Application deadline: July 29, 2011
Purpose of the Scholarship:
- To encourage recipients to continue their academic studies and become community leaders working towards the prevention of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- To build awareness of the academic achievements and community service of LGBT and allied students at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
- To create a more positive environment for LGBT students or allies, many who continue to encounter significant disadvantages as they strive towards becoming contributing citizens within the broader community.
- To build a more positive image of LGBT people as invested members of our society.
Qualifications:
- Enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick) for the 2011-2012 academic year
- Demonstrated involvement in promoting LGBT student activities at Rutgers Universities various campuses or, if an incoming student, demonstrated involvement in promoting LGBT activities while in High School
- Demonstrated leadership in the promotion of a positive identity for LGBT students throughout the University or within the broader community as a whole.
- Demonstrated academic achievement
- Demonstrated financial need
- Good academic standing
- Submission of a formal application form by July 29, 2011
How to Apply
Fill out the LGBT Leadership Scholarship Application and send it to:
Center for Social Justice Education & LGBT Communities
247 Tillet Hall, Livingston Campus, 53 Avenue E
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Telephone: 848-445-4141
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