Gender and Sexuality Campus Center Scholarships

The GLBT Alumni Council, in association with the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, is proud to award the below scholarships to LGBTQ+ students and their allies who have shown potential and sustainable leadership and impact on LGBTQ+ communities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Applicants from across the spectrums of orientation, gender, and/or gender expression are welcome.

Through the commitment and investment of its alumnx, the GLBT Alumni Council will award a variety of scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. You must be enrolled in Fall 2025 to be eligible for a scholarship. No individual award will be less than $750.00. If you are a recipient, your award will be dispersed to your Fall 2025 tuition account. If the award is more than the balance on your tuition account, you will get a refund amount by direct deposit or check.

To apply, fill out this general scholarship application which the GLBT Alumni Council will use to determine the recipients of each award. You may highlight any of the above topics in your application if you wish, and the Council will recommend the award best suited to your application.

General eligibility requirements

All applicants must:

  • Demonstrate a commitment to being a positive and inclusive community member
  • Be enrolled 12 or more credits per term or the graduate equivalent in Fall 2025
  • Remain in academic good standing for the duration of the scholarship
  • Be willing to be publicly acknowledged as a recipient of the award

Timeline
The priority deadline for submission is Friday, April 25, 2025.

Decisions will be announced no later than Thursday, May 1. If you are chosen as a recipient of any of these scholarships, please mark your calendar for Rainbow Celebration, Thursday, May 8, 5:30-7:30pm, held over Zoom and at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on campus, where scholarship recipients will be recognized.

For questions, please contact:

Katherine Charek Briggs
Assistant Director, Gender and Sexuality Campus Center
kcbriggs@wisc.edu

Award
$750-$2,000 each
Organizations
Gender & Sexuality Campus Center
Deadline
04/25/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please briefly share (max. 300 words) about your experience with LGBTQ+ communities AND/OR your leadership in LGBTQ+ communities. Feel free to use an essay format, bulleted lists, or another way of sharing.
  2. You may also share your experience and/or leadership with LGBTQ+ communities via a file. Your file could be a resume or an example of your work or involvement.
  3. You may also share your experience and/or leadership with LGBTQ+ communities via an image. Your image could be an example of your work or involvement.
  4. You may also share your experience and/or leadership with LGBTQ+ communities via a webpage or website. This URL could show an example of your work or involvement.