LGBTQ+ Scholarships

55 scholarships

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Youth Scholarship — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: April 15
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) It Gets Better Project Scholarship — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: March 31
It Gets Better Project Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland Scholarship — $500-$1,500 — Deadline: March 15
LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland Live Out Loud Scholarship Program — $5,000 — Deadline: April 1
Live Out Loud National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) Scholarship — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: June 1
National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) National Scholarship for Gay and Lesbian Students (NSGLS) — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: Varies (check Task Force website)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (now National LGBTQ Task Force) PFLAG National Scholarship Program — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: March 15
PFLAG National Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) Scholarship — $500-$1,000 — Deadline: May 15
Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) Pride Foundation Scholarship — $4,000-$12,000 — Deadline: January 14
Pride Foundation Stonewall Community Foundation Scholarships — $2,500-$10,000 — Deadline: March 15
Stonewall Community Foundation The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Grants — $5,000-$50,000 (grant) — Deadline: Varies by grant cycle
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice The Bob Ross Scholarship for Broadcast Journalism (NLGJA) — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: April 1
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists The Bobbie and Mike Lang Scholarship (The Greater Cincinnati Foundation) — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: March 1
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation The Davis-Putter Fund Scholarship — $1,000-$10,000 — Deadline: April 1
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund The GSAFE Scholarship Program (Wisconsin) — $500-$1,500 — Deadline: April 1
GSAFE (Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools) The Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) Scholarship Fund — $2,500-$10,000 — Deadline: January 14
Greater Seattle Business Association (GSBA) The Kay Longcope Scholarship for Lesbian Journalists (NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists) — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: April 1
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists The Lambda Literary LGBTQ Writers in Schools Program — $500-$1,000 (honorarium/stipend) — Deadline: Varies
Lambda Literary The Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship for LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA) — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: April 1
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists The Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award (APA Division 44) — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: February 1
American Psychological Association (APA) Division 44 The Point Foundation BOLD Scholarship — $5,000-$10,000 — Deadline: Varies
Point Foundation The Rainbow Scholarship (The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta) — $1,000-$3,000 — Deadline: March 1
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The Sacramento LGBTQ Community Center Scholarship — $500-$1,500 — Deadline: April 1
Sacramento LGBTQ Community Center Aqua Foundation for Women Scholarship — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: April 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Aqua Foundation for Women The Colin Higgins Youth Courage Award — $15,000 — Deadline: March 15
Colin Higgins Foundation The Fred Says Scholarship — $500-$1,000 — Deadline: April 15
Fred Says, Inc. Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Rainbow Scholarship — $3,000-$5,000 — Deadline: September 16 (Spring); January 19 (Summer/Fall) (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarship — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: March 31 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Gamma Mu Foundation The Gamma Mu Foundation Grant Program — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: March 31
Gamma Mu Foundation The Horizons Foundation LGBTQ Scholarship Program — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: March 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Horizons Foundation NGLCC Scholarship Program — $2,500-$5,000 — Deadline: May 1
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) The Harvey Milk Memorial Scholarship (San Francisco) — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: May 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
San Francisco Human Rights Commission The Dallas Way Scholarship — $500-$1,000 — Deadline: April 1
The Dallas Way The Bill McKenney Scholarship for LGBTQ Writers — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: March 15
The Authors Guild Foundation The Equality Florida Scholarship Program — $1,000-$2,500 — Deadline: April 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Equality Florida The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Scholarship (Various Institutions) — $5,000-$15,000 — Deadline: Varies by institution
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation GLAAD Scholarship Program — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: May 1
GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Fund for Dallas Scholarship — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: March 1
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Dallas The David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship (Harvard Kennedy School) — $25,000 (tuition supplement) — Deadline: Varies (follows HKS admissions)
David Bohnett Foundation LEAGUE Foundation Scholarship — $1,500-$2,500 — Deadline: April 30 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
LEAGUE Foundation The LEAP Foundation High School Senior Scholarship — $1,000-$3,000 — Deadline: April 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
The LEAP Foundation The LEAP Foundation Scholarship — $1,000-$3,000 — Deadline: April 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
The LEAP Foundation Greater Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Community Center Scholarship — $500-$2,000 — Deadline: March 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Greater Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Community Center Matthew Shepard Scholarship — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: April 1
Matthew Shepard Foundation Pride in Education Scholarship — $500-$1,500 — Deadline: May 1
Pride in Education The Lavender Graduation Scholarship (Various Universities) — $500-$2,000 — Deadline: Varies by university
Various University LGBTQ+ Centers The Q Center Scholarship (University of Washington) — $500-$2,000 — Deadline: April 1
University of Washington - Q Center The OUT for Education Scholarship — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: March 1
OUT for Education The Phoenix Pride Scholarship — $500-$2,000 — Deadline: May 1
Phoenix Pride The Pride Center of New Jersey Scholarship — $500-$1,500 — Deadline: May 1
The Pride Center of New Jersey The Palette Fund Scholarship — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: April 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
The Palette Fund The Queer Foundation Scholarship for the Study of Sexual & Gender Science — $1,000-$5,000 — Deadline: April 1
The Queer Foundation The Roy G. Post Foundation Scholarship — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: February 1
Roy G. Post Foundation The Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship (Stonewall Community Foundation) — $2,500-$5,000 — Deadline: March 15
Stonewall Community Foundation The Spirit of Matthew Shepard Award — $1,000-$2,000 — Deadline: April 15
Wyoming Equality