The Rainbow STEM Alliance (RSA) exists to promote acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ youth in STEM educational fields or auxiliary fields that have direct interactions with STEM groups.  We fully support the mission of FIRST and believe that promoting acceptance and inclusion is an essential part of engaging young people in STEM fields. We are proud to partner with CACI International's Pride Allyance to create an additional 3 scholarships for the fall of 2023. The RSA will be anonymizing the applications to the best of our ability, and providing those anonymized applications to our partners at CACI for review and the determination of recipients.

Scholarship Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you:

• Must have be a FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®), FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®), or FIRST Global alum, or graduating high school senior (Class of 2024)
• Must be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computational/Data Analytics
• Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America.

Application Process
To apply for the Scholarship, complete the application package including:

• Please submit you application via this Google Form below
• A letter of recommendation from an adult who is not related to you.  This can be a teacher, a mentor, a community member - someone who knows you well and can speak to your accomplishments. This must be sent to [email protected] as a .doc, or .pdf file, or similar text file so that the essay can be anonymized.
• A 1-2 page essay (approximately 500-1000 words) describing the promotion of LGTBQ+ acceptance and inclusion in STEM within your community. This must be sent to [email protected] as a .doc, or .pdf file, or similar text file so that the essay can be anonymized.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]