| TRANSGENDER
SCHOLARSHIP AND E DUCATION LEGACY F UND
For Transgender Identified
Students in the Helping and Caring Professions
Next deadline for applications is
January 10, 2009 Award DescriptionsWhile TSELF awards several grants through its own fundraising efforts, it also awards grants sponsored by other groups and individuals. Sponsors could include community-based organizations, church groups, professional organizations, social network groups, and individuals. These sponsors might choose to target their scholarship toward a particular field or a particular type of student. The following section provides descriptions of some the various current awards that may or may not be given this year, including those sponsored by other groups and individuals: TSELF General Achievement Awards:TSELF will be awarding several, non-specific awards for students in the helping and caring professions. These include, but are not limited to, Social Services, Health Care, Religious Instruction, Teaching and the Law. We seek to reflect a broad range of interests, including social services, HIV/AIDS education, law, teaching and education, religious instruction (all denominations), medical and health care as well as the sciences. TSELF Youth Award:Eligibility is limited to youth under the age of 22 attending their first or second year of post-secondary education during the next academic year. TSELF Schools Education Award:Eligibility is limited to students seeking degrees in education and teaching. Special consideration will be given to students who have been involved in teaching primary and secondary school students and who can articulate how these experiences have motivated them to provide leadership in the transgender communities. Lee Frances Heller Memorial AwardSponsored by Julie Ann Johnson. Eligibility is limited to a Christian student, who is or will be attending a college, university or other institutions for religious studies. Please indicate how your transgender identity and your involvement in the Christian church have related to one another. Also, please identify your home congregation and any leadership experience you have had in the Christian church and/or transgender organizations. The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Award:Special consideration will be given to students who have been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment activities. Chicago Gender Society Leadership Award:Sponsored by the Chicago Gender Society. Special consideration will be given to students who have been involved in community building activities. International Foundation for Gender Education |