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Lee S. Burke Scholarship

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 10/11/2024
Closes: 1/6/2025

The Lee S. Burke Scholarship supports LGBTQ+ and allied students from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington who are pursuing postsecondary education. Students who demonstrate leadership and serve as role models are welcome to apply.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington for a minimum of three months prior to the application deadline or lived within the state for at least one out of the five prior years
  • High school senior, undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, medical, or law student
  • Seeking a professional certification, associate, bachelor's, graduate, law, medical degree, or Ph.D.
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Proven leadership potential in the LGBTQ+ community or field of study
  • Lack of a broader LGBTQ+ community support system
  • Encountered additional barriers to education, including economic, racial, social, geographical, or being politically disenfranchised
  • Demonstrate financial need

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Professional Certification, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree, Doctor of Medicine, Law Degree, MBA, MFA, PhD
    Current Grade
    High School Senior, Community College Freshman, Community College Sophomore, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate, Graduate Student, Doctoral Candidate, Postgraduate Medical School, Postgraduate Law School
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: AK, ID, MT, OR, WA
    Activities
    Leadership
    Situation
    Overcame Adversity

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