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to Financial Aid FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web. Financial
Aid for LGBT Students Many LGBT students need financial assistance to get through undergraduate or graduate studies. Encourage them to check out the Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students web site. It lists general, state-specific, campus-specific, and high school scholarships. If you know of a scholarship missing from their list, please let them know. The National Consortium of Directors of LGBT Resources in Higher Education Description of several different financial aid and fellowship programs available for LGBT individuals. Campus PrideNet The LEAGUE Foundation provides financial resources for America's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender youth to attend institutions of higher learning to meet the mission that every student has the right and the potential to excel. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Scholarship Resource This resource, provided by Washburn University in Topeka, KS, lists scholarship databases that include: scholarships for self-identified gays/lesbians, scholarships for community service to GLBT service organizations, scholarships for the study of GLBT culture, and scholarships for the children of GLBT parents. The Safe Schools Coalition Scholarships and Grants "Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students are sometimes embraced by their families from the moment they come out as sexual minorties. Many parents and guardians however, react initially with shock, diappointment or anger. Some recover from their initial responses and build an even closer relationship with their teen than ever. Sadly, other times, teens are denied long-promised support for their higher education or even banished from their homes to live through the kindness of friends or on the streets. A growing number of organizations want to provide financial support for college bound students, whether they have been thrown away by parents or they just need extra help to complete their education. Many of these scholarhips and grants are for youth involved in social activism, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Some are also for students with GLBT parents, again regardless of the student's orientation or identity." The Foundation annually awards the Colin Higgins Youth Courage Awards for bravery in the face of discrimination, intolerance and bigotry based on sexual orientation and/or gender. COLAGE is pleased to announce a new partnership
with Horizons Foundation to offer four $1,000 scholarships to
support the COLAGE Lee Dubin Scholarship Fund Some of the most powerful members of the LGBTQ community are the children of LGBTQ parents who have grown up being nurtured and supported by this community and are now part of a whole generation of people who have the power to create dramatic change in the world. The fund was named for the father of COLAGE founder Ali Nickel-Dubin and through college scholarships, aims to nor our collective power and celebrate the unique experiences and achievements of our families. Students who are actively working to combat homophobia and/or transphobia/gender-based discrimination and increase positive awareness of LGBTQ families are strongly encouraged to apply. http://www.pointfoundation.org/ The Point Foundation is offering a full college scholarship to gay and lesbian students who qualify.They are looking for individuals that have proven leadership, scholastic achievements and want to make a difference in the world. All applicants are evaluated on the totality of their situation including, financial, emotional and social need, extracurricular activities, personal circumstances and goals for the future. Visit their website for more details e-mail info@thepointfoundation.org PFLAG Scholarships provide an important, positive statement to a group of young people that is coping amazingly well in an often adverse school environment. They are marginalized and sujected to harassment and discrimination in many parts of the country, not only at school but also often in their own families. PFLAG is proud to support these articulate, accomplished scholars with great promise for future contribution to our society in general and to the cause of rights and recognition for GLBT people in particular. Zami-Audre Lorde Scholarship Fund The Audre Lorde Scholarship Awards are designed to recognize out lesbians, gay, bisexual, and transgender students of color who are making significant contributions to their communities. ZAMI wants to support and encourage their continuing education by providing scholarships to those students enrolled in accredited technical, undergraduate and graduate programs. In 2007, the Fund awarded fourteen $1,000 scholarships. The Transgender
Scholarship & Education Legacy Fund For Transgender Identified Students awards scholarships
to students in the helping and caring professions including: Social
Services, Health Care, Religious Instruction, Teaching and the
Law. Information about the scholarship and application procedures
are available on their website. Applications for the Fall Awards
must be postmarked by August 1st. Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence Scholarship This is not your average fellowship. The O&T
Fellowship is a social justice fellowship that's fast and furiously
intense. You'll learn to organize to defeat anti-LGBT ballot measures,
get real campaign experience, and recruit hundreds of volunteers
to build large-scale grassroots campaigns that change voters’
minds and hearts about the lives of LGBT people. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation For Students attending Law School: The Skadden Foundation, described as "a legal Peace Corps" by the Los Angeles Times, was established in 1988 to commemorate the firm's 40th anniversary, in recognition of the dire need for greater funding for graduating law students who wish to devote their professional lives to providing legal services to the poor (including the working poor), the elderly, the homeless and disabled, as well as those deprived of their civil or human rights. The aim of the foundation is to give Fellows the freedom to pursue public interest organizations with at least two lawyers on staff before they apply. Fellowships are awarded for two years. Skadden provides each Fellow with a salary and pays all fringe benefits to which an employee of the sponsoring organization would be entitled. For those Fellows not coevered by a law school debt service for the tuition part of the loan for the duration of the of the fellowship. The 2008 class of Fellows brings to 536 the number of academically outstanding law school graduates and judicial clerks the firm has funded to work full-time for legal and advocacy organizations. Learn about the film and publishing industries by
taking part in an internship at Village Lighthouse, Inc., one
of the largest and most diverse gay and lesbian consumer products
companies in the world. Messenger-Anderson Journalism Scholarship and Internship Program (NGLTF) The Messenger-Anderson Scholarship and Internship Program--believed to be the largest ever of its type--was donated by Larry Messenger and Jim Anderson in memory of Lawrence and Selina Messenger. The Messengers believed that there is a pressing need to encourage lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to become more involved in shaping media coverage. Fair coverage of LGBT issues insists upon the basic premise that all of us are created equally. But media coverage today often begins with the discriminatory notion that equality for LGBT people is somehow a matter for debate. By encouraging LGBT students to puruse journalism and by assisting them with their studies, the Task Force hopes to improve the way the LGBT communities and movement are covered. Messenger-Anderson scholarships are available at a rate of $5,000 the first year, followed by up to $2,500 the next two years for a total award of up to $10,000. Those applicants awarded Messenger-Anderson scholarships must re-apply and qualify for renewals each year. Scholarship winners are required to participate in the eight-week Messenger-Anderson Internship program at the Task Force office in New York City. The
City of Los Angeles AIDS Coordinator’s Office The City of Los Angeles AIDS Coordinator’s Office is seeking interns who want to gain experience working with local governments and community-based service providers on HIV policy, prevention and education issues. Interns are a vital component of the team at the ACO and can work on a range of projects currently underway. http://www.naspa.org/programs/nufp/index.cfm The NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) is now accepting applications from prospective Fellows for the 2007–08 academic year. NUFP offers students of ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, and students who identify as LGBT with opportunities to explore student affairs and higher education administration as potential career paths. GLAAD’s Spring 2007 Internship Opportunities GLAAD announces the following paid internships in its Los Angeles office. Internships run for 12 weeks beginning in mid-February and pay a total stipend of $1200. GLAAD internships are invaluable opportunities to gain non-profit and LGBT advocacy experience in media advocacy and development work. Communications and Development Internship - West
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