Point Foundation—the country’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit—has announced its 2010 Scholar Class.
The foundation chose this year’s diverse group of 25 undergraduate and graduate Point Scholarship recipients from more than 1,641 completed applications. The newest group of Point Scholars consists of individuals 17-45, and people of color represent 36 percent of the new class. Also, the new class has the largest number of transgender/gender-variant individuals in Point’s history (28 percent).
Mallory Price from Tinley Park, Ill., is among the scholarship recipients. She is pursuing an A.M. in social work from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago.
“Our 25 new scholars are making a difference in the community, having logged over 5,000 service hours benefitting LGBT causes and organizations across the United States,” Point Foundation Executive Director/CEO Jorge Valencia said in a statement. “Their level of public involvement speaks to our commitment that Point Scholars are making a difference within the LGBT community.”