Applications to 3 LGBTQ targeted scholarships now open
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 13, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Office of LGBTQ* Resources, a unit housed in the Office for Student Success, is now accepting applications for three student scholarships. The David Mundry Memorial Scholarship, the Tuesday Meadows Endowed Scholarship and the UKY Office of LGBTQ* Resources Scholarship are available for students to apply through BBNvolved.
J’Lissabeth Faughn, director of the Office of LGBTQ* Resources, believes now more than ever, the presence of the LGBTQ community in higher ed is imperative, enabling scholars to obtain the education they may not have access to otherwise.
“By creating access to scholarships and other financial opportunities, LGBTQ individuals can better shape cultural progress,” Faughn said. “Unfortunately, so many of our queer scholars, and I do mean our scholars here at UK, have very little or no contact or financial support from their families, and many of our scholars are legally emancipated from their parents, due to the discrimination they faced at home.”
Applications to the below scholarships close on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.
David Mudry Memorial Scholarship
David Mudry was an alumnus of UK. In life, Mudry was an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ* people. He was an aspiring drag queen, a huge Nintendo fan and a lover of all animals (especially dogs). Mudry always found ways to lift up others, even in their lowest moments. He was the kindest, most supportive and most loving person you could ever meet. His presence is sorely missed in the lives of those he loved and those who loved him. It is fitting to carry on Mudry's legacy, honor his life and remember him by lending his name to this scholarship for young members of the LGBTQ* community at UK. While a student at UK, Mudry worked at the university bookstore. This experience showed him, up close, that many students struggled to pay for their books and course materials. He always went out of his way to help those students. This scholarship is intended to help supplement that, and other student needs. One $500 scholarship will be awarded.
Scholarship application components:
- Applicant contact information
- Resume
- Letter of recommendation
- Statement of financial need, particularly related to books and other course materials
- Short statement and summary questions
Tuesday Meadows Endowed Scholarship
Tuesday Meadows, UK alumna and Kentucky native, grew up with a family of five siblings in Louisville, Kentucky. Meadows, who earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from UK in 1977, is still actively involved with the university community and the Office of LGBTQ* Resources. A video interview with Meadows can be seen as part of the OutSouth Oral History Project in the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in UK Libraries, in conjunction with UK LGBTQ* Resources. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded.
Scholarship Application Components:
- Contact information
- Resume
- Letter of recommendation
- Short essay questions
UKY Office of LGBTQ* Resources Scholarship
The UK Office of LGBTQ* Resources scholarships are available to currently enrolled full-time students. These awards will be made to help defray the cost of tuition, room and board, books, education abroad and other expenses related to the recipient’s academic pursuits at the university. These awards are made possible by gifts to the UK LGBTQ* Endowment Scholarship Fund. Initially created by Keisa and Amanda Fallin-Bennett — two generous alums devoted to empowering student success — this fund seeks to support Wildcats who are committed to completing a degree at the university. Multiple awards of up to $2,000 will be granted on a one-time basis.
Scholarship Application Requirements:
- Contact information
- Resume
- Letter of recommendation
- Statement of financial need
- Short essay questions
For more information, contact the Office of LGBTQ* Resources via phone at 859-218-4816 or email at lgbtq@uky.edu.
The Office of LGBTQ* Resources is located in the Dinkle-Mas Suite in the Gatton Student Center. The campus community can drop by the Dinkle-Mas Suite Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you are a student and would like to stay up to date on information regarding the office and stay in the know on events hosted by the Office of LGBTQ* Resources, register to join the Discord server, a free voice, video and text chat app open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students at UK.
At the University of Kentucky, students are at the center of all that we do. From the moment you become a Wildcat through graduation and beyond, the Office for Student Success is committed to supporting you. Comprised of five areas and 25 units, together, they have one vision — to help students live a life of meaning. Student Success works through an equitable, holistic and inclusive lens to design and deliver unparalleled services and support a diverse community of learners in achieving their wildest ambitions. In the Office for Student Success this is what we do — this is who we are. You can explore resources available to you here. If you have additional questions, you can reach a Student Success team member by calling the helpline 859-218-YouK (9685).