:: SCHOLARSHIPS GLBT

This information is meant to be a guide to scolarships for GLBT students, their allies and for students of color, etc..
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Some scholarships require a letter substantiating your involvement in the GLBT community. GSA advisors and GLYS are possible sources of such "proof."

The 2nd Annual TOM HAMMOND MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
This $500 scholarship, new in 2005, will go to a GLYS member or alumnus. The scholarship is named for GLYS founder, Tom Hammond, and has been made possible through the generosity of his sister, Sue Hammond.

Click here to view criteria and 2008 application information.

PFLAG Scholarship Programs (Parents Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
PFLAG National Scholarships provide an important, positive statement to gay, lesbian, bi and trans students. This is the second year of the PFLAG National Scholarships Program, and this year we offer two levels of scholarships at $2,500 and $1,000.
Visit www.pflag-buffalo-niagara.org

National Gay Pilots Association
The NGPA Education Fund has been established to provide educational assistance in the form of scholarships to members of the gay and lesbian community who have expressed an interest in an aviation career as a professional pilot.
www.ngpa.org/education.html

Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students
"FinAid maintains a very strict privacy policy. It does not retain any log files of individual accesses and deletes all server log files on a weekly basis. This section describes a number of scholarships available to lesbian, gay and bisexual students. These scholarships offer a variety of criteria for eligibility. This is not an exhaustive list of all the possible sources of scholarships.

If you're a lesbian, gay or bisexual student, you should also call the colleges that interest you and ask if they have a LGB Resource Center. The resource center should have information about any local LGB awards.
www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml

ZAMI
Zami offers the Audre Lorde Scholarship and several other $1,000 scholarships to gay and lesbian undergraduate and graduate students of African descent who are making significant contributions to their communities. Zami is Atlanta's premiere organization for lesbians of African descent, and the award's emphasis is on service to the lesbian community. The deadline is May 15. For more information, contact:
ZAMI
PO Box 2502
Decatur, GA 20031
Email: audrelordescholarship@zami.org
Phone: 1-404-370-0920

AT&T LEAGUE Scholarship Fund "Each year, the LEAGUE Foundation awards academic scholarships to assist self-identified Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender youth in attending college. These scholarships are available only to graduating U.S. high school seniors." History, application requirements and application process available: www.league-att.org/foundation

Family Pride Coalition, Colage accepting applications for Lee Dubin Scholarships.

The Family Pride Coalition and COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere). The scholarship provides up to $1,000 for as many as five college students who are the children of LGBT parents, and who have demonstrated a commitment to creating change in the LGBT community. They are named in honor of Lee Dubin, a gay father and one of the founders of the Family Pride Coalition. This year will mark the 11th year of the scholarship program. To date, more than $19,000 in funds have been distributed.

"The Family Pride Coalition is proud to continue the tradition of the Lee Dubin Scholarship program in honor of one of our founders," said Aimee Gelnaw, executive director of the Family Pride Coalition. "To be able to celebrate and support the contributions and excellence of our children is a blessing, and we are happy to partner with COLAGE to make it happen."

The scholarship applications are available on both the Family Pride Coalition and COLAGE websites -- www.colage.org and www.familypride.org. [Applications for 2004 scholarships were due in April. Check the COLAGE and Family Pride sites for 2005 information.]

An Uncommon Legacy Foundation
Lesbian Leadership Scholarship Program

Academic scholarships are a large component of Legacy’s program. Each year, after a competitive application process, Legacy awards Lesbian Leadership Scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate lesbian students at accredited colleges or universities in the United States. To qualify, all applicants must: Be planning to become a full-time student at an accredited college or university in the United States, have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on their transcripts; demonstrate a commitment or contribution to the lesbian community; demonstrate financial need; and follow Legacy’s Lesbian Leadership Scholarship guidelines. Consideration will include: academic performance/honors, personal/financial hardship and, especially, service to the LGBT community. The scholarship funds are paid directly to the educational facility for tuition and not to the individual for other expenses. www.uncommonlegacy.org/grants/scholarships.htm

Forum Foundation Scholarships
P.O. Box 3070
Centerline, MI 48015

Intended to promote positive gay identity, to encourage continued academic and career progress and to assist financing higher education and educational experiences. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on scholastic achievement or promise, financial need and leadership abilities. Preference given to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. Scholarship applications will be available in April at school counseling or financial aid offices. For more information, call (586) 573-9932 or send an e-mail to forumfoundation@aol.com. Source: Detroit Free Press, September 18, 2000, p.4B.

The Point Foundation ~ A Scholarship Lifeline for LGBT Students
Scholarship opportunities for exceptional students, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Point Foundation is the first and only nationwide LGBT scholarship organization that focuses exclusively on granting assistance to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students of distinction. Point Scholars are chosen for their demonstrated leadership, scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, involvement in the LGBT community and financial or emotional need. www.thepointfoundation.org

TRANSGENDER SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION LEGACY FUND
For Transgender Identified Students in the Helping and Caring Professions
The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), awards numerous scholarships to transgender identified students in the helping and caring professions through it's collaborative Transgender Scholarship and Education Legacy Fund (TSELF) in the United States and Canada. Each scholarship provides supplemental funding for post-secondary students who have a demonstrated ability in and commitment to affecting change in the ransgender communities through their commitment to working and being educated in the helping and caring professions. These include, but are not limited to, Social Services, Health Care, Religious Instruction (all denominations), Teaching and the Law. We seek to reflect a broad range of interests, including social services, HIV/AIDS education, law, teaching and education, religious instruction (all denominations), medical and health care as well as the sciences.
www.tself.org

Queer Foundation
To the winners of the 2007 high school English essay contest, $1,000 scholarships are available for studies in queer theory or a related field at the college or university of their choice.

As Queer Scholars, young writers can positively affect the conditions of their fellow LGBT students and other queer youth. Collected, their writings can become queer-the-curriculum materials that schools and teachers can use for positive change.

For more information about these scholarships, the essay contest, or the Queer Foundation's Effective Writing and Scholarships Program, visit http://home.comcast.net/~threepennynovel/queerfoundation