Shine LGBTQ+ Student Scholarship - $500 Unrestricted Award | Applications Open - Now - June 30th, 2025

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We’re offering a $500 scholarship to support one LGBTQ+ student taking their next step—whether that’s college, trade school, or jumping straight into the workforce. The funds are unrestricted, which means you can use them however they’ll help you most.

To apply:

Fill out the form, upload a document with your answers to the two prompts below, and feel free to send us anything else that helps us get to know you better.

Prompts:

1. Tell us a little bit about your story.

2. If selected, how would you use the scholarship funds?

Applications are now officially open—we’re so excited to hear from you! Award will be granted in July 2025