Frank-Tremblay Scholarship
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What is the Frank-Tremblay Scholarship?
The Frank-Tremblay Scholarship is for students with
financial need who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender as well as
for allies with financial need who have advocated for the GLBT community.
Preference is given to students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or
transgender and who have lost financial assistance from their parents upon
disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity.
What is the history of the
Frank-Tremblay Scholarship?
The need for the scholarship became apparent when students
reported a loss of parental financial support for college because of their gay,
lesbian, bisexual or transgender identity. The seed money of the scholarship was
raised, in part, by Lucie Blue Tremblay, a singer-songwriter, through a benefit
concert at BSC. The scholarship, one of the first of its kind, was also
publicized in The
Advocate magazine and generated a great deal of support via
financial donations from its readership across the country. BSC employees and
alumni also contributed to this important scholarship, leading the scholarship
to receive endowment status within two years of its initiation.
The Frank-Tremblay Scholarship was named after
Massachusetts representative
Barney Frank and singer-songwriter Lucie
Blue Tremblay. Both of these outstanding role models are out and
proud advocates for the rights of GLBT people, tirelessly working to end
oppression and bring equality to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
individuals.
What are the criteria for eligibility?
- Must be an enrolled and matriculated student at Bridgewater State College
- Must be in good standing (GPA of 2.0 or higher)
- Must self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, or as an ally to the GLBT community
- Must have demonstrated financial need (Preference is
given to self-identified gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender students who
lost parental financial support upon disclosing their sexual orientation or
gender identity.)
How Can I Apply for it?
Apply for the scholarship online at
www.bridgew.edu/GLBTA/ftscholarshipAppForm.cfm
If you are selected for an interview, you will meet in
person with three members of the Safe College Coalition.
Unless written permission is given, all materials will be kept confidential
and will only be used to determine award eligibility.
How Can I Donate to the scholarship?
Your tax-deductible contribution to the
scholarship fund will help make higher education a possibility for all students.
Please make your check payable to the Bridgewater
State College Foundation and designate that the contribution is for the
Safe Colleges Fund. You can send your check to:
Bridgewater State College Foundation
Davis Alumni Center
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA 02325
Your donation to this fund will also support the Bridgewater
State College Foundation and, if you wish, you will be listed as a donor to
the Foundation.
For more information on the Frank-Tremblay Scholarship, contact Lisa
Forest, GLBT Coordinator, at 508-531-1408 or
GLBTA@bridgew.edu
* Frank-Tremblay Scholarship logo by Mercedes Nunez & Linda Hall, BSC Art
Department
Last Modified: April 9, 2008
