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CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) - Claremont McKenna College received a $20 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a new full-tuition science-based scholarship.Scholars in the Interdisciplinary Science Scholarship Program will be selected on the basis of financial need, academic excellence and leadership potential, the college said in announcing the grant on Tuesday.The scholarship program 'is designed to increase interest in science leadership and engage students with economic need,' the college said.The grant is the largest foundation grant received by Claremont McKenna College since its founding in 1946. The college expects to graduate 170 scholars during the projected 15-year life of the gift.'In the global environment of the new century, the convergence of leadership and science is absolutely essential. Our graduates exhibit extraordinary preparation for both,' college president Pamela Gann said in a statement.Recruitment for the ISS scholars begins this fall and the first group of 10 scholars will enroll next year. Approximately 13 incoming students will receive the award each subsequent year until the grant's conclusion.Claremont McKenna College, one of the Claremont Colleges located about 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, has an enrollment of 1,150 students.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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