If you are a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + community, there are scholarships out there just for you. In addition, many of these scholarships are also open to LGBTQ+ allies.

New York Ramblers Scholarship
Sponsor: New York Ramblers Soccer
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are athletes and self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex person OR a demonstrated and committed ally.

We Rise LGBTQ Scholarship
Sponsor: Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBTQ+ students for post-high school education (including but not limited to trade and technical degrees or certificates, and Associate and Bachelor’s degrees). Applicant must be from the San Francisco Bay Area.

Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize
Sponsor: The Association for Queer Anthropology
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Prize is open to graduate and undergraduate students in acknowledgment of outstanding anthropological work on 1) a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans* topic, or 2) a critical interrogation of sexualities and genders more broadly defined.