PFLAG Detroit
Scholarship Qualifications
PFLAG-Detroit is pleased to provide up to four (4) $500 college/grad school/trade school scholarships for students who have shown support for LGBTQIA+ individuals or programs. The Scholarship is open to all persons regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, living in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties.
Applicant must attend a higher education facility in the same year.
The award will be made out to the educational institution and the recipient's name.
Nominations for the Scholarship Program begin September 1st of each each year and must be submitted on or before May 30th of each year to be considered.
The award will be made annually on the second Sunday of August at our General Meeting.
Click to download the PFLAG Detroit Scholarship application form.
pflag_detroit_scholarship_program_nomination_form_2024.docx
Scholarship Application Criteria:
We are thrilled that you are applying for a scholarship from PFLAG Detroit. As we review each application, we will look for information that will assist us in determining who is deserving of our scholarships. Therefore, in a 250-300 word essay, tell us about yourself by including the following information:
Also consider including some information from the following questions:
The award will be made out to the educational institution and the recipient's name.
Nominations for the Scholarship Program begin September 1st of each each year and must be submitted on or before May 30th of each year to be considered.
The award will be made annually on the second Sunday of August at our General Meeting.
Click to download the PFLAG Detroit Scholarship application form.
pflag_detroit_scholarship_program_nomination_form_2024.docx
Scholarship Application Criteria:
We are thrilled that you are applying for a scholarship from PFLAG Detroit. As we review each application, we will look for information that will assist us in determining who is deserving of our scholarships. Therefore, in a 250-300 word essay, tell us about yourself by including the following information:
- What do you hope to accomplish for the LGBTQ+ community next year in college or at some other accredited post secondary option?
- What have you accomplished this past year for the LGBTQ+ community?
- What do you hope to accomplish for PFLAG in the coming year?
Also consider including some information from the following questions:
- What colleges you have applied to?
- How would you describe yourself?
- How would your teachers describe you?
- What personal accomplishments make you the most proud?
- Why do you want to go to college?
- What two or three extracurricular activities have you participated in? And why do you participate?
- What person has been influential in your life? Why?
- Why would you be an excellent recipient of the PFLAG scholarship?
- At least two letters of recommendation are required as well.
Come to our Annual Pot Luck Picnic (August)
and meet our outstanding recipients of the PFLAG Detroit Scholarship Program
Barbara Christiansen Memorial Public Library Project
In 1995, we started our Public Library Project, when a mother went to the library for information after finding out that her daughter was a lesbian. Her only resource was a Masters and Johnson's book defining homosexuality. Through PFLAG support groups, she learned the true lives of GLBT. Realizing the lack of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender resources in our public libraries, she helped PFLAG Detroit initiate the Public Library Project.
The First Wave of our Library Project was dedicated to donating gay-positive books to public libraries for a greater understanding of the real lives of our children. At that time, PFLAG Detroit donated six books to over 100 libraries across Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
When the Second Wave of the project began, three of the Michigan Library Cooperatives in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties received a copy of Kevin Jennings book "Always My Child". A total of 153 books were purchased with a Ferndale fundraiser. PFLAG Detroit contacted eleven other Michigan Library Cooperatives and was able to deliver 383 more books across Michigan.
We finished the Third Wave of our project to donate three more books to Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, thanks to PFLAG Detroit support members and a grant from The Chrysler Foundation.
We lost Barbara, but her determination to educating people about our children continues and lives through this project. We graciously accept donations in Barbara's name. Please make checks payable to PFLAG Detroit, with Barbara Christiansen in the memo section.
Our Public Library Project is dedicated to donating Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender-positive books to public libraries for a greater understanding of the real lives of our children.
If you find a book or DVD that would benefit PFLAG Detroit and the families we serve, let us know and we'll see to purchasing the book or DVD.
As always, thank you for your continued support!
As always, thank you for your continued support!
