Scholarship applications must be submitted online by January 11, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. EST or the paper application postmarked on or before January 11, 2012. Click GMS Application to start the process today! http://www.gmsp.org/
Who’s Eligible?
Students are eligible to be considered for a GMS scholarship if they:
- Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian Pacific Islander American** or Hispanic American
- Are a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States
- Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale or have earned a GED
- Will be enrolling for the first time at a U.S. accredited***college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the fall 2011
- Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
- Meet the Federal Pell Grant eligiility criteria
- Have completed and submitted all three required forms (Nominee Personal Information form, Nominator form, and Recommender form) by the deadline.
