The Safe Space Endowed Scholarship

The Safe Space Endowed Scholarship has been established to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender students at Kennesaw State University.

This scholarship will provide financial assistance to a full or part-time student, undergraduate or graduate, who has worked to enhance the lives of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender individuals through active involvement in on-or off-campus LGBT advocacy organizations. The scholarship will help offset the costs of tuition, housing, and fees, allowing the student to compress the time it takes to meet their degree requirements and concentrate on their degree programs.

Selection Criteria

• Full or Part Time Students
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
• Member of the GLSA and /or participant in KSU Safe Space Initiative
• Open to all majors
• Undergraduate students : must be registered for a minimum of 6 credit hours per term, must have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours at KSU with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Graduate students : must be registered for a minimum of 6 credit hours per term, enrolled in any graduate degree program, and must have completed a minimum of 9 credit hours at KSU with a minimum 3.3 GPA.

Recipients are to be selected by faculty members designated by the KSU Safe Space Initiative and will receive up to $1000 per academic year. Student applications are to be directed to Dr. Teresa Joyce. More information is available at http://www.kennesaw.edu/scholarships/ .

Administration

The scholarship fund established by this agreement shall be maintained as an endowment by the KSU Foundation for the support of student scholarships at Kennesaw State University, and be known as The Safe Space Endowed Scholarship. Student recipients of the scholarship are to be referred to as The Safe Space Scholars. These designations are to be referred to as such in all formal written references.

You may make your tax-deductible donation to the Kennesaw State University Foundation, restricted to the Safe Space Endowed Scholarship. If you are a Kennesaw State University employee, you may make contributions through payroll deduction by indicating on your Annual Fund form that you wish your contribution, or part of your contribution, to be earmarked for this fund.