ach applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements: Self-identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender; (at least 25% API ancestry); and involved in the GLBT community; Graduate from a high school in one of the nine Bay Area counties; Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara County, Napa, Sonoma or Solano; Scholarship will be awarded for full-time (minimum 12 units for all semesters/quarters) enrollment in an accredited two, four-year university or graduate school; (college, university, community college or vocational school). United States citizen or legal resident; Demonstrated financial hardship; Demonstrated academic promise; Minimum unweighted grade point average 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for all schools attended or attending; Be between the age of 17 and 25 on 30 April 2022

The eligibility requirements for students interested in applying for the scholarship are as follows: The student must be in their senior year of high school at a southwest Michigan public or private school. The student must be planning to attend a public or private college or university in the state of Michigan during the fall semester following high school graduation. The student must have an overall high school GPA of 2.0 or higher. The student must demonstrate an active interest in serving the LGBTQ community

Each year, LifeWorks partners with Southern California Edison, Comcast NBCUniversal and the Felice Samuel Greene & Tate Renegade Thorson Memorial Scholarship fund to award over $30,000 in scholarships to eligible LGBTQ and ally high school seniors as well as college undergrad students to assist in fulfilling their college education.

The Wayne F. Placek Grant encourages research to increase the general public's understanding of homosexuality and sexual orientation, and to alleviate the stress that lesbian women, gay men, bisexual women, bisexual men and transgender individuals experience in this and future civilizations. Since 1995, the Placek Fund has granted more than $1 million. The Wayne F. Placek Grant encourages research that addresses the following topics: Heterosexuals' attitudes and behaviors toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, including prejudice, discrimination and violence. Family and workplace issues relevant to LGBT people. Special concerns of sectors of the LGBT population that have historically been underrepresented in scientific research.

1. Identify as an LGBTQIA person or be the child of an LGBTQIA person or an ally 2. Be a graduating high school senior or completing your first year in higher education and planning to enter the second year. Preference will be given to candidates graduating high school and to those who have not previously been awarded an OPALGA scholarship 3. Reside in one of the following suburbs: Berwyn Broadview Brookfield Cicero Elmwood Park Forest Park Maywood Melrose Park North Riverside Oak Park River Forest Riverside OR the Chicago zip codes 60707, 60623, 60624, 60639, 60644, or 60651 (Austin, Galewood, North Lawndale, West Garfield Park, and parts of Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, and Montclare). 4. Have applied or been accepted to a 4-year or 2-year degree program or trade school/certificate program

This scholarship is to help transgender students with education-related expenses while pursuing a degree or certificate from an accredited college, university, or technical / vocational program with a satellite campus or permanent presence in Kent County, MI. This award is open to people of any age who identify as transgender (including non-binary, two-spirit, third gender, transsexual, and/or any other non-cis gender identity) and who demonstrate financial need. Student privacy is respected. We will not share any identifying information without the applicant's written permission.

An eligible applicant is: An athlete (all sports and athletic activities qualify); An open and self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex person; or a demonstrated and committed ally; A graduating high school student who plans to attend a recognized undergraduate college or university in the United States OR is an already matriculated US undergraduate college student; and Between the age of 15- and 22-years-old (depending on age at time of high school graduation).

Applicants must identify as LGBTQ and be enrolled full-time in an accredited institution in the Greater Los Angeles area or at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Applicants must live and attend school in the Greater Los Angeles area, including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernandino and Ventura Counties.

Graduating high school senior continuing to higher education. Record of participation in interscholastic or club sports. Demonstrated academic excellence (GPA of 3.0 or higher). Community Service: participation in LGBTQ community activities/organizations and/or other volunteerism/activism that focuses on under-served/marginalized communities. Demonstrated financial need.

The Peggy Rudd Transgender Scholarship Fund was created to recognize outstanding transgender students and to contribute toward their continuing education. The members of HTUC recognize that in many cases members of the transgender community must work harder harder to reach higher education goals than others, and we feel that these individuals are worthy of our support. Scholarship Description Each year HTUC awards one or more college scholarships to students associated with the transgender community. The scholarships are typically $1000 but may be for different amounts at the discretion of the committee. Students chosen must demonstrate that they can maintain a minimum of a 2.5 GPA out of 4.0.