Scholarships by gender and sexuality - Feb '25

The Jordon Connor Memorial Scholarship

Colorado • Mental Health • Psychology • Social Work • Counseling • For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Jordon Connor Memorial Scholarship offers $1,000 to LGBTQ+ students in Colorado pursuing mental health degrees. Apply now!

P.O. Pistilli Undergraduate Scholarship For Advancement In Computer Science And Electrical Engineering

For students with disabilities • Electrical Engineering • Computer Science • Information Sciences • For Native American / American Indian students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Black and/or African American students • For Women • High school

Annual $4,000 scholarship for underrepresented high school seniors pursuing careers in computer science or electrical engineering.

Luverne PEO Scholarship

Minnesota • For Women • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Luverne PEO Scholarship offers $250+ to female students with a 3.0 GPA attending accredited colleges full-time.

Virginia Ruff Scholarship For Continuing Education

Bedford County • Virginia • For Women • Age • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Virginia Ruff Scholarship offers $1,000 for Bedford women 25+ seeking education for job market re-entry and economic self-sufficiency.

Suzanne Dooley College Tuition Scholarship

Dallas County • Tarrant County • Collin County • Denton County • Ellis County • Hunt County • Kaufman County • Rockwall County • Johnson County • Wise County • Parker County • Hood County • Texas • Film • Digital Communications/Media • For Women • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students • Freshmen

The Suzanne Dooley Scholarship offers up to $3,000 for Texas women in film, TV, or digital media with a 3.0 GPA.

Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize

Mathematics • For Women • Sophomores • Freshmen • Seniors • Juniors

The Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize honors an undergraduate woman excelling in mathematics with a $1000 award.

Jerome Burke Foundation Scholarship

Illinois • For Black and/or African American students • For Men • Community Service • Freshmen

The Jerome Burke Foundation Scholarship awards $1,000 to African American male high school students in Illinois with a 2.5 GPA and community service.

Point BIPOC scholarship

For Black and/or African American students • For Asian students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Middle Eastern students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • For Lesbian students • For Gay students • For Bisexual students • For Transgender students • For Queer students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Point BIPOC Scholarship offers up to $1,500 for LGBTQ BIPOC students enrolled in U.S. undergraduate or graduate programs.

American Fellowships

STEM • For Women • Graduate Students

AAUW American Fellowships offer up to $50,000 for women scholars in STEM or gender research. U.S. citizens/permanent residents eligible.

Live Your Dreams Award

For Women • Family • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Live Your Dreams Award provides up to $16,000 for women supporting dependents, requiring enrollment in an undergraduate program.

Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Aerospace • For Women • Graduate Students

Zonta International offers a $10,000 Fellowship for women in Ph.D. programs in aerospace engineering and space sciences.

All-American Pest Control Steam Trailblazer Scholarship

Food & Nutrition • Food Sciences & Technology • Geological & Earth Sciences • Health/Medical Technology • Industrial Engineering • Information Sciences • IT/Information Technology • Kinesiology/Physical Therapy • Materials Science • Mathematics • Mechanical Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Physics • Science • STEM • Technology • Aerospace • Agricultural Science • Animal Sciences • Astronomy • Meteorology • Aviation/Aeronautical • Biology • Chemical Engineering • Chemistry • Civil Engineering • Climate Sciences • Computer Engineering • Computer Science • Digital Communications/Media • Electrical Engineering • Electrical/Electronics • Energy • Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Environmental Science • For Women • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The All-American Pest Control STEAM Trailblazer Scholarship awards $1,000 to a young woman excelling in STEAM with a 3.0 GPA.

Maria Scholarship

For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Straight students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • Family • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Maria Scholarship provides $1,000 to LGBTQIA+ parent undergraduates. Essay required for application.

The Duberman-Zal Fellowship

Social Sciences • For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • For LGBTQIA+ students • Graduate Students

The Duberman-Zal Fellowship offers $2,500 for LGBTQ scholarly research. Open to graduate students and independent scholars worldwide.

Transportation YOU High School Scholarship

Transportation/Logistics • Civil Engineering • Mathematics • Science • Technology • Construction Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Materials Science • For Women • Freshmen

The Transportation YOU Scholarship supports girls pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering, and math. with a $2,500 award for eligible candidates.

Washington-Nixon Nursing Scholarship

Houston County • Texas • Nursing • For Women • Family • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Washington-Nixon Nursing Scholarship offers $250+ to single mother nursing students in Houston with financial need and a 3.0 GPA.

Gail Achterman Leadership Scholarship

Cowlitz County • Clark County • Lewis County • Pacific County • Skamania County • Wahkiakum County • Oregon • Transportation/Logistics • Finance • Communications • For Women • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Gail Achterman Leadership Scholarship offers $6,000 for women in Oregon/SW Washington pursuing transportation-related studies.

Sam Edelman Memorial Scholarship

For students with disabilities • Oregon • Washington • Montana • Idaho • Alaska • International Relations • Political Science/Government • Social Work • Social Sciences • Sociology • For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • For Women • For Non-binary students • For Agender students • For Gender-fluid students • For Two-spirit students • Based on your gender • Age • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Sam Edelman Memorial Scholarship aids trans and gender-diverse students in the Northwest, focusing on social justice and political studies.

Laurel Hester Memorial Scholarship

For Bisexual students • For Asexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • For LGBTQIA+ students • Freshmen

The Laurel Hester Memorial Scholarship offers $250+ to LGBTQ+ high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA. Essay and recommendations required.

Matthew Shepard Memorial Scholarship

For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • For LGBTQIA+ students • Community Service • Freshmen

The Matthew Shepard Memorial Scholarship offers $250+ to LGBTQ+ high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA. Essay and recommendations required.

Notorious RBG Women of Tomorrow Scholarship

For Women • For Trans Woman students • High school • Freshmen

The Notorious RBG Women of Tomorrow Scholarship offers $1,000 awards for high school students with a 3.5 GPA. Apply with leadership evidence.

The Ascent and Mos Pride Alliance Scholarship

For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • For LGBTQIA+ students • High school • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

Celebrate Pride Month with The Ascent and Mos Pride Alliance Scholarship! Win $1,000 and support LGBTQ+ causes. Apply now!

Bright Lights Scholarship

For Asian students • For Black and/or African American students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Middle Eastern students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • For Women • For Trans Woman students • For Trans Man students • For Non-binary students • For Agender students • For Gender-fluid students • For Two-spirit students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Bright Lights Scholarship offers $1,000 to underrepresented and first-generation students overcoming obstacles to pursue college.

AFWA Undergraduate Scholarship

Accounting • Finance • For Women • Juniors • Seniors

AFWA offers a $1,500 scholarship for female accounting/finance students with a 3.0 GPA. Apply with an essay on leadership and character.

Gamma Mu Foundation Gay Male Graduate Scholarship

For Gay students • For Men • Graduate Students

The Gamma Mu Foundation offers $1,000 to $2,500 scholarships for gay male graduate students under 35. Apply with short essays.