Deadline: 14-Feb-23
Applications are now open for the 2023 APIQWTC (Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community) Scholarship.
APIQWTC (Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community) is a fun, welcoming, multi-generational group of Asian & Pacific Islander queer women and transgender people in the Bay Area who are building community together.
The legacy of API queer activism, stemming from earlier-founded organizations going back to 1987. APIQWTC is a wholly volunteer-based organization that provides opportunities for API queer women and transgender people to socialize, network, build community, engage in inter-generational organizing, and increase community visibility.
Funding Information
- The APIQWTC Scholarship was founded to uplift current (or future) API queer and trans community leaders. They will be awarding scholarships of $3,000 each to two Asian/Pacific Islander lesbian, bisexual, or queer women or transgender individuals pursuing technical, professional, or trades certification or other tuition-based learning.
Eligibility Criteria
- Current students in a U.S.-based, non-profit certificate or degree-granting program as well as high school seniors and other future students about to enter into a certificate or degree-granting program in Summer 2023 or Fall 2023 and have not received the APIQWTC Scholarship in the past five years are eligible to apply. Applicants should demonstrate professional commitment as well as community involvement.
Requirements
- Please submit an electronic copy of the following to the email address:
- A one-page cover letter (300 words or less) describing why you are interested in applying for this scholarship
- Resume
- Portfolio of your work if relevant to your training or educational pursuits
- In two double-spaced pages or less, respond to the following questions:
- How has your cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity influenced your life and decision to pursue your certification, training, or degree?
- APIQWTC values API queer community and visibility. What are your current activities that align with these values?
- What are your future goals and planned community involvement, either through your career or otherwise?
- Describe any ties you may have to the San Francisco Bay Area. (Please note a connection to the SF Bay Area is not required.)
- One to two letters of recommendation:
- Letter(s) of recommendations should come from an instructor, employer, academic counselor, coach, community leader, or any other individual not related to you who is familiar with your personal or leadership qualities.
- Letter(s) of recommendation MUST be emailed directly from the author’s email address.
For more information, visit APIQWTC.