Thank you to all 2010 Butterfly Grant applicants. We thank you for your dedication towards HIV/AIDS awareness and wish you good luck as we select this year's scholarship recipients. Unfortunately, the online application period for this year's grant cycle has closed.
The online application for the 2011 Butterfly Grant will be available January 2011.
Prospective Grantees
The Butterfly Grant, established in 2003, was created
to carry on the legacy of Wayne Fischer, a heroic
and indefatigable teacher at Martin Luther King High
School from 1988-1993. Wayne Fischer was the first
NYC teacher to go public with his HIV-positive status.
Wayne spoke out courageously to educate youth about
HIV/AIDS through student workshops and media presentations,
most notably in articles in New York Newsday and on
his weekly NY1 cable segment AIDS: A Journal of Hope.
The goal of the LBB Butterfly
Grant is to:
- Foster HIV/AIDS prevention
education in NYC
- Raise HIV/AIDS awareness among
youth
- Motivate NYC public high school
students to be HIV/AIDS peer educators, activists
and advocates.
The Butterfly Grant
Provides:
- College educational grants
in the minimum amount of $1000 to 5 NYC Public High
School Seniors
- Recognition to NYC High School
students for their life-saving work
Eligibility
Students are eligible to be considered for the 2011 Butterfly Grant if they:
- Will be enrolled as a senior at a NYC Public High School during the 2010-2011 school year.
- Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in HIV/AIDS related community service, extracurricular, or other activities.
- Will be enrolled for the first time at a U.S. accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the fall of 2011
- Have completed and submitted all three required forms (Application Form, 1 Teacher or Adult Advisor Recommendation Letter, and 1 Peer or Community Member Recommendation)
The Application Process
Applications are reviewed by the Living Beyond Belief Grant Committee, and awards are announced at the end of April for the scholarship year. We will start accepting applications in January 2011 for our 2011 Butterfly Grant cycle. Applications submitted prior to this date will not be received or reviewed. Instructions on how to apply will be made available January 2011.
Prospective Grantees for 2011
The Butterfly Grant, established in 2003, was created to carry on the legacy of Wayne Fischer, a heroic and indefatigable teacher at Martin Luther King High School from 1988-1993. Wayne Fischer was the first NYC teacher to go public with his HIV-positive status. Wayne spoke out courageously to educate youth about HIV/AIDS through student workshops and media presentations, most notably in articles in New York Newsday and on his weekly NY1 cable segment AIDS: A Journal of Hope.
The goal of the LBB Butterfly Grant is to:
- Foster HIV/AIDS prevention education in NYC
- Raise HIV/AIDS awareness among youth
- Motivate NYC public high school students to be HIV/AIDS peer educators, activists and advocates.
The Butterfly Grant Provides:
- College educational grants in the minimum amount of $1000 to 5 NYC Public High School Seniors
- Recognition to NYC High School students for their life-saving work
For any direct questions related to this grant, please email: grants@livingbeyondbelief.org
