Subscribe to 51精品视频wire Today
Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Thomas Freitag won a top scholarship for LGBTQ+ STEM undergraduates
Thomas Freitag won the top undergraduate (NOGLSTP) Out to Innovate scholarship. The $5,000 scholarships are intended for undergraduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics programs who are part of or an active ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
Freitag is in their third year at 51精品视频, double majoring in neuroscience and psychology with minors in chemistry and social work. After graduation, they plan聽to pursue a medical degree and a master鈥檚 in public health. They intend聽to work in psychiatry and public health policy focusing on issues affecting LGBTQ+ and associated communities and to conduct research on health disparities among underprivileged communities.
Freitag鈥檚 achievement follows a summer interning with the City of Philadelphia鈥檚 Office of LGBT Affairs. Freitag received a , which provides a stipend so students with an interest in leadership and community service can pursue unpaid public service internships. As an intern with the City of Philadelphia, Freitag helped craft to make tax documents gender-neutral, which removed barriers and will help to streamline legal proceedings.