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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://calgbtfoundation.org/scholarship" id="OWA1c27a82a-e78b-9732-433f-c6134276e2f8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>CA
LGBTQ Foundation Scholarship</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>DEADLINE TO APPLY: 6-30-2026</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Deadline for submission of applications</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation"><b>All applications must be submitted online by
</b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" role="presentation"><b>11:59 pm on June 30, 2026</b></span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Late applications will NOT be accepted</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Paper applications will NOT be accepted</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Scholarship Awards</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Minimum of 14 - $5,000 one-time scholarships</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Minimum of 1 - $10,000 one-time scholarship</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">The </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://calgbtfoundation.org/scholarship" id="OWA24db6cfd-5422-10b1-62e6-03fe41d17cdc" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>CA
LGBTQ Foundation Scholarship</u></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> was established to help LGBTQ+ Californians, and their allies, achieve their dreams through higher education.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Eligibility Requirements</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">All California residents may apply and will be considered.</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Applicants must currently live in or plan to live in California for the duration of your program. </span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Applicants must be enrolled full time in an accredited California college or trade school for the 2026-2027 academic year.</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Applicants may be community college, undergraduate, graduate, or PhD students.</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Applicants may be incoming, continuing, or returning students. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Applicants must submit the following items:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Completed Application</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Resume</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Transcript (Official or Unofficial)</span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">2 Letters of Recommendation </span></li><li class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">Copy of Acceptance Letter/Enrollment Verification Letter</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Additionally, Applicants must submit:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Both of the following:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">1–2 page paper or short video (2-5 min) of you explaining what the future of the LGBTQ+ Community looks like to you.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>and</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;" role="presentation">1–2 page paper or short video (2-5 min) discussing a project you have worked on or would like to work on that moves us closer to the future of the LGBTQ+ community you have envisioned.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>CONTACT</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><a href="https://calgbtfoundation.org/contact-us" id="OWA95616133-d1c2-1713-7f4b-16cac0b8dfa3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>Contact
via web form.</u></a></span></p>
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