Rainbow Chamber Foundation Scholarship

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2025 Rainbow Chamber Foundation

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The purpose of the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber Foundation Scholarship Award is to motivate and assist Greater Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ and allied students in pursuing and completing an educational degree or vocational certificate.
· Must reside in or attend school in the following counties: Sacramento, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, Sierra, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, or Yuba.

· Must be enrolled in college or a qualified vocational school by August 15th , 2025.

· Scholarship winners will be notified in writing or by phone call at the beginning of September 2025. A minimum of $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded, of no less than $1,500 for a collegiate institution each. Your scholarship award will be paid in one installment. The dates of your scholarship payments will be provided to you at the time of your scholarship notification.

· Scholarship recipients agree that the Foundation may post their photographs, names, goals and objectives on the Foundation’s website. An applicant may, without any adverse impact on the consideration of their application, indicate in writing on the application that any award remains confidential. Recipients choosing to remain anonymous will not be identified at award ceremonies and will be withheld from the Foundation website. However, the Foundation cannot further guarantee confidentiality outside of the areas listed.

Scholarship award decisions are made by the Rainbow Chamber Foundation Scholarship Committee. Finalists will be selected based on the following criteria:

  • Life experiences
  • History of involvement with the LGBTQ+ community or in related issues and activities
  • Quality of written expression
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