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Scholar & Alumni Leadership Conference, taking place once a year, There are a number of scholarships features all members of the Point available for GLBT students. Two of the organization gather together. Noted largest foundations in this area are The GLBT community members and straight Point Foundation and Pride Foundation. allies are also invited to participate on The Point Foundation’s scholarships panels or to deliver a keynote. are available to all students, Pride Foundation’s numerous scholarships Regional Leadership Forums (RLFs) are designated for those in the Pacific provide an additional opportunity to Northwest. However, the residency focus on leadership, mentoring and requirements are so broad that many community building on a smaller scale. qualify even if they haven’t lived in the The RLFs also focus on key components area for years. of the organization’s mission such as academic rigor, mentoring, leadership Point Foundation and community service. The Point Foundation empowers promising GLBTQ students to achieve Internships provide Point scholars their full academic and leadership with full-time career-related work potential, despite the obstacles often experience that connects their put before them, to make a significant academic preparation to their career impact on society. In addition to aspirations. The scope of the program providing the much-needed financial includes organizations in a variety of support for higher education, Point industries and not-for-profit sectors provides each one of its scholarship that are willing to offer paid internships recipients with the opportunity to that consist of meaningful, professional participate in the following programs. work assignments. Internships are fulltime, average ten weeks in duration and Mentoring Every year, Point Scholars provide Point scholars a competitive are matched with leaders across the wage based upon their level of professions who are committed to the experience and the requirements of the welfare of The Point Foundation and position. the greater GLBT community. These matches are intended to cultivate For more information go to www. strong professional relationships pointfoundation.org. between scholars and professionals located within the scholar’s academic Pride Foundation fields of interest. Pride Foundation awards scholarships to build leadership and promote Community Service Project (CSP) diversity in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, is community-based, partnershiptransgender, queer, and straight-ally orientated, intergenerational communities. Scholarships may be mentoring, leadership development, used for any post-secondary education and civic engagement that provide including nontraditional degrees, trade valuable learning experiences for Point or technical programs, community scholars. All Point scholars are required colleges, four-year public and private to complete a CSP every year of their universities, and accredited certificate funding term that will positively impact programs. Students are eligible to the GLBT community. receive more than one scholarship. 10 boi