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The recipient of this scholarship will be honored at our June 8, 2010 general meeting. Be sure to be there!
Purpose:
To recognize outstanding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) and straight ally students
To encourage the pursuit of post-secondary education for self-identified LGBT and straight allies
To foster a positive image of LGBT young adults in society
Scholarship Offered:
Howard County PFLAG Academic Scholarship for Outstanding LGBT Youth and Their Straight Allies
Amount of Scholarship: $ 1000.00
Eligibility:
Self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT), or a straight ally (i.e., an individual who demonstrates outstanding support directly to LGBT youth and supports equality for all)
A resident of the State of Maryland
Currently attending or planning to attend a post-secondary educational institution during the 2010-2011 academic year
Must complete a Howard County PFLAG Scholarship application in its entirety including all required supplemental forms
Cannot be receiving full tuition remission from other sources to fund the education (e.g., other full-tuition scholarships, established college trust fund, etc.)
Cannot be a prior recipient of the Howard County PFLAG Scholarship
Deadline and Terms of Award:
The completed application must be submitted by May 1st of the year they are applying and mailed to:
PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
Attention: Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1479
Columbia, MD 21044
Forms and supporting documents can be obtained online at www.pflagmd.org. (Incomplete applications will not be considered.)
The Scholarship Selection Committee will review all applications at once and make their final decision during the first two weeks of May. All decisions will be sent out in the mail by the last week in May. The scholarship recipient will be publicly announced during the general June meeting. The scholarship recipient will be invited to the June meeting but attendance is not mandatory
Identity disclosure will be required as the Scholarship recipient will be announced in various press releases and other print or online media
Scholarship recipient is responsible for providing Howard County PFLAG with a copy of the acceptance letter for the intended post-secondary institution they will be attending. The award will be sent directly to this academic institution and will be sent in $500.00 increments (fall and spring semester)
Application and Supplemental Materials:
General application form
PFLAG Scholarship Questionnaire
Two sealed letters of recommendation (with at least one from a teacher/professor and one from an individual in the community) Note: RYA facilitators cannot serve as recommenders.)
Academic transcripts (unofficial copies)
All information received is confidential and will only be shared by the Scholarship Committee
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