COLAGE Scholarship Program for 2012 2013

Award Amount
$1,000 Deadline Date
May 01 Awards Available
4

Description:
COLAGE Scholarship Program
for students with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) parent(s)
Sponsored by COLAGE with generous support from the Horizons Foundation Joseph Towner Fund

Applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 1, 2009.
Download an application at http://www.colage.org/programs/academic/leedubin.h...

Background
COLAGE will award four scholarships to children of LGBTQ parents through a fund honoring the memory of community member and gay father Lee Dubin. Each scholarship will provide $1,000 to post-secondary students who have one or more LGBTQ parent(s)/guardian(s) and have demonstrated ability and commitment to effecting change in the LGBTQ community and the community at large.

Lee Dubin Memorial Fund
Some of the most powerful members of the LGBTQ community are the children of LGBTQ parents who have grown up being nurtured and supported by this community and are now part of a whole generation of people who have the power to create dramatic change in the world. The fund was named for the father of COLAGE founder Ali Nickel-Dubin and through college scholarships, aims to honor our collective power and celebrate the unique experiences and achievements of our families. Students who are actively working to combat homophobia and or transphobia/ gender-based discrimination and increase positive awareness of LGBTQ families are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements
Applicants must:
• Have one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/ or queer parent(s)/guardian(s).
• Be enrolled in an accredited postsecondary institution. No graduate level or higher applicants please.
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Guidelines for consideration
• Four grants of $1,000 each will be awarded.
• Awards will be granted by the COLAGE Scholarship Committee, which is made up of volunteers who are LGBTQ parents and adult children of LGBTQ parents.
• Applicants of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. COLAGE does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, physical dis/ability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, immigration/refugee status, age, gender, or type of LGBTQ family.
• Board or staff members of COLAGE, and their immediate family members, are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be willing to be named publicly in association with COLAGE, Horizons Foundation, and the Scholarship Program.
• Applicants with demonstrated economic need are encouraged to apply.

COLAGE is a national movement of children, youth and adults with one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer parent(s). We build community and work toward social justice through youth empowerment, leadership development, education and advocacy.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Horizons Foundation serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community by making grants, strengthening LGBT organizations and leadership, and increasing philanthropic giving.


http://www.colage.org/programs/academic/leedubin.htm