ELIGIBILITY:
KarMel Scholarship (2008)
AWARD CATEGORIES:
   Your work must include gay/lesbian/bi/transgender content.
    You may submit 1, 2 or 3 submissions in the "Artistic" category
    You may submit 1, 2 or 3 submissions in the "Written" category.
    You can submit a maximum of 6 submissions.
    You can submit to either or both categories.
    Written work of any length will be accepted.
    Artistic work must meet US Postal Service requirements for size and content.
    Additional scholarships may be awarded pending donations received during the year.
Best Written Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Transgender Themed Work ($300)
Some examples are:
    Personal Story                 Poem
     Fictional Story                 Editorial
Best Artistic Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Transgender Themed Work ($400)
Some examples are:
   Drawing                             Video
   Song                                  Photo
   Painting                              Comic Strip
   Be creative and come up with you own artistic idea.
     High school students, undergrad and graduate students can apply, if they will be attending a college, university, vocational or trade school in the Fall 2008 or Spring 2009 semesters.  You can also be a high school student who is taking extra courses in a junior college.
      You may reside anywhere in the world, but you must be attending or planning to
      attend a college, university, vocational or trade school in the United States.
      You do NOT need to be gay/lesbian/bi/transgender to apply for the scholarship.
  The KarMel Scholarship was created to encourage students to write/create something that will express their views on the gay/lesbian/bi/transgender topic.  It is designed to challenge students to create something unique and to showcase the many talented artisans/writers.
Download a Scholarship Application
Guidelines for the submission of works
Scholarship Rules
Background about the KarMel Scholarship
Showcase of Winner's works
2006 Winners
DEADLINE:
     All submissions must be postmarked by March 31, 2008.
Contact Information
Last Modified March 31, 2008
Questions, comments, or feedback? Please email us at:  KarMelScholarship@gmail.com
A "Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender" Themed Scholarship
PAST WINNERS:
2007 Winners
2006 Winners
2005 Winners
See submissions of previous years winners.
2004 Winners
2003 Winners
APPLICATION:
     You must fill out an application.  Download application.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
     You can submit by mail or email.  Read more on how to submit.
Please do not send your application and submissions by Express Mail or Next Day Mail.  It only needs to be postmarked by March 31.  Also we are flexible on the date so email us if you are going to send it a day or two late. 
                                                                    -  Thanks, Karen and Melody (3/31/08)