Many PFLAG chapters have scholarship programs of their own. The following is not an exhaustive list, but includes some of the programs that are available through our chapter network.

Arizona

PFLAG Phoenix

This program is named in honor of Boots and Ray Reed who were one of the founders of our chapter. We offer our scholarship(s) to students who are every color of the diversity rainbow and straight allies who have had direct support in our community. Applicants must reside in Arizona and must be enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited post-secondary educational institution. All criteria are in our application form, which can be seen on our website at pflagphoenix.org. From the main page, click on the button on the right-hand side of the page which says “Our Chapter”, and from that page, scroll down to “Scholarships”.

PFLAG Tucson

PFLAG Tucson founded the Eugene Moore Memorial Scholarships in 2003. Each year the fund offers several $1,000 scholarships. The number of scholarships offered has increased each year and is dependent upon the amount donated to the fund. Scholarships are available to LGBTQ students accepted to an institution of higher education. For more information see pflagtucson.org/.

California

PFLAG Napa

PFLAG Napa invites all students, who have demonstrated outstanding support for the LGBT community at their school or in the community at large, to apply for a scholarship funded through the Rykken/Scull LGBT Memorial Fund. Students are eligible to apply if they are a high school seniors and are planning to enroll in a university or college, technical school, performing arts school or art college. Students currently attending one of the above-mentioned institutions are also encouraged to apply. Applicants must be residents of Marin, Mendicino, Napa, or Sonoma Counties. Awards will made to selected individuals. Application deadline is March 1. For an application contact president@pflagnapa.org, call (707) 681-1477, or visit pflagnapa.org.

PFLAG Sacramento

PFLAG Sacramento awards $1,000+ scholarships each spring. Known as the Follensbee-Hansen Scholarship (named for PFLAG Sacramento chapter founders Rev. and Mrs. Merrill Follensbee and Jean Hansen), individuals of any age wanting to attend a higher learning institution (including trade schools, vocational programs, community colleges and universities) are eligible. In addition, applicants must identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. For all details including eligibility requirements, visit the website PFLAGsacramento.org. For any questions, please send an email to contact@pflagsacramento.org. Application deadline is May 30, 2020.

PFLAG San Diego

PFLAG San Diego County has a scholarship portfolio which in 2020 awarded 12 scholarships to local LGBTQ students, with most awards more than $2,000 each. For information, applications, or donations to support the program go to pflag.com/scholarships or write to scholarships@pflag.com.

PFLAG San Jose/Peninsula

Seniors attending high school or residing in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties are invited to apply for $3000.00 scholarships to attend two-year or four-year colleges or business/technical schools in the fall. Up to eight scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors of any gender identity or sexual orientation, whose history, activities and personal plans demonstrate support for justice and equality for the GLBTQQ community. Generally, applications are available in late January, and the deadline for submission is late March. Winners are notified in mid-April, and they are celebrated at a chapter meeting in early May. Information and applications are available on the chapter website: pflagsanjose.org.

PFLAG Santa Rosa

PFLAG Santa Rosa invites all students, who have demonstrated outstanding support for the LGBT community at their school or in the community at large, to apply for a scholarship funded through the Rykken/Scull LGBT Memorial Fund. Students are eligible to apply if they are a high school seniors and are planning to enroll in a university or college, technical school, performing arts school or art college. Students currently attending one of the above-mentioned institutions are also encouraged to apply. Applicants must be residents of Marin, Mendicino, Napa, or Sonoma Counties. Awards will made to selected individuals. Application deadline is March 1. For an application contact president@pflagnapa.org, call (707) 681-1477, or visit pflagnapa.org.

PFLAG South Orange County

Outstanding graduating high school seniors and college/vocational students are encouraged to apply for the 2017 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. Application deadline is May 12th. For more information, including requirements for eligibility and the application, visit the chapter scholarship page.

PFLAG Ukiah

PFLAG Ukiah invites all students, who have demonstrated outstanding support for the LGBT community at their school or in the community at large, to apply for a scholarship funded through the Rykken/Scull LGBT Memorial Fund. Students are eligible to apply if they are a high school seniors and are planning to enroll in a university or college, technical school, performing arts school or art college. Students currently attending one of the above-mentioned institutions are also encouraged to apply. Applicants must be residents of Marin, Mendicino, Napa, or Sonoma Counties. Awards will made to selected individuals. Application deadline is March 1. For an application contact president@pflagnapa.org, call (707) 681-1477, or visit pflagnapa.org.

Colorado

PFLAG Denver

Our goal is to recognize, assist, and encourage young people who have demonstrated outstanding, direct support to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community and advocated equality for all. PFLAG Denver will award one or more $1,000.00 scholarships annually to exceptional Colorado high school students, as well as first- and second-year Colorado college students, with the expectation that they will continue to create meaningful change on their campuses and in their communities. The purpose of these scholarships is to reward outstanding LGBTQ students and straight allies, to encourage them to continue and complete post-secondary education, and to promote a positive image of LGBTQ youth. PFLAG Denver’s scholarship application is available at pflagdenver.org/scholarship-header/scholarship-application/.

PFLAG Pueblo

Three scholarships of $250/semester are offered from PFLAG Pueblo (often with a summer offering if recipients attend summer school). The scholarships are offered through the Pueblo and Fremont campuses of Pueblo Community College. Recipients must be LGBTQ students or have demonstrated support or advocacy for the LGBTQ community. For more information go to the Pueblo Community College Foundation Web Site at: pueblocc.edu/ and select the “Foundation” link, or email the chapter at PuebloPFLAG@yahoo.com.

Connecticut

PFLAG Hartford

Please help share this information with any youth who may be interested in applying. The 2019 PFLAG Hartford and Helen and Bob Brill Scholarship application is attached to this e-mail and it is located on the PFLAG Hartford website. The application can be found at pflaghartford.org/brill.html. This is a scholarship opportunity for LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, etc.) and/ or Allies, ages 16- 24. Questions should be emailed to Amy Emery at scholarship.pflaghartford@gmail.com.

Florida

PFLAG Jacksonville

This program has awarded over $250,000 to local students who self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender since it was founded in 1995. The $2,000 individual scholarships are available to both undergraduate and graduate students, and awardees can re-apply in subsequent years. For more information, check the PFLAG Jacksonville website at pflagjax.org/scholarship.html.

Georgia

PFLAG Blairsville

In 2016 The Sandy Lane Scholarship was born. With help from generous donors we are able to offer a scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00 to a graduating senior. This scholarship will reward an outstanding LGBTQ student or straight ally and encourage them to pursue post-secondary education. Find out more at pflagblairsville.org/scholarship/.

Illinois

PFLAG Sauk Valley

PFLAG Sauk Valley offers two scholarships in the amount of $500 each. Graduating seniors from area high schools (Whiteside, Lee, and Ogle counties) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or who are strong allies of the LGBTQI community, as demonstrated by participation in ally organizations, are eligible. Interested students must submit an application form, a 300-word essay explaining involvement in the LGBTQI community, and two letters of recommendation. Grade point average will also be taken into consideration; a personal interview may be required. Unless an earlier deadline is established by an applicant’s school, the due date for applications, including accompanying paperwork, is the first Friday in April. Applications should be mailed to PFLAG Sauk Valley, c/o First Presbyterian Church, 410 2nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081. For an application please email pflagsaukvalley@gmail.com.

Indiana

PFLAG Indianapolis

PFLAG Indianapolis offers two $1,000 scholarship for Indiana students accepted for enrollment by an accredited institution of higher learning or a vocational institution. The deadline for applications is June 15th, and the awards are made the first week of August. The Betty Salwak Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an LGBT/Gender Expansive graduating high school senior or graduate who demonstrates an interest in service to the LGBT+ community. The Dina Wakulchik Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior or graduate ally of the LGBT/Gender Expansive community who demonstrates an interest in service to the LGBT+ community. Learn more and apply at indypflag.org/scholarships.html.

Kentucky

PFLAG Louisville

This scholarship is intended to assist the applicant with their post-secondary education. Qualifying applicants should:

• Be a resident of Kentucky or be attending a post-secondary education institution in Kentucky.

• Not have been awarded this scholarship in the past. Those who have applied and were not awarded the scholarship are encouraged to re-apply.

• Be enrolled as a full-time student for the period of the scholarship.

For more information, please visit the PFLAG Louisville website at pflaglouisville.org/PFLAG_Louisville/Scholarship.html.

Louisiana

PFLAG New Orleans

Visit PFLAG New Orleans’s website (pflagno.org/) for information on the requirements, application form, contact information, etc. The program provides approximately twenty-five scholarships a year, each a minimum of $1,000. Applicants must be Louisiana residents. Students from other states attending a Louisiana school are not eligible unless they have previously established residency in Louisiana.

Maryland

PFLAG Howard County

PFLAG Howard County offers one $2000 scholarship each spring to recognize outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBTQ) and straight ally students. This scholarship aims to encourage the pursuit of post-secondary education for self-identified LGBTQ and straight allies and foster a positive image of LGBTQ young adults in society. Application packets, with outlined eligibility criteria, can be found on the PFLAG Howard County website at pflagmd.org/.

Massachusetts

PFLAG Cape Cod

Each spring, PFLAG Cape Cod awards several thousand dollars to a graduating senior from high schools across the Cape and Islands who will be furthering their education at an institution of higher learning. Students chosen for these awards have shown, through their actions and example, support and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. Since 2003, we have awarded over $68,000 in scholarships! Find out more at http://www.pflagcapecod.org/scholarship.html 

PFLAG Greater Boston

Each year at their annual Pride & Passion event held in the spring, Greater Boston PFLAG (GBPFLAG) awards scholarship funds to one high school senior (for up to 4 years of consecutive enrollment in a 2 or 4 year college or technical/vocational school in the next academic year) who has demonstrated leadership in improving their school’s climate for LGBTQ youth. Applicants must be planning to enroll in a 2 or 4 year college or technical/vocational school in the next academic year. All students are welcome to apply: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or straight. People of color and trans youth are encouraged to apply. The applications open in early January. For application and more information, visit gbpflag.org/initiatives-scholarships/

Michigan

PFLAG Detroit

PFLAG Detroit offers three $500 scholarships to college students who are connected directly with LGBTQ issues. Applicants need not identify as LGBTQ, but must work in areas that are related to the LGBTQ community. Applicants must complete an application form, the deadline for which is May 31st. Applications are screened by the Scholarship Committee and awards are made by July 31st. For more information please see pflagdetroit.org/.

Missouri

PFLAG Springfield

PFLAG Springfield invites LGBTQ+ folks who are current residents of Southwest Missouri and pursuing higher education or vocational education to apply for three scholarships of $2,000 each. The scholarship is funded by Springfield Black Tie and individual donors from the PFLAG Springfield community across the Ozarks. Applications are due (postmarked or emailed by) March 1. For more information and the application, please visit pflagoftheozarks.org/scholarship.

Nebraska

PFLAG Omaha

Purpose of the scholarship is to recognize outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied high school seniors and post-secondary students, to encourage the pursuit of post-secondary education for self-identified LGBT and allied students, and to foster a positive image of the LGBT community. To be eligible for a PFLAG Omaha Scholarship, applicants must be a graduating high school senior or pursuing a first bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree or a vocational training degree; not received this scholarship in a previous year; self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) or as an ally who supports LGBT individuals or groups and supports equality for all; a resident of the state of Nebraska or Western Iowa; applying to attend a post-secondary educational institution during the next academic year; and interested in service to the LGBT community. Apply at pflag-omaha.org/scholarships/.

New Mexico

PFLAG Santa Fe

PFLAG Santa Fe began a scholarship program in 1997. Last year 23 scholarships of $1000 each were awarded to deserving LGBTQ persons in Northern New Mexico, including Albuquerque. The scholarships are available to both undergraduate and graduate students, and awardees can re-apply in subsequent years. Recipients must identify openly as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender and demonstrate a history of community/school service and leadership. Letters of recommendation from school officials are required. More information may be obtained from the chapter website: pflagsantafe.org/scholarship-fund/.

North Carolina

PFLAG Greensboro

PFLAG Greensboro has established the Carter Stroupe Memorial Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually in the spring. An applicant must be a resident of Guilford, Rockingham, Randolph, or Alamance County in North Carolina and must be either a student who is LGBTQ or a straight ally. The applicant must demonstrate service to the LGBTQ community or a desire to serve the LGBTQ community. The applicant must be a high school senior or an undergraduate college student. The application is available online at pflaggreensboro.org.

PFLAG Salisbury/Rowan

PFLAG Salisbury/Rowan will award seven (7) $1000 scholarships each spring. Our scholarships are awarded to Rowan County high school or home schooled seniors who are LGBTQ or a straight Ally. Our applicants should demonstrate service and support of the LGBTQ community. In 2020 we will have given over $70,000 in scholarships to those continuing their education to college or technical/ trade schools. 

Ohio

PFLAG Cincinnati

PFLAG Cincinnati has an extensive scholarship program. Since the program’s inception in 1992, PFLAG Cincinnati has awarded over $125,000 in scholarships to over 100 talented and deserving gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight-supportive college students. Information on the program and application forms are available at pflagcinci.org/scholarship. The awards are for higher education but students may apply while still in high school. Applicants must be a resident of or attending college in the Greater Cincinnati area, be 17 years old by April 18th, and have proven record of positive involvement with the LGBTQ community. Applicants must not be a prior winner of this award and must submit an application with required supporting materials.

PFLAG Dayton

PFLAG Dayton will award one $2,000 scholarship to an LGBTQ student and one $2,000 scholarship to a straight ally. This year the Greater Dayton LGBTQ Center has asked the PFLAG Dayton Scholarship Committee to administer an additional $1,000 scholarship for an LGBTQ student. In total, there are now three (3) scholarships available for qualified students — one for a straight ally for $2,000, and two for LGBTQ students, one for $2,000 and one for $1,000. LGBTQ students may apply for both the PFLAG and the LGBTQ Center scholarships, but can only be awarded one or the other. For more information, go to pflagdayton.org/scholarship/PFLAGscholarship2014.pdf 

Oklahoma

PFLAG Norman

PFLAG Norman’s Harrington Scholarship is a $3000 scholarship presented to an outstanding Norman resident who is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and would like to help move equality forward. The goal of the applicant should be to attend a post-secondary educational institution/accredited facility. For more information, visit the chapter’s website at PFLAGNorman.org.

South Carolina

PFLAG Spartanburg

PFLAG Spartanburg offers two $1000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors entering an institute of higher education. These scholarships are for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or ally students demonstrating an interest in service to and/or support of the LGBTQ community. For more information see pflagspartanburg.org.

Texas

PFLAG Houston

The scholarships in the Houston area are awarded by the PFLAG/HATCH Youth Scholarship Foundation (HATCH stands for Houston Area Teen Coalition of Homosexuals). Students must be between the ages of 17 and 23 and must either live in or attend a college in the Houston area. Amounts range from $2,000 over 2 years to $10,000 over 4 years. Deadline is May 1 each year and awards are presented in person at the July meeting of PFLAG Houston. For more information, please visit the website at: physf.org/

Utah

PFLAG Salt Lake City

PFLAG Salt Lake City is excited to present $1000 scholarships to five (5) matriculated college students and/or high school graduates. Applications are due in June. Winners are announced in August. To apply, email slcpflag@gmail.com.

Virginia

PFLAG Norfolk / South Hampton Roads

The purpose of this scholarship is to reward outstanding LGBTQIA students who have thrived in the face of adversity, and to inspire our next generation of leaders in Hampton Roads. PFLAG Norfolk / South Hampton Roads is offering multiple $1,000 (one thousand dollar) scholarships to go toward post-secondary education. The applicant must be a self-identified member of the LGBTQIA community. They must have applied for or are currently attending an accredited post-secondary or vocational institution. The scholarships will be rewarded to residents of the greater Hampton Roads Community at the time of application.

Washington

PFLAG Bellevue

LGBTQ and straight allies may apply for PFLAG Bellevue’s scholarship program through pflagbellevue.org/. Students qualifying as seniors in Bellevue’s service area will be forwarded by the Pride Foundation to PFLAG Bellevue for review. Depending upon the number, need, and strength of applications, the scholarship amount varies from $500 to $1,500.