NEW FOR 2013

THE PFLAG PHOENIX LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship Details:

This newly established scholarship will vary by year, depending on donations. For 2013, the amount is $750, awarded to one candidate.

Background:

This scholarship is funded by donations in memory of, or in honor of, individuals that have made a difference in the Phoenix-area GLBT community. They volunteered their time with PFLAG Phoenix and changed lives with their words and actions. By awarding this scholarship to a worthy candidate, we are passing on their legacy to a new generation of GLBT advocates.

This year’s scholarship is funded by donations in memory of Dean Jensen and Mary Lou Hagen.

Other Scholarships Available to GLBT Students:

The following scholarships are offered to GLBT students -- and in some cases, to straight-ally students.  Be sure to check each website for their particular scholarship offerings and submission deadlines as specifics change year to year.

Local Scholarships:

• Chandler-Gilbert Community College LGBT Scholarship
  Applicant must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours at CGCC for Fall'11, have a minimum 2.5 GPA, and identify as LGBT .

• Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation:  Out and Up Scholarship Fund
  The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation is establishing the OUT and UP Scholarship Fund – an opportunity for disenfranchised lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Those eligible are young adults (under 25) who have faced negative responses from caregivers because of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression and are no longer welcome or living at home.

• Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) Scholarships:

  • PVCC LGBTQA Community Service Scholarship
    In honor of Dale Heuser's service to PVCC and the Maricopa Community College District, the PVCC LGBTQA Community Service Scholarship is available to PVCC students who have a record of active service and involvement in the LGBTQ community through volunteerism, education/outreach, political activism and/or charity work.

  • PVCC Rainbow Scholarship
    The PVCC Rainbow Scholarship has been established to assists students that have demonstrated a record of involvement and support of the LGBT community and LGBT issues.

• Phoenix Pride Scholarship Program
  The Pride Scholarship Program was established to provide scholarships for students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender, live in the metropolitan Phoenix area, and have been accepted or are currently enrolled in a local undergraduate education program.

Know of other local LGBT scholarships?  Let us know!

National Scholarships:

• Colin Higgins Youth Courage Awards

• Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's LGBT Scholarship Database
  Information on over 150 national and local scholarships available to LGBT and allied students

• Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Generation Equality Scholarships

• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award

• PFLAG National Scholarships
  PFLAG National Scholarships provide an important, positive statement to a group of young people that is often marginalized, and subjected to harassment and discrimination.  (See also:  Additional scholarships offered by local PFLAG chapters.)

• Point Foundation Scholarships
  A Scholarship Lifeline for LGBT Students.  The Point Foundation is the first and largest national scholarship program that provides comprehensive financial support and mentoring designed to change the lives of some of the youngest, most promising, and most underserved members of the LGBT community.

• Scholarships honoring Matthew Shepard