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Scholarships,
Grants and Financial Aid
             
The Pride Center
recognizes the need for LGBTQQA specific Scholarships, Grants and
Financial Aid. We hope that this page can be used as a
resource for LGBTQQA students when they are searching for ways to
finance their education. If you have any further questions
please contact the
Pride Center, or if you know of other scholarships we have not
included here please let us know.
UW-L
LGBTIQQA Scholarship Fund
With the generous help of
Alumni and Friends, the Pride Center has been able to set up a
Scholarship Fund that is available to UW-L Students, or prospective
students on an as needed basis. This means if you are student
or prospective student and you find yourself in extenuating
circumstances that could be assisted through monetary support; the
Pride Center will take your request. The scholarship fund is
solely based on donations so not all requests can be accepted.
If you would like to donate to the UW-L LGBTIQQA Scholarship Fund
please contact
Will Van Roosenbeek. We appreciate your support!
The Point Foundation
The Point Foundation is the nation's
largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students of merit. The
publicly-supported
scholarship fund provides financial support, mentoring
and hope to meritorious undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate
students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation or
gender identity. Point’s rigorous selection process for its
prestigious scholarships is competitive and requires demonstrated
academic excellence, leadership skills, community involvement and
financial need. Particular attention is paid to students who have
lost the financial and social support of their families and/or
communities as a result of revealing their sexual orientation,
gender identity or gender expression. Past award amounts have
ranged from $5,000 to $28,000 per year. Usual yearly deadline is
March 1st. An
online application form is available on The Point
Foundation's web site. For more information, contact:
The Point Foundation
PO Box 11210
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 1.866.33.POINT (1.866.337.6468)
Fax: 1.866.39.POINT (1.866.397.6468)
SOLGA Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize
Competition
The American Anthropological Association - Society of Lesbian and
Gay Anthropologists (SOLGA) offers this award for a scholarly
anthropological paper, written by a student, on a gay or lesbian
topic. The prize consists of a cash award and a letter of
commendation from the Prize Committee.
The prize is not specifically for tuition, but rather is intended to
reward excellent undergraduate or graduate student papers. For more
information:
www.solga.org
Messenger-Anderson Journalism Scholarship and
Internship Program
The Messenger-Anderson Journalism Scholarship and Internship Program
offers several scholarships to gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered students pursuing a degree in journalism and
communications at an accredited four-year college or university.
High school seniors and current undergraduate students are eligible
to apply. The award is sponsored by the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF).
Winners are required to participate in the Messenger-Anderson
Scholarship Intern Program at NGLTF offices in Washington, DC, or
New York City during the summer. For more information,
contact:
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
1325 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.393.5177
Fax: 202.393.2241
TTY: 202.393.2284
thetaskforce@thetaskforce.org
The National Women's Studies
Association
The National Women's Studies
Association (NWSA) offers many scholarships that are related to
women's studies and gender and sexuality studies. For more
information contact NWSA and click on the Awards and Scholarships
tab on the left hand navigation bar:
National Women's Studies Association
7100 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301.403.0525
Fax: 301.403.4137
Transgender Scholarship and Education Legacy Fund
(TSELF)
TSELF awards several scholarships for transgender-identified
students in the helping and caring professions, including social
services, health care, religious instruction, teaching, and law. The
awards are sponsored by the
International Foundation for Gender Education. For
more information, contact:
International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
TSELF Awards Committee
PO Box 540229
Waltham, MA 02454-0229
Phone: 781.899.2212
Fax: 781.899.2212
www.tself.org
Zami
ZAMI’s primary mission is to empower
and affirm the lives of lesbians of African descent through
scholarships, leadership development, support/ discussion groups,
social activities, drum performances, outreach and education.
Zami sponsors the Audre Lorde Scholarship Awards that are
designed to recognize out* lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender
students of color who are making significant contributions to their
communities. ZAMI wants to support and encourage their continuing
education by providing scholarships to those students enrolled in
accredited technical, undergraduate and graduate programs. In 2007,
the Fund awarded fourteen $1000 scholarships. For more information
contact:
www.zami.org
* "Out" is defined as an
acknowledgement of lesbian/ gay identify to self, and or to family,
friends, and community.
Queer Foundation Scholarship
Fund
The Queer Foundation Scholarship
Fund promotes effective writing by, about, and/or for queer youth.
The Queer Foundation offers to the winners of each year's essay
contest $1,000 scholarships to the U.S. college or university of
their choice to study queer theory or related fields. Funds
are from the voluntary donations of numerous individuals who support
the vision of the Foundation. For more information contact:
www.queerfoundation.org
PFLAG
National GLBT Scholarship Program
The PFLAG National GLBT Scholarship Program was established by
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) in 2003
to help support the education of GLBT youth and allies. It includes
five awards, one of which is the Eseara Tuaolo Student-Athlete
Scholarship established in honor of former NFL defensive tackle
Esera Tuaolo. The program was funded by the estate of Palmer B.
Carson. For more information, contact:
National Scholarships Program
*Links are to the
organizations general page and may not link directly to the
scholarship portion*
(Please Report any broken links to the
Pride Center)
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