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New Â鶹´«Ã½ LGBTQA+ Scholarship Available - Applications Open
July 3, 2019
MACOMB, IL -- Â鶹´«Ã½ Illinois University Graduate Molly Holmes has established the Supporting LGBTQA+ Leathernecks Scholarship, which will be awarded each fall to an LGBT*QA student at Â鶹´«Ã½. The scholarship is now available to students who identify as LGBTQA+, are in good academic standing and who demonstrate financial need.
Students can complete the application (attached here), or pick up an application in the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation Office, Sherman Hall 303. The application and support materials are due by Friday, Aug. 9. During the April 24 Â鶹´«Ã½ Challenge, Holmes challenged fellow alums to contribute during the event, and as a result, enough funds were raised to create a second $1,000 scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year.
Holmes said the biggest motivator for starting the new scholarship for LGBT*QA students at Â鶹´«Ã½ is so students know they are valued and they matter. As a student at Â鶹´«Ã½, Holmes was a peer health educator through Beu Health Center, a member of Unity and an assistant complex director in University Housing and Dining Services.
"Â鶹´«Ã½ was pivotal in my development both as a student and as a professional due in part to mentors who valued me as a person, inclusive of my sexuality and gender," Holmes said. "I want everyone to have that experience and have it at Â鶹´«Ã½.
"This is an opportunity for the University to show support for underrepresented identities and show that Â鶹´«Ã½ is a place where everybody is welcome and valued," she added. "LGBTQA+ students count and matter to the Â鶹´«Ã½ community."
For additional information, contact Executive Director of Development Paul Bubb at (309) 298-1861 or at pa-bubb@wiu.edu.
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