The HRC Foundation will award three $2,000 scholarship awards as part of their Generation Equality Scholarship Program.

One award will be given to a student in each of the following three categories: first-year college students; returning four-year college students; and returning community college students.

The application deadline for the 2010-11 academic year is April 16. The foundation will give priority consideration to applicants who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an ally; have applied to or are enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education; have demonstrated a commitment or contribution to the LGBT community; are in good academic standing; and have a demonstrated need for financial assistance.

The HRC Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that funds a number of HRC related programs, inlcuding the Youth & Campus Outreach Program. The program provides tools, facilitates connections, and empowers members of Generation Equality to fight for LGBT equality on campus and beyond.

Generation Equality, the current group of high school and college-aged young people, is more supportive of LGBT equality than any other generation in our country’s history. As young people work to attain the goals of the queer community on their campuses, it is our hope that we can help by providing tools and facilitating connections with other LGBT student activists across the country.

Scholarship finalists will be notified in early- to mid-May and will be asked to submit additional materials. Scholarship recipients will be announced in mid- to late-June.

In addition to these scholarships, the Youth and Campus Outreach Program provides a comprehensive online database of more than 220 other scholarships available to LGBT and allied students. The list, which includes national, statewide and school-specific scholarships, was created to ensure that students committed to the fight for LGBT equality can reach and benefit from institutions of higher education.

To view the online database, visit: www.hrc.org/scholarships.