Trans Gear Community Scholarship

Trans Gear Annual Community Scholarship was founded in 2012 by trans-identified students, community members, and their allies in response to the struggles and needs of transgender communities. Many trans individuals have difficulty accessing gear that helps them move through the world more accurately. We connect applicants in need with new gender-affirming accessories, clothing, and gear such as stand-to-p ee devices (STPs), binders, trans-specific undergarments (i.e.: gaffs, packing straps), breast forms, packers and other prosthetics. Our mission is simple: to link trans, genderqueer, gender-questioning/gender-exploring and gender non-conforming individuals with the gear needed to feel self-affirmed and/or explore their gender identities. The Trans Gear team hopes to raise more money this year to make the scholarship more accessible to transwomen and transfeminine individuals whose gear is often more costly than gear marketed to transmen or transmasculine individuals.

With your donation, the Trans Gear team will be able to cover the costs of purchasing brand new gear and directly mailing the items to applicants in need. Our goal is to grant as many items as possible with attention to the diverse array of gear needs in our communities. 

[image borrowed with gratitude from: http://www.transflag.com/]

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**NOTE: Folks asked us to share our scholarship application to get a sense for our process. Below, please find a link for our website that explains the application scholarship process in detail.

http://sschmitt06.wix.com/transgearscholarship#!community/cl15