Fellowships--LGBTQ
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Fellowship/Professional Internship
An
Uncommon Legacy Foundation, Inc. –Lesbian Leadership
Scholarships and Legacy Grants
This scholarship provides support for individual projects and undergraduate/graduate
school. All academic applicants must: plan to become a full-time student at
an accredited college or university in the United States, have a minimum 3.0
grade point average, 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. More information on grant funding
for projects is available at the website.
Deadline: Early May
The
Point Foundation National LGBT Scholarship
Fund
Grants scholarships to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students of
distinction. The mission of The Point Foundation is to provide financial support,
mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized because of
their sexual orientation or gender identity. The foundation offers these awards
as an investment in a better world for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
people. In the previous year, $125,000 in scholarships were awarded to eight
scholars--six of whom are continuing their educations, and two of whom have
graduated with highest honors.
Deadline: Unknown, applications will be available January 2005
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The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force – the
Vaid Fellowship
The Vaid Fellowship supports and recognizes the leadership of people of color
and other emerging leaders in the progressive movement for LGBT equality. Vaid
Fellows are given a great deal of responsibility. One Vaid Fellow will be selected
for Winter 2004, to join two current Fellows. The three Vaid Fellows selected
for Summer 2004 will focus on legal and policy research and social science
and legal research fields.
Deadline: March
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The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies
Offers numerous fellowships ranging from undergraduate paper awards to professional-level
research fellowships. Address: The Graduate Center/CUNY; 365 Fifth Avenue,
Room 7115; New York, NY 10016. For further information, contact Lavelle Porter
at (212) 817-1955.
Deadline: Varies by award
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