Contributions can be made for scholarships to specific programs or for participants meeting particular criteria. Contributions to specific GATE programs will help to keep operational costs low and/or to provide scholarships.

Kids' College
Kids' College is designed for fourth and fifth-graders and concentrates on science exploration. Students must attend school in Eaton, Clinton, Shiawassee, or Ingham County. Twenty-four teachers receive training in conjunction with Kids' College each year, which they apply in their own classrooms. The program cost is $250.00 per student, but scholarships are awarded to students on the basis of need.
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MASCOT
MASCOT is a three-week mathematics problem-solving program for students in the sixth grade. They learn concepts in geometry, algebra, and spatial reasoning. MASCOT emphasizes teamwork and comparative problem-solving strategy. The program also offers exceptional training to ten teachers who apply the strategies learned at MASCOT to their teaching elsewhere. The cost is $225 per student.

Dimensions
Dimensions is a four-week pre-college program for high-achieving seventh- and eighth-grade students. It includes both academic and arts laboratories and field trips. Six teachers are paired with MSU professors over the span of the course. The program costs $425 per student.
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MST at MSU
Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) at MSU is a two-week residential program at Michigan State which offers seventh and eighth grade students from throughout the state and beyond an intense learning environment where they study mathematics, science, and technology. Each student also participates in a special interest workshop in such areas as magic, musical theater, and creative writing. Over the course of the program, students use cooperative learning and hands-on activities to explore high-level themes in astronomy, genetics, mechanical engineering, physics, robotics and mathematics. Our best MSU professors team up with area middle and high school teachers to teach the courses. The cost per student is $1,500.
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CHAMP
The Cooperative Highly Accelerated Mathematics Program (CHAMP) meets on Thursday afternoons during the school year and allows talented students to complete four years of math in two years. Gifted students get the level of advanced instruction that they need from Michigan State University professors in a challenging yet supportive environment. Because of generous funding support from the Dart Foundation and the W.B. and Candace Thoman Foundations, along with support from Clinton, Ingham, Shiawassee, and Eaton Intermediate School Districts and the Capitol Area Science and Math Center, the cost to the families is just $475. Some of that cost may be borne by the student's local school district.
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High Achievers
High Achievers is a way for talented high school students to take honors-level college courses and earn college credit. Students choose among five offered courses on topics in areas such as economics, psychology, political science, philosophy, and English. The course costs range from $1037.25 to $1383.00 plus the cost of books and the $50.00 applicaion fee, depending on the number of credits taken.
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Explore Africa
Explore Africa was instituted in 2002 as a pilot program and is a prime example of the sort of programs GATE would like to develop for the future. This eight-day residential program at Michigan State challenges conventional perspectives of Africa and gives students tools to critically analyze the forces that shape the continent. High school students study African languages, culture, geography, and the impacts of colonialism and independence. The cost of the program is $450 per student, with some scholarship assistance available.
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