The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA)
Scholarship Fund awards educational scholarships to undergraduate LGBTQ
and Allied students who exhibit leadership potential, demonstrate strong
academic abilities, and who are actively involved
in school and community organizations.
General eligibility
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Washington State Resident
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For new applicants, pursuing an undergraduate degree
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For current or previous GSBA scholars, pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree
While the majority of the GSBA scholarships do not
require any additional criteria, they also have several scholarships
that do. In addition to meeting the above criteria, GSBA has special
funds to support students:
- Who attend the University of Washington (a full year’s tuition and fees)
- Who have close ties to Arizona—attend school in Arizona or have family there
- Whose studies will lead to, or help continue, a career serving people who are living with HIV and AIDS. This can be a career in science, social work, medicine or advocacy
- Who are seeking an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or physics—and demonstrate an interest in computer science
- Who is studying education and plan to pursue a career in teaching
- Who participates in singing, chorus, and/or theatre
- Who are Jewish
- Who was born outside of the United States or is the first generation in their family to be born within the United States
- Who served in the US Military
- Who is studying classical music
- Who is working towards a career in health sciences, medicine, dentistry or pharmacology
The GSBA and the Pride Foundation collaborate closely and use the same online application form. Students can apply at:
http://thegsbascholarship.org/application.php.
Students can also access the same application from the Pride Foundation’s website:
http://www.pridefoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply/.
The Pride Foundation also provides post-secondary
educational scholarships to current and future leaders in the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and straight ally
community from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
The following are required criteria for all Pride Foundation and
Greater Seattle Business Association scholarships:
Northwest Residency:
Applicants must be a resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington but may study elsewhere. Applicants are considered a resident of one of these states if they:
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currently live within that state and have done so for at least three months prior to the application deadline; or
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have lived within that state for at least one year at any time within the five years prior to the application deadline; or
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have lived within that state for more than one year
at any time and have been continuously enrolled in an accredited
academic institution for the five years prior to the application
deadline.
LGBTQ Community Involvement:
Preference is given to students who
are self-identified LGBTQ, members of LGBTQ families, or straight
allies who have been strongly supportive of the LGBTQ community. All
scholarships emphasize demonstrated commitment to equality and civil
rights for all people.
Pursing Post-Secondary Education: Applicants
must be pursuing post-secondary education. This includes community
college, four year public or private college or university, certificate
programs, vocational/technical/trade programs,
law school, medical/dental/veterinary school, or graduate education.
Current college students and those individuals planning to enroll in a
program next year are eligible as are current high school seniors. High
school freshman, sophomores, or juniors are
not eligible nor are individuals who are not planning to enroll in
higher education next year.
See
http://www.pridefoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/guidelines/ for complete details.
