Description:
COLAGE Scholarship Program
for students with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ)
parent(s)
Sponsored by COLAGE with generous support from the Horizons Foundation
Joseph Towner Fund
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 1, 2009.
Download an application at
http://www.colage.org/programs/academic/leedubin.h...
Background
COLAGE will award four scholarships to children of LGBTQ parents
through a fund honoring the memory of community member and gay father
Lee Dubin. Each scholarship will provide $1,000 to post-secondary
students who have one or more LGBTQ parent(s)/guardian(s) and have
demonstrated ability and commitment to effecting change in the LGBTQ
community and the community at large.
Lee Dubin Memorial 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 honor 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.
Requirements
Applicants must:
• Have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/ or queer
parent(s)/guardian(s).
• Be enrolled in an accredited postsecondary institution. No graduate
level or higher applicants please.
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Guidelines for consideration
• Four grants of $1,000 each will be awarded.
• Awards will be granted by the COLAGE Scholarship Committee, which is
made up of volunteers who are LGBTQ parents and adult children of
LGBTQ parents.
• Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. COLAGE does
not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, physical
dis/ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation,
immigration/refugee status, age, gender, or type of LGBTQ family.
• Board or staff members of COLAGE, and their immediate family
members, are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be willing to be named publicly in association with
COLAGE, Horizons Foundation, and the Scholarship Program.
• Applicants with demonstrated economic need are encouraged to apply.
COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth and adults with one
or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer parent(s). We
build community and work toward social justice through youth
empowerment, leadership development, education and advocacy.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Horizons Foundation serves the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community by making grants,
strengthening LGBT organizations and leadership, and increasing
philanthropic giving.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study Website
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