Damon Kiley Meeker Scholarship

The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity is inviting applicants for the Damon Kiley Meeker Scholarship Fund.

This fund will be used to provide scholarships to undergraduate students who are natural-born US citizens, majoring in a STEM field, at the University of Kansas, who demonstrate a commitment to, or involvement in the lesbian, gay, transgender, and queer community.
• Preference will be given to freshmen with a GPA of 2.7 or higher
o Should no freshman qualify, preference will be given to all other undergraduates with a minimum GPA of 3.0 .

Scholarship amounts are dependent on number of qualified applicants.
The funds will be distributed in equal amounts for both Fall and Spring semesters of the upcoming academic yea.
Students are encouraged to apply for scholarship funds on an annual basis.

Although there is no length requirement for essay responses, a response of 300 words for each essay would likely be long enough to provide reviewers with enough context and insight into the candidate to evaluate and compare responses. Keep in mind reviewers use these responses to determine who, out of all applicants, receives funding. Be as complete and detailed as you feel is helpful for reviewers.

All recipients need to write a thank you letter/card to the donor. The letter/card is due at or before Lavender graduation. Failure to write and submit a letter/card may result in ineligibility to receive the funding. Center staff are available to assist students in writing the letter if helpful.

All recipients are highly encouraged to attend Lavender Graduation where they will receive public recognition and their award. Attending Lavender Graduation is not a requirement to receive an award.

We encourage students to apply to all scholarships they are eligible for. All SGD scholarships utilize the same application questions. If students are applying to more than one SGD scholarship, please copy and paste your responses and submit the same responses for each application.

Award
Varies
Deadline
02/12/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. KU ID
  2. Preferred Name:
  3. Pronouns:
  4. What is your expected graduation date?
  5. What are your anticipated hours of enrollment for fall 2024?
  6. What are your anticipated hours of enrollment for spring 2025?
  7. Qualification Questions:
    • Are you a "Natural-born US citizen"? (this is a requirement for 1 scholarship. Answering no will not make you ineligible for the other scholarships available)
    • Are you a Kansas resident? (Answering no will not make you ineligible for the other scholarships available)
    • Do you consider yourself to have financial need for a scholarship?
    • What campus do you attend classes on?
    • What is your GPA?
    • What is your major?
    • What is your student status: Undergraduate or Graduate?
    • What is your year: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student?
  8. Please answer the following questions in a separate document and upload to your application:

    1. What ways have you educated yourself and/or others about issues impacting the Queer and Trans community?
    2. What do you attribute your GPA to? Do you feel your GPA reflects your academic ability? If not, please provide context.
    3.How have you been an advocate for the Queer and Trans community?
    4. How have you worked to center or serve Queer and Trans people with additional marginalized identities (folks of color, people with disabilities, international students, etc.)?
    5. How have you created or found community within the Queer and Trans community? Talk about the importance of queer/trans community to your life.
    6. Tell us about your financial need. How do you pay for college, is there parental/familial support, and what, if any, additional support you receive?
    7. Is there anything else you’d like us to know about yourself or why you’re applying to the scholarship?
  9. I understand and agree to the following: All recipients will need to write a thank you letter/card to the donor. The letter/card is due to The Center at or before April 1st. Failure to write and submit a letter/card may result in ineligibility to receive the funding. Center staff are available to assist students with materials and in writing the letter if helpful. All recipients are highly encouraged to attend Lavender graduation where they will receive recognition and a certificate.
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