Tracie Jada O’Brien Transgender Student Scholarship Fund

2017 Application

This scholarship is open to students from or residing in San Diego County that identify as transgender, are living outside of the gender binary and/or are in the process of transitioning their gender. This scholarship fund will grant monetary scholarships every year, as funds permit, to students that will be starting or continuing their education at 2-year College, 4-year College, technical, grad school, or vocational training programs. This year’s scholarships will be awarded at the 13th Annual Transgender Day of Empowerment on April 14, 2017, at San Diego’s LGBT Community Center. Recipients must complete an application and provide all required information to substantiate eligibility. Failure to provide required information will render the application ineligible. Applicants may apply for four consecutive years. After a fourth year of funding, awardees will no longer be eligible.

Applications will be available starting February 03, 2017 through March 31, 2017.

All applicants must:

  1. Complete a 250 word essay on: What is your study focus area and how did you become interested in this particular field of study?
  2. Complete all questions on the attached application packet
  3. Attach proof of acceptance to or enrollment in the school/educational institution where you plan to study.

All applications will be reviewed against established objective criteria including: established financial need, written essay, and academic promise. All decisions of the committee are final no appeal rights will be extended to applicants. If you were not selected in prior years, we encourage you to apply again.

Applicant Name ______

Signature ______Date ______

The Tracie Jada O’Brien

Transgender Scholarship ProgramApplication

Application Year 2017

  1. Name of Applicant

  1. Home Address:

  1. Email Address:

  1. Telephone Number:

  1. What is your desired field of study?

  1. What career do you plan to pursue?

  1. What are your educational goals:

  1. Two Years

  1. Four Years

  1. Other

  1. What was your cumulative GPA for your last completed level of schooling?

  1. Please list any academic or extracurricular achievements:

  1. Provide required information, demonstrating financial need:

  1. Your annual of income:

  1. Amount of parental support, if any:

  1. Other scholarships or committed sources of income (i.e., Pell grants, etc.)

Submit the additional attachments described below:

  1. All applicants must complete a 250 word essay on: What is your study focus area and how did you become interested in this particular field of study?
  1. Attach proof of acceptance to or enrollment in the school/educational institution where you plan to study.

Submit completed application by March 25, 2017 to:

  • Family Health Centers of San Diego - 4040 30th Street, San Diego, Ca, 92103

Attn: Tracie Jada O’Brien

  • San Diego Pride Office - 3620 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104

Attn: Sarafina Scapicchio

  • Project Trans @ The Center - 3009 Centre Street, San Diego, CA, 92103

Attn: Connor Maddocks & AT Furuya