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Program

Markowski-Leach Scholarship

Organization

Markowski-Leach Scholarship fund

Opportunity Type

Scholarship
About the Program

The Markowski-Leach Scholarship fund was established as a result of the vision of Tom Markowski and Jim Leach. Tom and Jim were a gay couple living in San Francisco. As the AIDS crisis spread in the early 1980s, they talked about what they would like their legacy to be. They “wanted to make a difference” and felt that, at that time, there was a dearth of positive role models for gays and lesbians. This became the defining theme of the scholarships: to assist in the education of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people who would then have an impact on other LGBTQ people through their works.

Selected candidates will demonstrate their dedication to excellence in their lives through service, education, or employment. Scholarship are awarded to applicants whose leadership potential is evident regardless of their chosen field of study or financial need.
Application Deadline

April 24, 2024
Application Website

www.mlscholarships.org/#

Program Benefits

Scholarship Amount
 Up to $1,500
Renewable?

No

Requirements

Description
  • Self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
  • Exemplify excellence in your life and demonstrate promise for becoming a positive role model for other LGBTQ people.
  • Will be enrolled in a program which will lead to a degree or a teaching credential.
  • Will be enrolled full-time, as defined by the university.
  • All prospective undergraduate and graduate students may apply.
  • All undergraduate recipients must have earned a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 in all prior college level coursework. (High school students applying for admission will be considered eligible upon admission to an affiliated university.) Graduate recipients must be eligible to enroll in a graduate program at their campus.
Open to residents of:
 National - All 50 States
Open to students attending school in:
  • CA
Limited to Students from a Particular College/University?
 Yes
Minimum GPA
 2.5
Academic Requirements

Are accepted into one of the following universities for the academic year in which the grant will be awarded: San Francisco State University, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley or University of California, San Francisco. Students applying to or transferring into one of these Universities are encouraged to apply.
Enrollment Status
  • Full time
Citizenship
  • Citizenship status not considered
Other Details
  • Merit-based
  • Needs-based
Keywords
 Markowski-Leach Scholarship LGBT California
Contact

mlscholarships@gmail.com
Organization Website

www.mlscholarships.org/#
Organization Address

P. O. Box 13315 – PMB #206
Oakland, CA 94661-0315
Last Modified Date
 March 26, 2015