Geoffrey Scholarship
Etcetera of Loyola University New Orleans presents
The Geoffrey Scholarship
The Geoffrey Scholarship, presented and funded by the Loyola student
organization etcetera, is open to all current Loyola students who have
demonstrated commitment and service to the GLBT community. Criteria may
include involvement with high school gay-straight alliances; working
with peers in youth centers; volunteering for local AIDS task force
efforts (annual walk, Food for Friends, hotline assistance, etc.);
service in PFLAG, HRC, or similar diversity/anti-discrimination groups;
etc. Up to $1000 may be awarded to at least one student and applied
toward tuition, books, student fees, or room and board.
Eligibility requirements:
• Candidate will be judged upon academic record, and must have at
least a cumulative 2.75 grade point average;
• Candidate must be a full-time student (non-graduating senior)
currently enrolled at Loyola University New Orleans
Additional requirements:
• Candidates must submit five copies of a cover letter outlining
his/her commitment to the GLBT community along with a resume listing:
cumulative Loyola grade point average; expected graduation date and
degree major; campus leadership; and community service and civic
activities. Preference will be given to students that have shown an
ongoing commitment to the GLBT community. Please include contact
information for references you wish to submit. Documentation of
financial need is not required but recommended.
We reserve the right to verify any submitted information.
Deadline for submitting an application is noon, Wednesday March
27, 2006.
Resumes and cover letters should be submitted to Arthur Stern,
etcetera adviser, Loyola University New Orleans, Office of Publications
and Marketing Communications, 7214 St. Charles Ave., Room 211, Campus
Box 909, New Orleans, LA 70118. Attention: The Geoffrey Scholarship.
Funding for this scholarship is a direct result of revenue generated
from the Gayla fund-raising benefit as well as private contributions.
Finalists will be judged based upon resume application criteria and
individual interviews with the scholarship committee.
All decisions made by the committee are final.
