The Gates Scholarship Program is for low-income, high-achieving students. The deadline to apply is September 15th. https://www.thegatesscholarship.org/
The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential.
This year they took out the requirement of being a minority, but you still must be pell-eligible. What that means is your income must be low when you fill out the FAFSA you need to be able to quality for the Pell Grant. You may want to look up what that income looks like for your area, but this chart on the Federal Student Aid Partners should give you an idea.
I did find a great Reddit Thread from a previous winner where you can read comments and ask anything, but there are other sites around just google and look and see what other advise you can find.
The timeline for the Gates Scholarship is shown below - apply by Sept 15th!
From their website - An ideal candidate will have:
Exceptional personal success skills (e.g., emotional maturity, motivation, perseverance, etc.)
An outstanding academic record in high school (in the top 10% of his/her graduating class)
Demonstrated leadership ability (e.g., as shown through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities)
Good luck!!!