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Scholarships | Women & LGBTQ+

There’s free money out there, but you’ll have to ask for it. Take advantage of various scholarships. Below are a few select scholarships we recommend. Know of any others we should include? Let us know!

Pride Foundation Scholarship

The Pride Foundation offers scholarships to support LGBTQ+ students enrolled in a university and meets one or all of the needs-based categories they detail on the website. To qualify–

  • Meet some or all of the needs-based requirements, such as
    • Have a commitment to their community
    • Have experienced rejection or have a lack of a support
    • Confront social discrimination
  • Live in the Northwest, although, you may attend university anywhere
  • Enrolled in a university program

 

Worthy Women’s Scholarship

This scholarship supports women who have chosen to enroll in university to pursue their ambitions. To qualify–

  • Be enrolled in an education professional studies program
  • Permanent resident of the U.S.
  • Identify as a female and be over the age of 30
  • Submit the required essay