Laurel Hester Memorial Scholarship

LEAGUE at AT&T

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 1/22/2026

Closes: 4/15/2026

The Laurel Hester Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance for college to high school seniors who identify as LGBTQIA+ individuals. Students seeking a certificate, associate, or bachelor's degree in the U.S. or Canada are welcome to apply.

Win up to

$3,000

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: Yes
Website

Requirements

Minimum 3.00 GPA

Resident of the U.S.

High school senior

Seeking a professional certification, associate, or bachelor's degree fulltime

Planning to attend school in the U.S. or Canada

U.S. citizen, conditional permanent resident, or permanent resident

Asexual, bisexual, gay, genderqueer, intersex, lesbian, nonbinary, prefer to selfidentify, transgender, transgender female to male, transgender male to female, or two-spirit

Participation in community service or leadership