PFLAG SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP
Outstanding graduating high school seniors and college/vocational students are encouraged to apply for the scholarships offered through PFLAG South Orange County. Monetary awards of up to $2,500.00 are available to residents (or children of residents) of Orange County between the ages of 17-24 who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or queer/questioning, and to straight allies who have directly supported LGBTQI youth and/or the LGBTQI community. Please consider a donation to our scholarship fund: Donate to our PFLAG South OC Scholarship fund.
Terms and Important Dates
- Awards will be paid directly to the student.
- PFLAG website will be open to receive applications beginning February 15, 2023
- Application and essay must be received by PFLAG via email by May 6, 2023
- Letter of recommendation received via US mail must be postmarked by May 6, 2023
- Letter of recommendation received via email must be received by May 6, 2023
- Decision will be announced by May 26, 2023. Recipients will be notified by email.
- Recipients will be asked to attend the Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 (via zoom or in-person if available), South OC PFLAG meeting to accept their awards personally. Attendance at the award ceremony is not mandatory to receive the award.
South Orange County PFLAG Scholarship Application Available February 15, 2023
PFLAG LONG BEACH SCHOLARSHIP
PFLAG Long Beach is now accepting scholarship applications for academic year 2023-24
Scholarship applications must be received via email or via U.S. Mail postmarked by May 5, 2023
Letters of recommendation must be received only via U.S. Mail postmarked by May 12, 2023
Scholarship recipients will be announced in June.
Scholarship awards up to $2,500 are available to LGBTQ+ students and Allies in the greater Long Beach area
PFLAG Long Beach 2023-24 Scholarship Application
Available Here
Deadline for submitting a scholarship application to PFLAG Long Beach is May 5, 2023.
At this time we anticipate awarding scholarships a month before the start of the 2023-24 academic year.
National Scholarships
In addition, there are a number of National scholarships you may choose to consider. A partial listing is below:
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s LGBT Scholarship Database
Information on national and local scholarships available to LGBT and allied students
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award
The LEAGUE Foundation Academic Scholarship Fund is for graduating high school seniors
who have identified themselves as LGBT. Qualification is based on GPA and community involvement.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force administers the Messenger-Anderson Journalism Scholarship and Internship Program which offers $10,000 scholarships to LGBT students who are studying journalism and communications at four-year colleges. Scholarship recipients are also required to take part in a summer internship program in Washington, D.C.
The Point Foundation provides scholarships in varying amounts to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students. Of particular interest to scholarship administrators is the ability to help those students whose sexual orientation has led them to be
isolated and/or abandoned by family, friends, and separated from traditional support systems.
Scholarship applications must be received via email or via U.S. Mail postmarked by May 5, 2023
Letters of recommendation must be received only via U.S. Mail postmarked by May 12, 2023
Scholarship recipients will be announced in June.
Scholarship awards up to $2,500 are available to LGBTQ+ students and Allies in the greater Long Beach area
PFLAG Long Beach 2023-24 Scholarship Application
Available Here
Deadline for submitting a scholarship application to PFLAG Long Beach is May 5, 2023.
At this time we anticipate awarding scholarships a month before the start of the 2023-24 academic year.
National Scholarships
In addition, there are a number of National scholarships you may choose to consider. A partial listing is below:
Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s LGBT Scholarship Database
Information on national and local scholarships available to LGBT and allied students
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award
The LEAGUE Foundation Academic Scholarship Fund is for graduating high school seniors
who have identified themselves as LGBT. Qualification is based on GPA and community involvement.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force administers the Messenger-Anderson Journalism Scholarship and Internship Program which offers $10,000 scholarships to LGBT students who are studying journalism and communications at four-year colleges. Scholarship recipients are also required to take part in a summer internship program in Washington, D.C.
The Point Foundation provides scholarships in varying amounts to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students. Of particular interest to scholarship administrators is the ability to help those students whose sexual orientation has led them to be
isolated and/or abandoned by family, friends, and separated from traditional support systems.