Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship

Eligibility

Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship, with an application deadline in June, offers 25 awards of $5000 each.

Description

Dedicated to continuing Pedro's legacy, the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship supports the academic pursuits of young activists working in their communities who carry Pedro's torch forward. This scholarship celebrates and supports young people who are doing work inspired by (or similar to) Pedro's health and social justice activism. This work is not exclusive to HIV/AIDS. As long as your work is change making in other areas of social justice and health justice, you are eligible to apply. Applicants do not need to have HIV/AIDS or be a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The scholarship is open to current or incoming undergraduate students enrolled in a U.S. community college or four-year university. High school seniors are eligible to apply. A brief personal statement must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website for the prompt. Applicants must also submit at least two letters of recommendation. These could be from teachers, mentors, program coordinators. supervisors/allies/community leaders, or other adult(s) directly involved in the applicant's health or social justice work, leadership, and on field of study. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.