This scholarship is to promote higher education and scholastic achievement. Involvement in community-based gay and lesbian activism in the Orange County, California area.

The Aegis Foundation Scholarships help lower income students obtain a higher education that would otherwise pose a tremendous hardship for that individual or family. The LGBTQ scholarship awards empower promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential. Aegis Scholarship Awards may be applied to tuition, books, fees or dissertation expenses. Each person who applies for an Aegis Scholarship is evaluated on the totality of their situation. Academic achievement, personal merit, leadership, professional experiences, financial need, marginalization, personal and future goals are all taken into consideration.

For undergraduate and graduate studies (High School Seniors and College students who are accepted/enrolled in accredited colleges/universities) Armenian descent (1st /2nd /3rd generation Armenians) If parents or grandparents are Armenian, names will have to be provided. Active involvement in an organization that benefits the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) community Must attend school in California GALAS scholarship award recipient selection committee members are not eligible.

The scholarship consists of a $2,000 one-year scholarship, which can be renewed for up to three years at $2,500 per year. The first scholarship includes an additional $500 book stipend to be called the Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship. The Persina Scholarship will be awarded to the recipient of the NPC Scholarship, making the total amount of the first-year award $2,500. The competition is open to high school seniors, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, who are preparing to enter college and intends to become a journalist and who will bring diversity to US journalism.

$10,000 to support empirical research from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences on any topic related to lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender issues. Must be either a doctoral%u2010level researcher or graduate student affiliated with an educational institution of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization. Graduate students and early career researchers are encouraged to apply.

The George D. and Marion Phelps Hamar HRBOR Scholarship was started in 2011 by Michael Hamar in memory of his parents and in honor of Hampton Roads Business OutReach (HRBOR), an LGBT chamber of commerce. The scholarship is for self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) students graduating from high schools in the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk or Virginia Beach, paying special emphasis to those who have demonstrated involvement in the LGBT community. Recipients must attend a four-year college or university. This scholarship is typically awarded to one student every four years. Financial need is required. Please note: a list of scholarship recipients may be provided to your high school and published annually in the Foundation's newsletter. You must be comfortable with having your name publicly affiliated with this scholarship.

In honor of Matthew Shepard, who died tragically as the result of a hate crime. This scholarship is to support the dreams and educational goals of lgbtq teens in Iowa. Applicants must be graduating Iowa high school senior. GPA of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale. ACT score of 22 or better.Openly Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer. Demonstrable LGBTQ activism and community service. High moral and ethical standards and conduct.

Open to any entering, existing, or graduate student at Fresno State University who demonstrates pride in their community and who has good academic standing.

Open to LGBTQ Muslims 25 years of age and younger.

Scholarship applicants must be current first-year students with full- or part-time class loads with an anticipated graduation date of May 2020, and should be currently attending one of the following law schools: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; University of California Davis School of Law; University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Santa Clara University School of Law; Stanford Law School; or University of San Francisco School of Law. The scholarship program is open to law students of underrepresented groups whose background or personal experience would contribute to the diversity of the legal profession. Scholarship recipients will be chosen based upon a combination of merit and financial need. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a commitment to working and living in the Bay Area.