Scholarships
Amount: $2,400 per semester or $4,800 per academic year. About: Offered by the Point Foundation, the Point Foundation Community College Scholarship supports supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students in community college. In addition to financial support, scholarship recipients receive access to coaching and admissions counseling for those who want to transfer to a…
Amount: Varies. About: The Point Foundation offers three types of scholarship programs: the Point Flagship Scholarship, the Point BIPOC Scholarship, and the Point Foundation Community College Scholarship. The Point Flagship Scholarship is meant for LGBTQ students who are earning their undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees at accredited colleges in the United States. The Point BIPOC…
Amount: $2,000. About: Out To Innovate is an organization representing LGBTQ+ people in STEM professions and education. The Amy A. Ross Scholarship in Bioscience supports LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in bioscience. Applicants must have successfully completed a minimum of two years of post-high school education at an accredited U.S. college or…
Amount: $5,000. About: The Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship is an annual award that provides support to LGBTQ+ youth with financial need. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, identify as LGBTQ, plan to enroll in a post secondary program, and be from the Tri-State area (New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey). Eligible Grade…
Amount: $5,000. About: Each year, Brown and Caldwell, an engineering consulting firm focused on the U.S. environmental sector, awards the LGBTQIA+ Scholarship to LGBTQIA+ students interested in pursuing careers in the environmental profession. Applicant must identify as members of the LGBTQ community, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be enrolled as undergraduate juniors, undergraduate seniors,…