can be found in the Resource Guide, which is available at http://www.orau.gov/orise/resgd.htm

Additional Resources:

• University and public libraries have information on federal, state, and private sources of aid. Factors other than need are often taken into account.

  Many companies and labor unions have programs to help the cost of advanced education for their employees and/or family members.

  Check foundations, religious organizations, fraternities or sororities, and town or city clubs.

• Organizations connected with the field of interest often provide scholarships.