Scholarship 2024 Announcement
Two Gretchen Marcroft Paretzky Scholarships for 2024 Have been Awarded
Congratulations to our winners!
Finn D., of Norwalk CT, and
Aaron P., of Monroe CT.
PFLAG Norwalk is happy to announce the 2024 Annual Gretchen Marcroft Paretzky
Scholarships.
Two scholarships of $500 each will be awarded.
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP, AN APPLICANT MUST BE:
- A high school student or high school graduate, 16 — 24 years of age, attending, or intending to attend, an accredited college, university or technical institution in the Fall of 2024
- Identify as LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-binary, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, etc.) or as an LGBTQ+ Ally
- Be active within the Triangle Community Center, OR
- Have families active with PFLAG Norwalk, OR
- Be actively working on LGBTQ+ social issues within school or community
- If still in high school or its equivalent, candidates must expect to graduate by July 1, 2024, and must have a record sufficient to be accepted by an accredited college, university or technical institution.
Previous Paretzky Scholarship scholarship recipients are not eligible to reapply. Awards must be used toward post high school education. Judges will take into consideration the candidate’s support, education, advocacy, service or activity in the LGBTQ+ community, recommendations and other factors. Two scholarships of $500 will be awarded on August 15, 2024 to the qualified candidates. The judges’ decision is final.
TO APPLY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP, THE APPLICANT MUST:
Apply by email to [email protected] (using the announcement/application form found here) on or before the application due date, July 31, 2024.
Scholarship recipients will be notified by August 15, 2024.
Please include the words “Scholarship Application” in the subject line.