eQuality Scholarship Collaborative has fostered student leadership for over 35 years. In 2025, our cumulative scholarship awards surpassed $2,200,000.
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative awards scholarships to honor and encourage northern and central California students for their service to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community.
In general, eligible students fall into one of these categories:
For complete eligibility requirements, see the Apply page.
Scholarships may be used for post-secondary education at accredited institutions - colleges, universities, and trade schools. Some of the scholarships are specifically for college/university or medical/graduate school.
In 2025, eQuality awarded scholarships to seven graduating high school seniors, four community college transfer students, and three medical students. We expect to award a similar number of scholarships in 2026.
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative strives to keep up with rising tuition costs.