I AM BRAVE: Pride Center Scholarship

UPDATED 2024/2025

The Mesa College Pride Center’s I Am Brave scholarships support LGBTQIA+ students in achieving their academic, career, and personal goals. These scholarships are inspired by our I AM BRAVE acronym value system, which promotes respect, acceptance, and equity.

To be considered for this scholarship you:

Must have a 2.5 (C+) GPA
Must demonstrate service to others
Must demonstrate leadership
Must demonstrate financial need
Must belong to one of the following student populations:
LGBTQ+

Award funds will be disbursed:
Immediate release of full award (May)

Award
$500
Deadline
02/17/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. 2024: Your Educational Journey. Please share the following: The educational journey that led you to Mesa, including what you did before coming here and what made you decide to enroll at Mesa. Your future goals, including what you plan to do after graduation from Mesa and what your long-term career and educational goals are. Why you chose your major or field of study. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  2. 2025: Resiliency Question. Please share the following: How you have exhibited resiliency in your life. Specific examples of a challenge or challenges that you have overcome. How this scholarship will have a meaningful impact on your educational journey. You do not need to include every detail, but please try to address each part of the question (your goals, challenges overcome, and what it would mean to you). (500 words)
  3. 2025: Financial Need. Submit an original essay describing your financial need. Mention if you are eligible for PELL or BOG funding, or describe why you are not eligible for PELL or BOG. Include any outside financial support you receive from all sources. (500 words)
  4. 2025: Community Service. Please share your experience regarding ways you give back to your community, this may include volunteerism, or helping out with family, friends, church, etc. (500 words)
  5. 2025: Leadership. Please describe your individual leadership style and discuss a specific incident or event where its characteristics demonstrated beneficial service to the campus or your community. Additionally, define what that service has meant to you. (500 words)
  6. 2024: Essays must be a minimum of 350 words. It should explain your experiences as an LGBTQIA+ student and how this scholarship will help you to achieve your academic, career, and/or personal goals. If applicable, please share your involvement in LGBTQIA+ advocacy or LGBTQIA+ community activities
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