The Cruden-Riggs Scholarship was established to support LGBTQ+ students in their academic & personal endeavors. This award varies in size each year.**Contact the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at odi@d.umn.edu for more information; all students at university qualify

The awards seek to honor those who, through their scholarship, leadership, or outstanding efforts, foster greater understanding of sexual orientation and gender expression at the University of New Hampshire.

The McDowd-Filion Love Wins Fund supports LGBTQIA+ and allied students who are or will be enrolled full time in any graduate degree program at UMKC, are in good academic standing and are working to promote inclusion, equity and social justice — either formally such as through research or coursework or informally through community-based work.**Deadline for incoming first-year and transfer students — July 1, Continuing students — March 1

This scholarship supports all students, regardless of gender or sexual diversity, who are or will be enrolled in any degree program at UMKC. The scholarship seeks to award students who have demonstrated leadership and involvement toward the advancement of LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion at UMKC or in their community. **Deadline for incoming first-year and transfer students — July 1, Continuing students — March 1

This grant is designed to provide students with financial assistance in cases of emergencies. It is designed to help students who have suffered personal property loss, emergency medical needs and other unforeseen emergency expenses. **Rolling deadline

This scholarship provides support for LGBTQIA+ students who are experiencing financial difficulty due to loss of support from family. The LGBTQIA+ scholarship program believes that LGBTQIA+ students should be supported in harnessing and commanding their own extraordinary power.**Rolling deadline

Awarded to a currently enrolled, full-time, undergraduate student. Applicants must maintain at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA and demonstrate support of the LGBTQIA community, either on-campus or off-campus, through significant support, engagement, and/or volunteering. Annual deadline March 1.

Awarded based on one or more of the following criteria: demonstrated financial need, hardship based on sexual orientation, academic interest in LGBT Studies and extracurricular activities on behalf of LGBT issues. 

The Dr. Luke S. Jensen Scholarship is financed by the LGBT Scholarship Fund and administered by the LGBTQ+ Equity Center. Recipients must be full-time students at the University of Maryland, College Park, who have demonstrated a commitment to promoting civil rights for and preventing discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. In June, a call for applications is issued by the Office of Student Financial Aid and the LGBTQ+ Equity Center. Awards are determined and awarded for the fall semester. Applicants must submit a short statement (maximum of 2 pages, double spaced) outlining their qualifications for the scholarship. They must also submit an unofficial transcript and at least one letter of recommendation. Further instructions on how to apply are included in the call for applications. The number of awards and the precise amount depend on the available assets in the endowment. In recent years, the typical scholarship award amount has been $1,500.