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The GOAL+ (Glider AI Omni Inclusive Allies of LGBTQ+) scholarship is a fund created by Glider AI, Omni Inclusive and myBasePay to support marginalized LGBTQ+ college students preparing for tech and non tech careers. It launched during Pride Month 2022, and applications are handled through Bold.org.
The scholarship is one part of a broader commitment: making the route from education to employment fairer. For employers, that same commitment shows up in how candidates are screened and evaluated, which is where Glider AI DEI and diversity hiring solutions come in.
GOAL+ is a scholarship fund for LGBTQ+ students who face financial barriers to finishing college. The partners set it up to help students reach graduation and enter the workforce on equal footing.
The program was created by three organizations:
The published criteria for the 2022 program were:
Application was through the program’s listing on Bold.org. Award amounts, deadlines and open cycles are set per round, so check the Bold.org listing for current status before applying. This page will be updated if a new cycle opens.
LGBTQ+ students can face added pressure during college, including financial strain and reduced family support, that makes finishing a degree harder. A scholarship does not remove those barriers, but it can reduce the financial load at a point where students are deciding whether to stay enrolled.
The partners also saw a link to their own work. Each organization helps employers find and hire talent. Supporting students before they reach the job market is the earliest point at which a company can widen the pool of people who are ready to compete for roles.
A scholarship helps a small number of students directly. The larger effect comes when employers change how they evaluate people once those students apply for jobs.
Degrees from specific schools, past employer names and polished resumes are weak predictors of how someone will do the work. They also favor candidates who had more resources along the way. Skills based assessments let every candidate show what they can do on the same terms. Our article on how AI recruitment can reduce bias in hiring explains the mechanics.
Structured interviews, consistent rubrics and the same assessment for every applicant to a role reduce the room for subjective judgment. Consistency is also easier to audit.
If your hiring process uses AI, ask how it was tested for bias, what it evaluates and who makes the final decision. See five strategies to mitigate AI bias and discrimination for a practical checklist.
Campus programs, internships and apprenticeships open doors earlier. Pair them with fair assessments so candidates from every background are measured on the same work. Glider also supports campus recruiting teams running high volume early career hiring.
| Factor | Traditional screening | Skills based screening |
|---|---|---|
| Main signal | Resume, school, previous employers | Performance on job relevant tasks |
| Consistency | Varies by reviewer | Same test and rubric for every candidate |
| Effect on pipeline | Favors candidates with more resources | Widens the qualified pool |
| Audit trail | Notes and impressions | Scores, rubrics and recorded evidence |
Glider AI DEI and diversity hiring solutions help employers evaluate candidates on what they can do.
The goal is not a quota. It is a process where every candidate is measured against the same job relevant standard, which removes subjective and keyword based bias from screening and widens the qualified pipeline.
GOAL+ (Glider AI Omni Inclusive Allies of LGBTQ+) is a scholarship fund for marginalized LGBTQ+ college students with financial need, created by Glider AI, Omni Inclusive and myBasePay in 2022.
The 2022 criteria required LGBTQ+ students from marginalized backgrounds in their second year of college, with financial need and at least a 3.0 GPA, pursuing a tech or non tech career.
Cycles are managed through Bold.org. Check the program’s Bold.org listing for current deadlines and availability.
Use consistent, skills based assessments, structured interviews and clear rubrics. Use inclusive language in job descriptions, and review any AI tools in the process for bias and human oversight.
It evaluates every candidate on the same job relevant tasks and rubric, so decisions rely less on resume proxies like school or previous employer that track with access to resources.
Glider AI focuses on fair, skills based hiring tools for employers. Explore the DEI hiring solutions page for how assessments and structured interviews support inclusive hiring.
Scholarships like GOAL+ help students reach the starting line. Fair evaluation keeps the race honest after that. See how Glider AI DEI and diversity hiring solutions help your team hire on demonstrated skill, consistently and with evidence you can review.
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