The PFund Scholarship awards LGBTQIA individuals for their commitment and leadership within LGBTQIA communities.
Donor Name: PFund Foundation
State: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Scholarship
Deadline: 03/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
As the regional lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, Two-Spirit and allied grassroots community foundation serving the upper Midwest, PFund Foundation recognizes that dedicated, connected, and supported generations of LGBTQIA leaders are central to the resilience and health of the communities. The scholars embody both courage and commitment to advancing change.
Scholarships support post-secondary academic programs as well as non-scholastic leadership development opportunities.
Non-scholastic leadership opportunities include leadership development, community activism or organizing, or to attending conferences and workshops that enhance leadership skills. Examples include, but are not limited to: Wellstone Action, Creating Change, or the Rockwood Leadership Institute. Leadership development opportunities can be located anywhere, but the applicants’ work in LGBTQIA communities must be based in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin and/or the Native Nations that share the same geography.
Funding Information
The amount of funding and number of awards varies by year. Individual scholarships range from $1,000 to $12,000. In 2025, PFund will offer 30 scholarships totaling nearly $100,000. Funds are typically distributed in July. The scholarship must be used within a year unless it is a multiyear scholarship.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for a PFund scholarship, individuals must:
- Identify as LGBTQ+.
- Be 17 years of age or older by June 1, 2025.
- Be either from or currently attending school in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota or the Native Nations therein.
- Be currently enrolled in or admitted to a GED program, community college, four-year college, university, graduate school, trade school, professional certificate program, or apprenticeship program for the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Please note: All scholarship payments made directly to the student will require the student to submit a IRS Form W9 which requires a social security number or other tax ID number.
Preferences
The following lists preferences that PFund Foundation has for scholarship applicants:
- Applicants with a strong vision for making a social or political impact in LGBTQIA communities
- Applicants serving, leading and working for culture change in communities around LGBTQIA issues, recognizing that access to leadership opportunities can vary
- Applicants of diverse backgrounds, particularly those from traditionally under-represented communities and demographic groups including but not limited to:
- Indigenous, Black, People of Color; first generation, immigrant, and new Americans;
- Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming people, and
- LGBTQIA Individuals from rural communities across the upper Midwest.
For more information, visit PFund Foundation.
