HGLC Summer Public Service Fellowships 2005

The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Announces the HGLC Public Service Fellowships 2005.

Each Fellowship is made possible with the support of The Open Gate.

Who is Eligible:

Anyone who is a current full-time student of any school of Harvard University.

Terms of the Award:

Each fellowship is a one-time grant of $5,000 made to an individual to educate, organize or otherwise benefit the GLBT community during the summer of 2005. Work can be independent or within an existing nonprofit organization (see below). Thesis research projects will not be funded. Partisan campaign activity may not be eligible.

How to Apply:

Submit one (1) original and three (3) collated copies of the following materials:

• Cover letter, including name, address, phone number, email address, school, year, synopsis of project, and signature
• Academic transcript
• 1-page resume
• Essay of no more than 1000 words describing your project and its benefit to the LGBT community
• Two letters of recommendation, making sure that there are three (3) copies, and one (1) original for each recommendation. You may open the original and make copies of it.
• One-page budget detailing use of the $5,000 award
• Optional: A letter from the organization with which you plan to work during the scope of the award, if applicable

Deadline:

All materials must be received no later than Monday, March 28, 2005. Please send them to:

Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus, Inc.

P.O. Box 381809

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02238-1809

Award Notification:

Winner will be notified by the end of April. Winner will be required to submit a final report to HGLC by October 15, 2005, including a letter from an organization or individual benefited by the winner's efforts. In addition, the winner may be asked to attend one HGLC Board meeting and one local HGLC meeting in the fall of 2005.

Projects funded in past competitions

• Registration of GLBT voters in South Florida
• Creation of a website providing high school students with GLBT-related information about American colleges and universities
• Improving services and programs at shelters for abandoned GLBT youth in greater Boston area
• Creation of materials for teachers in high schools for use in preventing hate crimes against GLBT youth

Existing fundable projects from selected nonprofit organizations

As noted above, an applicant may receive funding for a devised project or one already arranged by an organization whose purpose is to aid and support the GLBT community. We have provided a selected list of such organizations and relevant projects that may be of interest to potential applicants.

• GLAAD—Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (pending)
• GLSEN—Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (pending)
• HRC—Human Rights Campaign: [email protected]
• LLDF—Lambda Legal Defense Fund (pending)
• NGLTF—National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (pending)
• PFLAG—Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (pending)

Questions?

Please contact Professor Michael S. Flier: [email protected] or (617) 495-4065.