Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance
The Commonwealth of Virginia's Oldest Continuously Operating Nonpartisan LGBT Organization
Each AGLA scholarship provides up to three $1,000 scholarships to college-bound Arlington high school seniors. Graduating high school seniors will need to demonstrate significant support for the Arlington Public Schools' policies of diversity, fairness and safety. This will be judged based on the essay submitted by the student. Preference shall be given to students who are active members of the Gay Straight Alliance in their schools.
A new opportunity to provide meaningful support to the Arlington Public Schools emerged during school year 1999-2000, when student leaders at Yorktown, Washington-Lee, and Wakefield high schools formed local Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs). The Alliances are recognized student activities and are supported at each school by a faculty liaison.
In February 2000, the AGLA College Scholarship Fund was established with the Arlington Community Foundation (ACF). Within the first two months after establishing the fund, donations from AGLA members exceeded our initial goal of $5,000. This amount allowed the ACF to endow the Scholarship Fund.
In both 2001 and 2002, ACF awarded two $500 Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance (AGLA) Scholarships to graduating Arlington high school seniors who were members of their Gay Straight Alliance and/or who have made an exceptional contribution to the Arlington Public Schools' policies of openness, diversity, and safety.
Donations have continued to grow, allowing AGLA for the first time to begin offering one to three $1,000 scholarships in 2003. ACF awarded two students Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance (AGLA) Scholarships in 2003 through 2009.
AGLA welcomes donations from its members, citizens and the local business community.
Contributions to the ACF-managed fund are tax deductible. These gifts support the kids directly and help build positive gay and lesbian awareness in our community. Please make your check payable to "AGLA College Scholarship Fund" and mail to:
Arlington Community Foundation
2525 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington VA 22201
For more information, please contact info@agla.org.
AGLA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your dues, as well as other contributions, are tax deductible in accordance with applicable IRS regulations.
©1997-2010 AGLA. All Rights Reserved.