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UCLA LGBTQ Campus Resource Center

Deadline: May 15, 2023

Link to Apply: https://ucla.academicworks.com/opportunities/34552

Note: in order to be considered for this scholarship, all applicants must also complete a general application in addition to the ESM scholarship application.

UCLA is pleased to announce the inaugural Matthew B. Palazzolo Memorial Scholarship for one entering or returning UCLA undergraduate or graduate student, to be awarded at our Lavender Graudation Ceremony on June 11, 2022. One award will be given in the amount of $4,000 annually

The Matthew B. Palazzolo Memorial Scholarship is a perpetual, annual need-based scholarship established in 2021 to provide financial support to students who have actively supported UCLA’s LGBTQ Center’s mission and vision to ensure that Matt’s passion for social justice and equality lives on through its recipients. Each contribution to this fund will ensure that the annual scholarship amount grows each year in perpetuity. Read the Center’s mission and vision, and find more information on Matthew B. Palazzolo here.

Eligibility:

  • Enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at UCLA.
  • Demonstrated financial need.
  • Demonstrated that they have actively supported UCLA’s LGBTQ Center’s mission and vision to ensure that Matt’s passion for social justice and equality lives on through its recipients.
  • Undocumented students encouraged to apply.