CHICAGO, June 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fastweb (www.fastweb.com), the leading website for scholarship and financial aid information and a member of the Monster network, commemorates the history of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) advocacy and the diversity of the LGBT community during LGBT Pride Month.

The LGBT community and its supporters hold events in June to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969. Historians consider this date to be the initiation of the LGBT movement. As such, the impact that LGBT individuals have had on history is celebrated throughout the month of June.

Fastweb works to support all students seeking opportunities to help fund their education. The site's latest resource, LGBTQ Community Scholarships and Internships, highlights a collection of new scholarships, fellowships and internships for LGBT students in several academic areas. Additional opportunities are included for students with community service involvement and for students interested in advancing LGBT rights. Fastweb's scholarship directory of LGBTQ scholarship opportunities is another strong resource students can utilize while looking for ways to pay for school.

Fastweb provides helpful and insightful online resources to help students find ways to fund their education. Resources are available online and always at no charge. More programs for all students can be found on Fastweb.com.

About Fastweb
Fastweb, a top site in the Monster Worldwide (NYSE: MWW) network, is the nation's recognized leader in helping students pay for school, by providing scholarship and financial aid information, as well as information on jobs and internships. One out of three college-bound seniors use the site and more than 50 million users have benefitted from Fastweb's information and services. Fastweb lets students create personalized profiles that can be matched against its expansive databases of colleges and scholarships. As the oldest and most popular free online scholarship matching service, the database has more than 1.5 million scholarships totaling over $3.4 billion. To learn more about Fastweb, visit www.fastweb.com and follow Fastweb on social media for the latest on paying for school all year long: Twitter (at @PayingForSchool); Facebook; Pinterest; Google+.

About Monster Worldwide
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW) is a global leader in connecting people to jobs, wherever they are. For more than 20 years, Monster has helped people improve their lives with better jobs, and employers find the best talent. Today, the company offers services in more than 40 countries, providing some of the broadest, most sophisticated job seeking, career management, recruitment and talent management capabilities. Monster continues its pioneering work of transforming the recruiting industry with advanced technology using intelligent digital, social and mobile solutions, including our flagship website monster.com® and a vast array of products and services. For more information visit monster.com/about.

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