The OPALGA+ Scholarship Fund
About our scholarship program
The OPALGA+ Scholarship Fund supports Chicagoland LGBTQIA+ students and student-allies who have shown leadership, advocacy and service in their communities. Each $5,000 scholarship is paid directly to the recipient’s chosen college, trade program or continuing-education pathway.
OPALGA+ scholarship recipients
2026 recipients
The Out With Purpose Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee are pleased to announce our 2026 scholarship recipients, who will each receive a $5,000 scholarship for continuing their studies in 2026-27.
from Chicago, graduating from Lane Tech College Prep High School, will be attending Miami University-Oxford
from Brookfield, graduating from Riverside-Brookfield High School, will be attending Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
from Chicago, graduating from Wells Community Academy Highschool, will be attending American University
from Oak Park, graduating from Oak Park and River Forest High School, will be attending Iowa State University
Returning scholars
from Chicago, graduating from George Westinghouse college prep, will be attending Cornell University
from Chicago, continuing their studies at California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
from Chicago, continues their studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology