UVA offers scholarship to ‘highly motivated gay male students’

The College Fix reports:

An LGBTQ alumni organization at the University of Virginia’s offers scholarships exclusively for gay male students, with the financial aid program apparently excluding both women and heterosexuals.

The Serpentine Society, which bills itself as “an inclusive alumni/ae organization dedicated to reaching out to and advocating for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) UVA alumni/ae, faculty, and students,” offers the Peter L. Page Scholarship for “highly motivated gay male students.” The scholarship, which totals $10,000, is available to both incoming first-year students and current undergraduate and graduate students at UVA.

Established in 2014, the scholarships were formed as part of a bequest after the death of Dr. Peter L. Page, a 1967 graduate of the university.

Recipient of the scholarship is based on “students’ academic achievements, essays, recommendations, extracurricular activities, and awards demonstrating exceptional commitment to bettering the LGBT community.”

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