<p>Mike, this is not a government sponsored, taxpayer funded program. Gates Foundation is free to distribute their money however they like. Just as the American Legion, Toyota, Best Buy, and thousands of other scholarship sponsors set their own criteria, Gates does as well. They do contribute to many organizations that benefit caucasians as well. They apparently saw a need for more minority scholarships and chose to fill it. Perhaps the intent was to level the playing field a bit by restricting the applicant pool to traditionally underrepresented minorities or perhaps it’s because there are many 1st generation Americans whose parents haven’t had the opportunities that multi-generation Americans have. That isn’t racism, that’s philanthropy.</p>