Second Year: Three Yonkers Public High School Students Will Be Awarded Scholarships
Yonkers Pride is thrilled to begin accepting applications for their 2nd annual scholarship program supporting the local LGBTQIA+ teen community. Three outstanding Yonkers Public School students that will be attending an accredited college, university, or vocational school will be selected to receive a $1,000 Yonkers Pride Scholarship.
Students will be chosen based on their written responses highlighting how they have exemplified leadership/service to the LGBTQIA+ community and how their identity as a member or ally of the community has personally shaped their high school experience.
“Our mission is to motivate our members in the ongoing fight for equal rights and to honor and celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community, their families, and their allies. I am proud to see so many of our young people demonstrating pride and motivation in this community, and I hope they carry it to college and beyond,” said Angel Castro, Chair of Yonkers Pride. “We couldn’t be more delighted to award three deserving students this prestigious honor. We want to support more local community activists, and getting them one step closer to fulfilling their college dreams means a great deal to our organization.”
Applications for this prestigious scholarship are open now through Sunday, May 14, at 11:59 PM EST.
Specific qualifications* are as follows:
- Demonstrated leadership and/or service in the community
- Member or ally of the LGBTQIA+ community
- Current Yonkers Public High School student who will be attending an accredited college, university, or vocational school in US or Canada
- Official transcript showing a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Demonstrated financial need
- Provide one letter of recommendation
*Qualifications are flexible
To apply and for additional information on the scholarship, please visit https://www.yonkerspride.org/scholarship.
