
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by the Point Foundation, the Point Access Scholarship supports LGBTQ+ and ally students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or professional degrees at accredited colleges and universities in the United States. In addition to financial support, Flagship scholarship recipients receive access to multiple leadership development programs, mentorship or coaching, and the support
Amount: $1,500. About: Offered by the Point Foundation, the Point Access Scholarship supports LGBTQ+ and ally students who are, or will, be the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree and/or come from low-income backgrounds. In addition to financial support, Point Access scholarship recipients receive community resources and professional development. To qualify, students
Amount: $1,000-$10,000. About: The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) Educational Foundation offers a scholarship for students who are citizens of the United States or Canada and are currently enrolled in or plan to enroll in a PHCC-approved plumbing or HVACR apprentice program; a full-time certificate or degree program at an accredited two-year community college, technical college, or
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The National Aids Memorial offers the Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship. Named for an influential AIDS educator and activist, this scholarship supports student activists working to better their communities. Applicants must demonstrate a passion for activism toward a specific cause. The program originally was intended for AIDS activists. Now, the
Amount: $5,000. About: Named in honor of the founder and publisher of the Hellenic Chronicle, a long-standing Greek-American newspaper based in Boston, the Peter Agris Memorial Journalism Scholarship awards students of Greek-American descent who are studying toward a degree in journalism or communications. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate-level program. Eligible
Amount: $25,000. About: Aimed at helping students from designated community colleges transition to four-year colleges, the PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E. (Success Matters in Life & Education) Scholarship program is a need-based scholarship. Each year, the program awards up to 50 scholarships in the amount of $25,000 each to qualified students attending one of these community colleges: