HRT, SURGERY, AND ELECTROLYSIS SCHOLARSHIPS | POINT OF PRIDE
Surgery Fund: Scholarship-like program that provides financial assistance to trans folk who cannot afford their gender-affirming surgery. HRT Access Fund: Scholarship-like program that provides financial assistance to trans folk who cannot afford their gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Agency partners with Plume, Folx, QueerMed, and QueerDoc to provide recipients with 12 months of: - Medical care through initial and regular telemedical visits. - Lab work and monitoring 3 times throughout the year. - 24/7 text access to a predominantly trans care team. - Any medical letters that may be needed related to transitioning. - Prescription cost coverage. Electrolysis Support Fund: Scholarship-like program that provides financial assistance towards permanent hair removal services (including electrolysis and laser hair removal) for trans folk who cannot otherwise afford them. Grants total $1,250 per recipient paid directly to electrologist or laser hair removal provider.
Date of Last Formal Update
03/13/2024
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PATH Inc. 211
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Hours
Surgery Fund: Application available: November 1 - November 30: 11:59 pm, Eastern Time. HRT Access Fund: Application available: June 15 - July 31. Electrolysis Support Fund: Application available: January 1 - February 28: 11:59 pm, Eastern Time.
Eligibility
Surgery Fund: - Individuals who identify as transgender (FTM, MTF, non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, and all other non-cis identities). - Adults age 18+ at the time of surgery. - Must have financial need that prevents applicant from affording gender-affirming surgery. - Ability to demonstrate past attempts at affording care (i.e.: saving money, fundraising, attempting to get insurance coverage). - Must complete surgery in the U.S. with a U.S.-based surgeon. - Surgery must take place on or after March 1 of the following year. HRT Access Fund: - Individuals who identify as transgender (FTM, MTF, non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, and all other non-cis identities). - Have financial need that prevents applicant from affording HRT. - Adults age 18+ at the time of application. - Must meet all eligibility requirements of chosen telehealth provider (providers may have different licensures, which means some treatments are only available in specific states). Links to provider eligibility requirements available on application. - U.S. resident. Electrolysis Support Fund: - Individual who identify as transgender (FTM, MTF, non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, and all other non-cis identities). - Must have a financial needs that prevents applicant from affording hair removal services. - Adults age 18+. - Individuals under the age of 18 with consent from parents/guardian and/or hair removal providers. - Seeking hair removal on face, neck, or on an area of body in preparation for bottom surgery (for trans feminine applicants). - Seeking hair removal on an area of body in preparation for bottom surgery and have a surgery date estimated or officially scheduled (for trans masculine applicants).
Fee
Surgery Fund: Applicants will be responsible for a smaller percentage of medical fees. Fund cover approximately 70-97% of medical costs. Applicants should expect to cover travel fees, lodging, food expenses, time away from work, postoperative nursing care (when required), and certain postoperative medications.
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