LGBTQ+ Students:\u00a0<\/b>QVA awards scholarships to full-time, highly motivated LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students and allies each semester with award amounts varying between $500 and $5,000. Decisions regarding recipients and award amounts are based on a demonstrated commitment to bettering the lives of LGBTQ+ people at UVA and beyond, financial need, academic achievement, and extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n
Students who applied last semester and received funding are ineligible to receive funds this semester, but are encouraged to apply again next semester.<\/strong><\/p>\n Apply on AwardSpring<\/a><\/p>\n LGBTQ+ Students and Allies:\u00a0<\/b>The Jeffrey L. Reider and Charles F. Otis Endowed Prize annually provides a one-time scholarship award of up to $5,000 to a student of any sexual orientation who has demonstrated a willingness to advance the rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ community. Activity in music and the arts will also be considered.<\/p>\n Apply on AwardSpring<\/a>*<\/p>\n *AwardSpring will direct you to contact a reference to make a recommendation (required) as part of your application to the Jeffrey L. Reider and Charles F. Otis Endowed Prize<\/p>\n Awarded to highly motivated LGBTQ+ students and allies with financial need. Decisions will be based on academic achievement, financial need, essays, extracurricular activities, and demonstrated commitment to bettering the LGBTQ+ community at UVA and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Jeffrey L. Reider and Charles F. Otis Endowed Prize<\/a> annually provides a one-time scholarship award of up to $5,000 to a student of any sexual orientation who has demonstrated a willingness to advance the rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ community.\u00a0The prize\u00a0will also consider activity in music and the arts.<\/p>\n Decisions are made by a committee consisting of faculty chair Fred Maus, and four students involved with the LGBTQ community at the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n The John A. Herring Scholarship for Social Awareness<\/a> is awarded to students who demonstrate leadership, citizenship, and fellowship and have actively supported, through volunteerism and advocacy, the LGBTQ Center at the University of Virginia. Rather than self-nomination, the recipient(s) will be selected through nominations submitted from peers, students, faculty, staff, and alumni.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The following grants are open year-round and evaluated on a rolling basis. Applicants will be notified of a decision two weeks after a monthly application review deadline has passed. The application review deadlines for the 2025-2026 school year are as follows:<\/p>\n Please contact blair@queervirginia.org<\/a> with questions.<\/p>\n This form<\/a> should be used by UVA student groups and community members to request funds from QVA. When completing this form, please be aware that requests are evaluated and awarded monthly and funds can take 2-3 weeks to process and disburse.<\/p>\n QVA seeks to provide financial support for student groups attempting to bring leaders on LGBTQ+ topics to Grounds via its Speaker Series Grant. When completing this form<\/a>, please be aware that requests are evaluated on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n QVA provides internship and study abroad grants<\/a> to highly-motivated LGBTQ+ students and allies with financial need who have been offered an unpaid internship or study abroad program. When completing this form, please be aware that requests are evaluated on a rolling basis.<\/p>\nFinancial Need Grant<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/li>\nThe Jeffrey L. Reider & Charles F. Otis Endowed Prize<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The John A. Herring Scholarship for Social Awareness<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Ad-Hoc Grants<\/h2>\n
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Student Group Grants<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Speaker Series Grant<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Internship & Study Abroad Grant<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Professional Development Grant<\/b><\/h2>\n