Everyone should have affordable access to college regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Hive has complied a list of scholarships specifically for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual.
Deadline: November 2022 to January 2023.
Award Amount: Up to $13,600.
The Point Flagship Scholarship empowers LGBTQ students to access and succeed in their education at accredited four-year institutions in the United States. Flagship scholarship recipients receive financial support, access to multiple leadership development programs, mentorship or coaching, and the support of a community of scholars and alumni.
Deadline: Varies.
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
The largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students in the nation, the Point Foundation was started in order to raise money to help LGBTQ students pay for their college and university educations. The Point Foundation also provides support to students beyond scholarships. Leadership Development and Mentorship programs are also maintained by the Point Foundation in order to ensure that LGBTQ students have the skills and support that they need to succeed in their college educations and in the workplace.
Deadline: Varies.
Award Amount: $10,000
Live Out Loud has always been committed to helping to teach LGBTQ youth about how to succeed in all aspects of their life including their academia, their careers and their relationships. The organization has also worked to bring more LGBTQ role models and mentors into contact with LGBTQ students in order to inspire them and to show them the successes that LGBTQ students are capable of.
Deadline: June 3, 2022.
Award Amount: Up to $10,000.
Applications are open to graduating high school seniors, current college students, veterans, and adults returning to school who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study in an eligible STEM field at an accredited four-year college or university in California or an HBCU in the United States for the entire 2022-2023 academic year.
Eligibility:
Deadline:
Award Amount: Up to $6,000
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative awards scholarships to honor and encourage California students for their service to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community.
Eligibility:
Deadline: June 5, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $5,000.
Prism Foundation provides scholarships to empower outstanding students who are making a positive impact on the Asian & Pacific Islander and LGBTQ+ communities.
Eligibility:
Deadline: June 4, 2022.
Award Amount: $5,000.
The Out to Innovate™ Scholarships, established in 2011, are intended for LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) programs. The scholarships are designed to promote academic excellence and increased visibility of talented LGBTQ+ students in STEM careers.
Eligibility:
Deadline: June 10, 2022.
Award Amount: $4,000.
The Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship was established by Peggy Traub and Phyllis Dicker to encourage and support lesbians in their pursuit of higher education. This program provides one-year scholarships of $4,000 to several students graduating high school or already enrolled in college in any year of study, including graduate school. Scholarships are paid directly to the recipient’s school and are applied toward tuition.
The application consists of 3 short essay questions, a letter of recommendation, and transcripts from your latest academic institution. There is no minimum GPA requirement. Submissions are judged on academic achievement, community service and leadership, and commitment to impacting LGBTQ issues.
Eligibility:
Deadline: Varies.
Award Amount: $1,600.
Since 2007, Hampton Roads Pride has made funding scholarships in support of the next generation of innovative leaders an annual budget priority. Our scholarships are based on merit, academics, and community involvement. Hampton Roads Pride offers up to four $1,600 scholarships each year paid directly to each recipient’s educational institution.
Scholarships are awarded to assist with the educational expenses of people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+), or identify with an affiliated community (including, but not limited to, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual, Two-spirit, Nonbinary, Agender, and Genderqueer) as well as LGBTQ+ allies (those who do not identify as LGBTQ+, but who are allied with and support the LGBTQ+ community).
Deadline: Varies.
Award Amount: $5,000.
The SOULE Foundation is designed to create an experience geared to support, develop and promote the educational advancement of LGBTQ youth and young people of color. The SOULE Foundation started as an extension of SOULE, a multimedia organization dedicated to representing, connecting, and empowering the Black LGBTQ community. As important as our youth are, The SOULE Foundation has recognized the imperative need to ensure their viability, mental sustainability, and success.
Eligibility:
Deadline: Grants are made at the beginning of each calendar year, with the exception of the scholarships, which are awarded each July/August.
Award Amount: $1,000.
Three scholarships are available for application. These scholarships are in memory and honor of David Womack and will be granted to students who exemplify his memory. David Michael Womack passed away on March 18 2011 and those of us who were privileged to know him were diminished at his passing.
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Award Amount: $2,000.
Description: PFLAG Sacramento is pleased to offer scholarships of $2,000 or more to qualified students from the Sacramento area. The scholarship is named in honor of The Rev. and Mrs. Merrill Follansbee, and Jean Hansen, our chapter's co-founders and proud parents of LGBTQ+ individuals.
Eligibility:
Deadline: June and December of each year.
Award Amount: $1,000.
Out to Protect Scholarship offer a scholarship award for individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgender and who are pursuing a career in law enforcement by attending a basic law enforcement training program. This could be a basic police academy, sheriff’s academy, corrections academy, or 9-1-1 dispatcher academy. These scholarships reward those individuals who have the courage and willingness to be visible role models in law enforcement.
Eligibility:
Deadline: Spring 2022.
Award Amount: Varies.
The application consists of 2-3 short essay questions, a letter of recommendation, and transcripts from your current academic institution. There is no minimum GPA requirement.
Eligibility:
Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Award Amount: $1,000.
Description: American Atheists celebrates activism by awarding scholarships to students who engage in atheist activism in their communities and schools.
Eligibility:
Membership in American Atheists is not required to submit an application, but scholarship winners must be members to accept the awards. All applicants are offered a free one-year membership to American Atheists.
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