This scholarship is dedicated to supporting the mental health of individuals in communities that are under severe mental stress due to current political climate.The scholarship will prioritize University of Utah students who identify as a member of one of more of the LGBT+, undocumented, immigrant, and BIPOC communities and who have declared a major or a minor in Disability Studies/ Ethnic Studies/ Gender Studies/ Pacific Island Studies.
About The Fernandes Scholarship Fund
In light of the increase of anti-DEI policies around the country and in our state, undergraduate students who identify as LGBT+, undocumented, immigrants, and/or BIPOC are under severe stress, which is disrupting their college education.
The objective of the scholarship is to help mitigate some of the mental health toll that these circumstances have created by dispersing discretionary funds in small amounts to help students overcome urgent barriers that can prevent them from staying in school. Money can be used for things like rent, gas, food, therapy, medication, utilities, etc.
In addition to the scholarship, our mission is to bring community together through lectures and book club events that will create space to start conversations about gender, sexuality, and race. The events are free, but we will accept donations for the scholarship fund. All of the funds donated will go directly to the scholarship recipient. This program is fiscally sponsored by Mental Healthy FIT, a 501(c)3, and all donations are tax deductible.
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