LESBIAN/GAY/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDER
AWARDS COMPETITION

The University of Florida Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
Concerns Committee announces its Third Annual Awards competition.

        Two awards, each in the amount of $500, will be given out:
        one to a UF undergraduate student and one to a UF graduate student.
        Applicants must demonstrate excellence in either service or research.

Service: Successful applicants must demonstrate exemplary service to the UF
or larger Gainesville community on behalf of
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender peoples.  Such service may include efforts
to eliminate homophobia, promote LGBT causes, or create safe spaces and
activities for LGBT individuals.

Research:  Successful applicants must have performed research within the
last year or have completed a proposal to conduct research within the next
year that focuses on a lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender topic or otherwise
engages LGBT concerns.

Application Information
Applicants should submit the following:  one copy of UF transcript (need
not be official but must be recent); a brief (3-5 pages) statement of
purpose pertaining to service or research; two letters of recommendation
from individuals (preferably one from a faculty mentor) who can attest to
quality of service or research.  Members of the awards subcommittee are not
eligible to provide letters of recommendation.

Applications must include a cover page with the following information:
the category (service or research) in which the applicant wishes to be
considered; the applicant's full name, complete local mailing address,
local telephone number, e-mail address, UF ID number, major and year at UF;
and the name of the applicant's advisor.  (Qualified students may apply in
both categories, provided separate applications are submitted; the same
letters of recommendation may be used, however, if both service and
research accomplishments are addressed.)

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2003, TO:
Amanda Wolfe, Associate Director, Center for Latin American Studies, PO Box
115530,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL  32611.

For more information, please contact:
Carlos Hernandez at 392-1575, or [log in to unmask];
Gwynn Kessler at 392-1625, or [log in to unmask]; or
Amanda Wolfe at 392-0375, or [log in to unmask]

You may also visit our website at
http://www.aa.ufl.edu/committees/lgbtcc.htm