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Scholarships
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STUDENTS:
Scholarship
Deadlines are
Fast Approaching!
Apply NOW!
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PARENTS & FRIENDS:
Know a Deserving Student
That Could Use Some Cash for School?
Let Them Know!! |
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The
2011 PFLAG
Phoenix Scholarships:
Application Deadline: Apr. 15, 2011
Outstanding
graduating high school seniors and college students are
encouraged to apply for the following 2011 scholarships offered
through PFLAG Phoenix. All
scholarships are open to gay, lesbian,
bisexual, and transgender (GLBT)
individuals and to straight allies who
have directly supported GLBT youth
and/or the GLBT community. To
apply for these scholarships, please
download our
2011 PFLAG Phoenix Scholarship Packet
-- only one completed application is
needed to apply for all offered PFLAG
Phoenix scholarships.
THE
BOOTS & RAY REED SCHOLARSHIP:
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Scholarship Details:
This
scholarship is a single
$1,000 scholarship --
one individual will be
awarded..
Background:
This
scholarship is named in
honor of Boots and Ray
Reed who are long-time
volunteers (and past chapter
presidents) with PFLAG
Phoenix. This dynamic,
engaging, and absolutely
lovable couple were among
the first to start a PFLAG
chapter in Phoenix in the
late ‘70s. Over the many
years since, they have
continued giving of their
time, invaluable friendship
and determined spirit to all
who have come after them.
It is because of their vast
contributions to PFLAG
Phoenix and the hundreds of
families they have assisted
over the years that we
respectfully, and with
tremendous admiration and
love, name this PFLAG
Phoenix scholarship in their
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THE
DOWERS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP(S):
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Scholarship Details:
This
scholarship may be a single
$1,500 scholarship, two
individual $750 scholarships,
or three $500 scholarships
(to be determined by the
Dowers family).
Background:
This
scholarship is named in
honor of the Dowers
family. Dee Dowers,
a native of England, has
lived in the United States
for almost 30 years, and in
Arizona since 1993. She
retired from the financial
business world in 2000 and
became a full-time student
at ASU, achieving a BA in
History. Dee enjoys movies,
the theatre, murder
mysteries, and travel. She
“discovered” PFLAG several
years ago and is anxious to
support the growing
acceptance of GLBT youth. |
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Other Scholarships
Available to GLBT Students:
The following
scholarships are offered to GLBT
students -- and in some cases, to
straight-ally students.
Be sure to
check each website for their particular
scholarship offerings and submission
deadlines as specifics change year to
year.
Local Scholarships:
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Chandler-Gilbert Community College
LGBT Scholarship
Applicant must be enrolled in a
minimum of 6 credit hours at CGCC
for Fall'11, have a minimum 2.5 GPA,
and identify as LGBT .
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Maricopa Community Colleges
Foundation:
Out and Up Scholarship Fund
The Maricopa Community Colleges
Foundation is establishing the OUT
and UP Scholarship Fund – an
opportunity for disenfranchised
lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender
and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Those eligible are young adults
(under 25) who have faced negative
responses from caregivers because of
their sexual orientation or gender
identity/expression and are no
longer welcome or living at home.
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Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC)
Scholarships:
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PVCC LGBTQA Community Service
Scholarship
In honor of Dale Heuser's service
to PVCC and the Maricopa Community
College District, the PVCC LGBTQA
Community Service Scholarship is
available to PVCC students who have
a record of active service and
involvement in the LGBTQ community
through volunteerism,
education/outreach, political
activism and/or charity work.
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PVCC
Rainbow Scholarship
The PVCC Rainbow Scholarship has
been established to assists students
that have demonstrated a record of
involvement and support of the LGBT
community and LGBT issues.
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Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program
The Pride Scholarship Program was
established to provide scholarships
for students who identify as
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or
Transgender, live in the
metropolitan Phoenix area, and have
been accepted or are currently
enrolled in a local undergraduate
education program.
Know of other
local LGBT scholarships?
Let us know!
National Scholarships:
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Helpful Resources for GLBT Students and Their
Parents:
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