2022 eQuality Scholarships

PROGRAM DEADLINE: January 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST (Midnight) - CLOSED

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Description

eQuality Scholarship Collaborative awards scholarships to honor and encourage California students for their service to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community. Scholarships may be used for post-secondary education at accredited institutions - colleges, universities, and trade schools. Some of the scholarships are specifically for medical school.

It is our policy to disburse scholarship funds to educational institutions only, not to scholarship recipients directly.

Requirements

Before you apply, review the complete eligibility requirements at equalityscholarship.org.

All applicants must:
- have demonstrated service to the LGBT+ community (applicants of all sexual orientations and gender identities are eligible); and
- be available for an interview either by phone or in-person on 15 or 21 Mar 2022.

Applicants for high school graduate scholarships must:
- be a resident of northern or central California (visit www.equalityscholarship.org for a map of counties included);
- have completed or expect to complete high school or equivalent between 1 Jul 2017 and 30 Jun 2022;
- plan to attend or began attending an accredited post-secondary institution—college, university, or vocational/trade school—for the first time in 2022.

Applicants for community college transfer scholarships must:
- be a resident of northern or central California (visit www.equalityscholarship.org for a map of counties included);
- have completed or expect to complete community college between 1 Jul 2017 and 30 Jun 2022;
- plan to attend or began attending an accredited 4-year college or university for the first time in 2022.

Applicants for the medical student scholarship must be attending or be committed to attend by the interview date an accredited medical school in California.

Number of Awards

14

Award Amount

$6,000

Total Amount Awarded

$84,000
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