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Other LGBTQIAA Student Resources
'''Scholarships'''
 *The Point Foundation - LGBT Scholarship: The Point Foundation provides not only money for tuition, books room and board, but also has a leadership program to help LGBT scholars succeed. From their website: “We pay particular attention to those students who have lost the financial and social support of their families and/or communities as a result of revealing their sexual orientation or gender identity.”*League Foundation at AT&T LGBT Scholarship: LEAGUE at AT&T Foundation Scholarships are available to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender U.S. high school seniors who have demonstrated achievements in: *#*1. a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale *#*2. significant involvement in community service *#*3. acceptance to an accredited U.S. college or university
League offers $1500 scholarships and several special $2500 scholarships in honor of Matthew Shepherd and Laurel Hester.
*Live Out Loud Scholarship: The Live Out Loud Foundation provides GLBT students positive role models in careers and education. For graduating seniors, or those who have put off college for one yeear from the New York Tri-State area, including New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey the Live Out Loud Foundation offers three $2500 scholarships.*LGBT Journalism Scholarship: The National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award is for LGBT students pursuing a career in journalism.*Colage LGBT Children Scholarship: COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere) has four $1,000 scholarships to support the undergraduate studies of students with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents.*Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award for Graduate Psychology Students: For graduate students studying psychology the Maylon-Smith scholarship annually awards up to $1000 graduate students in psychology to advance research in the psychology of sexual orientation and gender identity.*National Gay Pilot’s Association Scholarship: Planning on learning to fly? The National Gay Pilot’s Association wants to help. Applicants must be pursuing a career as a professional pilot and must demonstrate that they make a contribution to the gay and lesbian community.*NWSA Lesbian Studies ScholarshipLesbian and Social Work go together like, well lesbians and Birkenstocks. : If you are pursuing a career in Social Work and are interested in studying lesbians the National Association of Social Workers Lesbian Caucus Award can set you up with a $500 research award to continue your work.*Queer Foundation Scholarship Fund: A yearly essay contest for queer youth could yield you $1000 towards college. And best of all, if your essay is selected, it could end up in high school English classes across the country as a way to promote acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues.*LGBT Heart Scholarship for Health Professionals: The LGBT HEART Scholarship Fund is for students in the health professions seeking to promote the health and well-being of the LGBT community. Scholarships are available on an annual basis to out LGBT students pursuing advanced (Masters level or higher) degrees in the health professions.
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