Scholarship
Alamance Pride Scholarship Fund
Established in 2019 by the Alamance Pride Board of Directors, the Alamance Pride Scholarship Fund supports students who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The fund awards a one-time $1,000 scholarship to a student who is seeking post-secondary education at any accredited community college, college, or university. The student selected for this award will ideally have strong involvement with and/or appreciation for the Alamance County LGBTQ+ community. There are several ways to make a gift to the fund including:
Online Payment
Use a debit or credit card to pay online through the secure Alamance Pride Scholarship Fund donation portal.
Managed by the Alamance Community Foundation.
Cash or Check
Checks can be made out to Alamance Community Foundation. Include “Alamance Pride Scholarship Fund in the memo line.
Mail To: P.O. Box 726, Burlington, NC 27216
Appreciated Securities
For stock transfer instructions, contact Gavin at the Alamance Community Foundation.
Call: (336) 395-5346 Email: gavin@alamancecommunityfoundation.org
For cash, credit or security donations, check to see if your employer offers an employee match to double the impact of your gift!
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)
Beginning at age 70½, you may transfer up to $100,000 from your IRA to Alamance Community Foundation to help grow the Alamance Pride Scholarship Fund. If you are required to make withdrawals from your IRA, the QCD counts toward your required minimum distribution. Instruct your IRA administrator to send a check directly to: Alamance Community Foundation, P.O. Box 726, Burlington, NC 27216 (Tax ID 82-3275373). Ask them to note that the distribution is designated for the Alamance Pride Scholarship Fund.
Did you know? Using your IRA assets can be tax-savvy for you and generous for our community. To learn more, contact gavin@alamancecommunityfoundation.org or your financial, tax, or legal advisor.
Note of Gratitude from a Past Scholarship Recipient
“Alamance Pride Scholarship Board of Directors, I want to personally thank you so much for awarding me this honor. I am infinitely grateful for your contribution in allowing me to further my education. I’m loving college and it is a huge weight off of my shoulders to have this extra support. Thank you!
Thank you first and foremost for presenting me with the opportunity to apply for this scholarship in the first place. The existence of this scholarship is a testament to the progress that society in general has made towards the acceptance of the “unconventional”. I can often get caught up in the heavier aspects of life as a queer POC, but the Alamance Pride Scholarship gave me a break to instead brag on and celebrate my impact on my community. I would also like to thank you for selecting me as this year’s best candidate to receive the scholarship. It’s given me hope for my financial future as I continue to work towards making my education more affordable. Thank you so much for everything.
I want to thank the people behind the Alamance Pride Scholarship immensely. Without your generosity, I would not be in the blessed position that I am in now. Your kindness will not be taken for granted, and I will make sure of that throughout the next phase of my life. Thank you so much for this opportunity! I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.
Honestly, I couldn’t be more grateful for this scholarship. I’m so glad that you guys made this scholarship possible. I am so grateful that the people who made this opportunity possible did everything in their power to do so.”
Q: What does this scholarship mean to you?
A: “It means a great deal. As a young person, it feels very good to be recognized by people who have shared experiences. The LGBTQ+ community has been very welcoming and helpful to me and this award reinforces my feelings. I am very honored to become one of many ACF scholarship recipients! I am going into a field I really enjoy, Music Therapy, due to the immense support I have received and for that I am eternally grateful. This hospitality does not go unnoticed, and I again thank everyone who chose me for your scholarship this cycle.
This year I will be studying music performance at an HBCU! This is a big shift as a queer POC who has been a minority within Alamance county. However, I am proud to receive the Alamance Pride Scholarship because I get to be a real life example of a minority being more than a victim of members in the majority who do not approve of my existence or lifestyle. Being the oldest of seven between my parents, my siblings can look at this accomplishment and see that a future as their authentic selves could be bright as well. Not only will they witness this accomplishment (among others to come), but they will also see the joy and feeling of accomplishment I earn from it, which is crucial because black joy and queer joy can never be talked about enough. We have our many plights but seeking our joy is the reason we endure our struggles, and I would like my siblings to learn this lesson through me.
I am so proud to have been chosen for the Alamance Pride Scholarship. I am extremely grateful to be appreciated and celebrated in regards to my identity instead of being demonized. It truly means a lot to me and feels like a breath of fresh air. These scholarships will allow me to flourish in my secondary education since they alleviate some stress going into a new era of my life. I am very excited to pursue my passions in neuroscience and become a world-renowned neurologist, and this will be accelerated with the help of this scholarship.
To me, this scholarship means the difference between my parents struggling to help me get through college, me being constantly reminded and stressed out about that fact, and me being able to focus more on studying and getting through college successfully. I have watched and experienced financial struggle firsthand. It was hard to watch the people who I care about go through this, and it was even harder to go through. Luckily, I have parents who work hard every day to keep us from being in that situation again.”