In response to a recent post regarding a supposed LGBT scholarship (the legitimacy of which I was unable to verify), I have found the following alternative: [Point Foundation](http://www.pointfoundation.org/).
The annual scholarship deadline is January 20, so applications have already closed for 2015 . . . but I am hoping that this information may be useful to you for future years. My understanding is that awards are available to both new and continuing undergraduate (and graduate) students. Here are the posted [2015 application instructions](http://www.pointfoundation.org/OnlineApplicationInfo) and [eligibility requirements/url.
Point Foundation is listed with the IRS as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. You can find the 501-C(3) tax ID number at the bottom of their [url=<a href=“https://www.pointfoundation.org/donate%5Ddonation”>https://www.pointfoundation.org/donate]donation page](http://www.pointfoundation.org/eligibility), and confirm that it’s registered with the IRS by copying that ID number into this [IRS[/url] search engine.
This scholarship was among the resources listed in the [url=<a href=“http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/adolescent/lgbtqi/Northern%20Region%20Pride%20Guide.pdf%5D%5Bb%5DNew”>http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/adolescent/lgbtqi/Northern%20Region%20Pride%20Guide.pdf]New Jersey Department of Children and Families Resource Guide](http://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/mainSearch.do?mainSearchChoice=pub78&dispatchMethod=selectSearch).