QT Scholarships at the University of Kansas

Accepting applications from January 22 - February 12

The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is honored to be the steward of several scholarships. Awards range from year to year, but often are between $500 and $5,000, depending on scholarship and available funds. Please select the link below to learn more about these scholarships and to submit an application.

The application process for all scholarship have been designed identically, however you must apply to each scholarship individually. To apply to any scholarship you'll need to write an essay, which can be used to apply to any/all SGD scholarship. This means you should save your essay/response, and reuse it for each scholarship you apply to. 

The deadline to submit a scholarship application for the 2024-2025 academic year is February 12. 

LGBTQ Community Leadership Scholarship

The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is administering the award process for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Community Leadership Scholarship Fund. The fund is specifically for undergraduate or graduate students at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus who have demonstrated support of the LGBTQ community, have financial need, have demonstrated academic excellence, and who will be enrolled at the University of Kansas in the upcoming year. Applicant(s) are eligible to receive up to $1000 in scholarships. The funds will be distributed in equal amounts for both the Fall and Spring semesters. Students are encouraged to apply for scholarship funds on an annual basis.

Chad A. Leat Scholarship

The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is administering the award process for the Chad A. Leat Student Scholarship Fund.  The fund is specifically for undergraduates at the University of Kansas, Lawrence campus who can demonstrate financial need and a commitment to fostering multiculturalism on campus.  A minimum of two selected applicants are eligible to receive up to $2,000 in scholarship funds for the upcoming academic school year.  The funds will be distributed in equal amounts for both the Fall and Spring semesters. This scholarship will be considered for renewal upon yearly re-application.

Damon Kiley Meeker Scholarship

The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is administering the award process for the Damon Kiley Meeker Scholarship Fund. This fund will be used to provide renewable scholarships to undergraduate students at the University of Kansas who are natural born US citizens in the STEM field. Preference will be given to freshmen with a GPA of 2.7 or higher who demonstrate a commitment to, or involvement in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Applicant(s) are eligible to receive up to $2,000 in scholarship funds for the upcoming academic school year. The funds will be distributed in equal amounts for both the Fall and Spring semesters pending the applicant’s enrollment schedule. This scholarship will be considered for renewal upon yearly re-application.

Mark G. Noller Scholarship

The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is administering the award process for the Mark G. Noller Scholarship Fund.  The fund is used to provide one or more academic year scholarships for undergraduate and/or graduate students, including enrolling freshmen, who exhibit academic merit and financial need at the University of Kansas.  Preference is given to students who have exhibited exceptional courage, leadership and achievement as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. The donor expresses a particular passion for support of LGBTQIA+ students who have endured hardship.  Selected applicant(s) will be eligible to receive scholarship funds for the upcoming academic year.

*Note* All criteria for the scholarships were set by the donors of the funds. SGD values are not in alignment with all criteria, namely criteria that exclude underrepresented identities. For questions or concerns, please email sgd@ku.edu