Equity Foundation

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Equity Foundation

P.O Box 5696
Portland, OR 97228
ph: (503)231-5759
E-mail: info@equityfoundation.org
URL:http://www.equityfoundation.org

Gregori Jakovina Endowment Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage and facilitate post-secondary education in the arts for people who are gay, lesbian,

bisexual or transgender (GLBT). Focus: Arts. Qualif.: Applicants must be Oregon or Clark County Washington residents who demonstrate financial need. Criteria: Preference will be given to those who meet the criteria.

Funds Avail.: No specific amount. To Apply: Applicants must check the application process online. Deadline: August 31. Contact: Equity Foundation at the above address (see entry 2883).

Just Out Scholarship Fund (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to those post secondary LGBT students. Focus: General Studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered communities. Criteria: Preference will be given to people outside the Portland area.

Funds Avail.: No specific amount. To Apply: Applicants must check the available website for the required materials. Deadline: June 30. Contact: Equity Foundation at the above address (see entry 2883).

Kaiser Permanente Northwest Pride Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance and to encourage members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities and their children, in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington to pursue careers in healthcare. Focus: Healthcare. Qualif.: Applicants must be members of the LGBT communities. Criteria: Preference will be given to those who meet the criteria.

Armistead Maupin Creative Writing Scholarship Fund (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To encourage students whom, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have authored material based, in large part, on GLBT themes, to develop their creative writing skills. Focus: Creative Writing; Liberal Arts. Qualif.: Applicants must be entering or pursuing post-secondary education in the liberal arts, literary arts or creative writing, at accredited colleges and universities in the Northwest of the continental United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho), who are in need of financial assistance. Criteria: Preference will be given to those who meet the criteria.

Funds Avail.: No specific amount. To Apply: Applicants must check the application process online. Deadline: June 30. Contact: Equity Foundation at the above address (see entry 2883).

Larry McDonald Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to those who are in need. Focus: Arts; Humanities. Qualif.: Applicants must be adults in mid-life who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender who seek to make a significant change in their lives or vocations by taking classes in the arts or humanities. Criteria: Preference will be given to those students who meet the criteria.

Orchard-Hoyman Fund for GLBT Student Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to those students who are in need. Focus: General Studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be GLBT students ages 20 and under, who reside in Lane County, Oregon and need financial assistance to attain their post secondary educational goals. Criteria: Preference will be given to those who meet the criteria.

Funds Avail.: $1,000. Number Awarded: 2. To Apply: Applicants must check the application process online. Deadline: August 31. Contact: Equity Foundation at the above address (see entry 2883).

Portland Area Business Association Scholarships (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Pride of the Rose Scholarships Fund (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to those students who are in need. Focus: General studies. Qualif.: Applicants must be post-secondary education to members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities and their children residing in the Quad-county area of Portland, OR and Clark County, WA. Criteria: Preference will be given to those who meet the criteria.

Funds Avail.: No specific amount. To Apply: Applicants must check the application process online. Deadline: July 31. Contact: Equity Foundation at the above address (see entry 2883).

Bill and Ann Sheperd Legal Scholarships Fund (Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: To provide financial support to those who are in need. Focus: Law. Qualif.: Applicants must be third year law students dedicated to keeping Oregon a hate-free state. Criteria: Preference will be given to those who meet the criteria.

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