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Web Sites
Amethyst Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
http://www.dt.uh.edu/campus/help/outreach/scholarships/pdfs/D101.pdf
For LGBT residents of the U.S. who are persuing higher education. Must have resided in Texas for at least one year.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Arcus Foundation (Michigan)
http://www.arcusfoundation.org/pages/home_s.cfm
Sponsors the The Arcus Gay and Lesbian Fund, to improve the quality of life in Kalamazoo County and Southwest Michigan by funding projects and organizations which promote social justice, youth, arts and culture, and the environment; and to celebrate the Gay Community in Kalamazoo County and Southwest Michigan, making its presence better known and appreciated, and ultimately to nurture an attitude of acceptance and appreciation of all forms of diversity in our community.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
The Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation
http://www.astraea.org/PHP/Grants/Main.php4
A source of financial support for organizations and projects that are lesbian-led and/or lesbian focused.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
The City University of New York
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies
http://www.clags.org
The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) was founded at The City University of New York in 1991 to promote scholarly research and public programming about lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer (LGBTQ) lives, experiences, and histories. Applicants for the Center's fellowships are encouraged to apply for as many awards as they find themselves eligible for. U.S. citizenship is not required for any CLAGS award; fellowship winners may be eligible for U.S. residency through The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Colin Higgins Foundation
http://www.colinhiggins.org/main.cfm
The Foundation is particularly interested in assisting organizations that have a significant impact in areas such as AIDS education and advocacy, and the empowerment of gay men, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered peoples.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
FinAid : Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/gay.phtml
A compilation of funding sources by FinAid.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
First Friday Breakfast Club Scholarship
http://www.ffbciowa.org/scholarship.htm
For lesbian and gay Iowa high school students.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Forum Foundation Scholarships
http://www.theforumfoundation.org/
Intended to promote positive gay identity, to encourage continued academic and career progress and to assist financing higher education and educational experiences. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on scholastic achievement or promise, financial need and leadership abilities. Preference given to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. Scholarship applications will be available in April at school counseling or financial aid offices. For more information, call (586) 573-9932 or send an e-mail to forumfoundation@aol.com.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Gill Foundation (Colorado)
http://www.gillfoundation.org/funding/
Provides funding for organizations serving bixexual, gay, lesbian, and transgendered individuals as well as fundraising advice.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
LEAGUE at AT&T Foundation
http://www.league-att.org/foundation
For high school seniors who will be attending accredited two or four year colleges and universities.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Lee Dubin Memorial Fund
http://www.colage.org/programs/academic/leedubin.htm
COLAGE (Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere) provides scholarships for any undergraduate student with one or more LGBT parent.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Michigan State University
Gay-Lesbian-Bi-Transgendered Faculty & Staff Association
Pride Scholarships
http://www.msu.edu/user/glfsa/
To recognize young people attending Michigan State University who contribute to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered community. At least one $2500 scholarship will be awarded each year. Application deadline: May 1. For more information, contact the Gay-Lesbian-Bi-Transgendered Faculty & Staff Association at glfsa@msu.edu
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Minnesota Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trangender Education Fund Scholarship Links
http://scc.net/~t-bonham/EDLINKS.HTM
Another compilation of funding sources.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Paid Internship
http://www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/interns_and_fellows
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) National Scholarship Program
http://www.pflag.org/index.php?id=619
Deadline: Feb. 14
PFLAG National Scholarships are available for high school gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) seniors, and students who are allies and supporters of the GLBT community and entering college in the fall of 2006.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Point Foundation LGBT Scholarship Fund
http://www.thepointfoundation.org/
Founded in 2001, the Point Foundation is the first nationwide LGBT scholarship foundation granting scholarships to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students of distinction. The mission of The Point Foundation is to provide financial support, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Pride Foundation Scholarships
www.pridefoundation.org
The Pride Foundation administers over twenty-five distinct scholarship
funds. To be eligible, you must be a resident of the Pacific Northwest
(Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska). In addition to general
scholarships for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied students,
there are a number of specific scholarships targeting various demographics
and areas of study. The scholarships range from $500 to $10,000. The
deadline is January 14. For more information, contact Randy Brians at The
Pride Foundation, 1-800-735-7287 or via e-mail at randy@pridefoundation.org
or visit their web site at www.pridefoundation.org.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
University of Michigan Gay and Lesbian Alumni Society (UMGALAS)
http://www.umich.edu/~umgalas/
http://www.finaid.umich.edu/media/pdf_scholarships_autogen/umgalas.pdf
Established a scholarship fund. Three named scholarships (Detroit Eagle Gay Community, Jim Toy, and UMGALAS) are awarded each year. Two $500 awards are given each fall and winter semester to LGBT students who have demonstrated leadership, support, or involvement in organizations, activities or issues that benefit the lesbian, gay and bisexual communities and especially LGBT communities of color (Toy). If you are a student interested in applying for any of the UMGALAS scholarships you can visit the U-M Office of Financial Aid Scholarship site.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Wayne State University
Michael LaGatella Scholarship
http://www.campuscareercenter.com/scholarships/
scholarship_detail.asp?scholarship_id=1968&browse=M
Given to promote a positive gay/lesbian identity, to encourage continued academic progress and to assist in financing higher education for gay/lesbian or other supportive individuals attending WSU. Financial need and GPA are considered. An interview with the Scholarship Committee may be required. Scholarship amount is $1000.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Databases
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Funders Directory
http://www.lgbtfunders.org/seekers/directory.cfm
Welcome to the LGBTQ Funders Directory, which provides information on funders of organizations and projects working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities. All of the groups included in the directory have provided financial support, of varying types, to LGBTQ programs.
This Directory represents the most comprehensive listing of LGBTQ funders in the country. However, because grantmaking patterns often shift, the directory information should not be viewed as definitive.*
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Community of Science Funding Opportunities Database
On campus access
Off campus access using EZ Proxy Server
Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities by searching this database. Select Main Search and then type in the academic discipline of your choice in the "All Fields" box.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Main Library Access Only)
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
Includes descriptions of more than 6,000 foundations and public charities that fund individual grantseekers, and is searchable by nine different criteria. Records provide contact information, financial data, application information, and program descriptions, with links to more than 500 foundation Web sites. Updated quarterly.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
GrantSelect
http://72.3.247.11/gs/cgi-bin/welcome.pl
GrantSelect is the online version of the GRANTS Database containing over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by over 3,400 sponsoring organizations. Michigan State university faculty, staff, and students can identify additional funding opportunities by searching this database.
(Last checked 02/01/07)
MSU Scholarship Search
https://scholendow.ais.msu.edu/student/ScholSearch.Asp
MSU offers a wide variety of scholarships, some of which have criteria which severely limit the number of students who might be eligible for the scholarship, while others have much broader criteria. This facility should help you find those MSU scholarships for which you might be eligible. You can search either by unit (College/Department) within the University or by criteria such as major/specialization, Michigan county of permanent residence, high school, or study abroad.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Cornell University
Graduate School Funding Database
http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132
(Last checked 10/18/07)
ENotes Scholarships and Loans Directory
http://college.enotes.com/scholarships-loans/
Covers over 4,200 scholarships by type of school, gender, field of study and special recipient criteria. Or you can browse by state/province with the links on the left. Our database contains a total of 7,200 scholarships, grants, loans, prizes and fellowships.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com/.
If you have access to the world wide web and are willing to fill in the online forms, this service promises a free customized list of financial aid sources. FastWeb is actually a searchable database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and loans from more than 3,000 sources for all levels of higher education. First-time visitors have to register (first and last name and a user ID), then complete a profile, including background and fields of study. Registrants then receive a list of all currently relevant funding sources. The registration information is stored and can be used on subsequent visits. The entire sign-up process, and delivery of available funding sources, can be a bit tedious: about five to twenty minutes, depending on the connection speed. Approximately 500 new scholarships are added to the database daily, so registrants can stay current. Provided courtesy of Financial Aid Information Page and Student Services, Inc. created by Mark Kantrowitz and sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
(Last checked 10/18/07)
Books
The Main Library Reference Funding Center maintains a constantly expanding library of scholarship books and funding directories, most of which are unavailable elsewhere on campus. Funding seekers should remember that no single resource covers every possible funding opportunity, so explore books as well as databases and web sites, so you can discover as many funding opportunities as possible.
The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.
Funders of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Programs : A Directory for Grantseekers. Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues. New York, N.Y. : 1993. 45pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HQ76.8 .U5 F85 1993
Provides information on potential funders for organizations and projects working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual communities.
Note: more recent directory available electronically under web section.
Funders of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Programs : A Directory for Grantseekers. Working Group on Funding Lesbian and Gay Issues. New York, N.Y. : 1999. 4th edition, 117pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HQ76.8.U5 F85 1999
Provides information on potential funders for organizations and projects working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual communities.
Note: more recent directory available electronically under web section.
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Jon Harrison