current pfund scholarships
PFund’s Scholarship Fund supports LGBTQ+ students pursuing their goals of professional development and/or securing a post-secondary degree, including professional development conferences, GED programs, trade schools, technical colleges and universities. Eligible recipients must be LGBTQ and enrolled in an educational program and based in our five-state region: Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
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By investing in LGBTQ+ students through a PFund scholarship, you’re providing them with both individual and institutional support. The student gets, in addition to financial support during a period of their lives that can be financially challenging, access to a decades-long network of PFund Scholarship Alumni—now LGBTQ+ professionals with years of life and work experience. Consider starting your fund today!
Interested in learning more? Ready to start your fund? Contact Kevin Kjonaas at kevin@pfundfoundation.org; 612-834-7080.
2026 pfund scholarship funds
2027 PFund Scholarship Funds will be announced in January 2027.
| Scholarship Fund | Award Amount | Award Criteria | Funding Year |
| Aberdeen Pride | $1,000 | Awarded to any LGBTQ+ student from South Dakota studying outside of the state or a student attending school in South Dakota | 2026 |
| Daniel Duty Award | $1,050 | Students studying abroad | 2026 |
| PFund Scholarships | $1,000 (x4) | General | 2026 |
| PFund Scholarships with support from All God’s Children, Donors, Southeast Minnesota Allies | $1,000 | Any LGBTQ+ student | 2026 |
| The Beverly Cory Women in Business Award | $2,500 | Awarded to a female-identified student or entrepreneur who demonstrates leadership and the promise of an entrepreneurial spirit; and who is dedicated to working for equality in Minnesota. | 2026 |
| The Brian Hayer Scholarship | $3,000 | Awarded to a student preferably in the Fargo-Moorehead area | 2026 |
| The Claire Selkurt and Dianne Legg Creative Arts Scholarship | $1,800 | Awarded to an undergraduate student studying creative writing or library science in Minnesota | 2026 |
| The Giligan-Pospisil Award | $1,000 | Awarded to student leader enrolled in a post-secondary education program at an accredited college/university. Pursing a bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Business or Education. Preference to a student over 30. | Endowed |
| The Howard Leibhaber Human Rights Award | $3,800 | Awarded to a student who demonstrates a commitment to alleviating oppression, works for social change and demonstrates financial need. | 2026 |
| The Human Services Awards | $1,200 (x4) | Awarded students beginning or currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program with an announced intention or current major allowing the individuals to pursue a degree which would enable them to work in an established field of human services/and or/enter a post graduate program for an advanced degree in human services | 2026 |
| The Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow Memorial TRANSCEND Award | $1,000 | Awarded to a student pursuing a degree or leadership development program in the region. | 2026 |
| The Jelani C. Grevious #BlackBoyJoy Memorial Scholarship | $3,000 | Awarded to a student who demonstrates a commitment to alleviating oppression, works for social change and demonstrates financial need. Preference for a black student, or, secondarily, a student of color in PFund Foundation’s 5-state region. | 2026 |
| The John P Monahan Scholarships | $2,500 $1,000 | Awarded to students attending the University of St. Thomas in the college of Arts and Sciences | 2026 |
| The Kerstin & Winn Wyman Memorial Awards | $2,500 (x2) | Awarded to a student pursuing an MFA or BFA in the fine arts (e.g. performance, visual arts, music; or leadership development for an established or emerging artist or creator) | 2026 |
| The Lavender Magazine Award | $1,000 | Awarded to a student in Minnesota | 2026 |
| The Lee Roehl Award | $2,500 | Awarded to a student studying Math in an academic program, secondarily studying accounting or finance | 2026 |
| The LGBTQ Technical Occupation Scholarship | $1,200 | Awarded to a student intending or enrolled in a higher education program in order to learn the skills for specific technical occupation, which is an occupation which requires a specialized knowledge especially of a mechanical or scientific subject | 2026 |
| The Linde-Ostrander Building Bridges Award | $10,000 | Awarded to a student attending vocational school or college or enrolled in a graduate program who demonstrates leadership in bridging differences and breaking down barriers between the LGBTQ communities and straight communities and completed at least one year of post-secondary education | Endowed |
| The Linde-Ostrander Gay Male Leadership Award | $5,000 | Awarded to a gay- and male-identified student attending vocational school or college or enrolled in a graduate program who demonstrates leadership in bridging differences and breaking down barriers between the LGBTQ communities and straight communities and completed at least one year of post-secondary education | 2026 |
| The Livak Charitable Trust Award | $12,000 | Awarded to 1 student studying at a 4-year college or university, or 2 LGBTQ students studying at a 2-year technical college or trade school. This scholarship is to be dispersed equally over the course of their enrollment at the institution (i.e. $3,000.00 per year for 4 years for one student, or $3,000 per year for 2 years for two students). The award may be used for tuition and/or living expenses. Preference will be given to those students that meet some or all of the following criteria: Currently/will be enrolled at an accredited US college or university, and/or financial need | 2026 |
| The Lockridge Grindal Nauen Scholarship | $2,000 | General | 2026 |
| The Lyle Rossman Memorial Senior Award | $1,000 | Awarded a Minnesota student over the age of 65 enrolled (full-or part-time) in a post-secondary program | 2026 |
| The Manahan-Bohan Rural Lesbian Award | $1,000 | Awarded to a lesbian-identified student from rural Minnesota or graduated from Madelia High School in Madelia, MN | Endowed |
| The Mary Tinucci Lesbian Legacy Fund | $5,000 | Awarded to a lesbian student from Minnesota | 2026 |
| The Meuwissen-Werb Award | $1,000 | Awarded to an LGBTQ+ identified student | Endowed |
| The Minnesota Pride Rotary Awards | $1,000 (x2) | Awarded to LGBTQ+ students in MN | 2026 |
| The Ovative Scholarships | $5,000 (x2) | For an LGBTQ+ student with demonstrated financial need | 2026 |
| The Pride Pathways Scholarship | $1,000 | Awarded to an undergraduate student | 2026 |
| The Quinn Liberal Arts Award | $1,000 | Awarded to a 3rd or 4th year undergraduate student studying history and/or English | Endowed |
| The Richard L. Long Scholarship | $10,000 | Awarded to a student aged 17-24 who is Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color; and/or transgender, gender non-conforming, or nonbinary; and/or homeless or has experienced homelessness, and/or found stability in recovery from chemical dependency.18 | 2026 |
| Zach & Clay Pagel-Irvine Badger Excellence Award | $1,500 | For an LGBT undergraduate student attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a major in business, political science, or STEM. | 2026 |
| Wallin Scholarships | $16,000 (x5) | Must be an incoming undergraduate freshman | 2026 |