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Grayson High Senior Named Gates Millennium Scholar
Lilah Evans is one of 1,000 nationwide who will receive a full scholarship for undergraduate studies.
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A Grayson High School senior was one of 13 Gwinnett County Public Schools student to be named a 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar.
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With the award comes with a full scholarship for undergraduate studies.
Lilah Evans of Grayson is among the 1,000 students in the U.S. to receive the honor. She will attend Harvard.
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In addition to the full scholarship for undergraduate work, Gates Millennium Scholars also qualify for funding to cover graduate and doctoral work in the areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science, according to a press release.
The program, funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, promotes academic excellence for outstanding minority low-income students.
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