Brian M. Day Scholarship

Award Amount
Award Amount

$12,000

Application deadline
Application deadline

January 06

Awarded By:

Pride Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a male.
  3. Must be a student of color.
  4. Must be homosexual.
  5. Must be a U.S. citizen.
  6. Must have demonstrated activism in the gay/lesbian community and his community of color.
  7. Must be a high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student at time of application.
  8. Must be a resident of the Puget Sound area of Washington.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is for Puget Sound area gay men of color who are U.S. citizens and have significant financial need and demonstrate activism in the gay/lesbian community and communities of color.

Application requirements for the Brian M. Day Scholarship are:

  • Essay
  • Interview
  • Recommendation letter
  • Application form
  • Artwork samples (opt.)
Additional Information: Please note: Students must demonstrate significant financial need to be qualified for this scholarship. Pride Foundation is able to offer a diversity of scholarships, which encourage students of different backgrounds and educational interests to apply. Most scholarships are available for straight ally or questioning students as well as student of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) parents. All promote leadership and diversity in the LGBT community.

Award Amount: The monetary award amount varies and is determined by the Pride Foundation. Generally, scholarships offered through the foundation are a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $12,000.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $12,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, January 6, 2023

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, January 6, 2023

The student only needs to submit one application to be considered for all Pride Foundation scholarships. All applications must be submitted online. As part of the online application, the student must submit the following: contact information for two references who are familiar with her capabilities and potential for success in her education and community involvement (recommended that one reference be a teacher, counselor, or other academic representative); and answers to six essay questions concerning the topics of education goals, career goals, activities, giving back, challenges, and a quote (limited to 3,000 characters except for activities, which is limited to 5,000 characters). Further details on the essay topics are available on the online application. A student who is currently studying or plans to study visual arts, design, or music should submit two samples of his/her work. Picture samples can be in the following formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIF, TIFF, PDF, DOC; Music must be in MP3 or MP4 formats; and videos must be MOV or AVI files. The file size must be no more than 300 MB. Students who are selected for an interview will be asked to bring a portfolio. Students who are selected for an interview will also be asked to bring a transcript. The complete application must be submitted by 5 p.m. PST on the deadline date.
About Pride Foundation:
Contact Information: Anthony Papini, Scholarship Program Director
Address: 2014 E. Madison St. Suite 300 Seattle, Washington 98122
Email: scholarships@pridefoundation.org , scholarships@pridefoundation.org
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