Scholarships

As you embark on your academic journey at USC, we invite you to embrace your identity and empower your future by applying for the prestigious USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Scholarships. USC Lambda has been a beacon of support and advocacy for LGBTQ+ Trojans fostering a vibrant community.

Since 1994, USC Lambda has awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to more than 150 students who, regardless of their gender or sexual identity, demonstrated academic achievement and a strong commitment to the LGBTQ+ community. These scholars have gone on to executive roles in Fortune 500 companies and LGBTQ+ nonprofits. They have spearheaded research in technology and sociology, produced award-winning films, and argued cases before the United States Supreme Court. They are doctors, educators, artists and activists who inspire our LGBTQ+ student body to see their sexual and gender identities as strengths, not obstacles.

The USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association has a proud history and legacy of impact on our university and all of its students, faculty, and programs. Open to and committed to serving all members of the Trojan Family, the USC Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association has provided scholarships, mentoring, and other support that has advanced the university’s teaching and research mission.

Application Timeline

Scholarship Applications for the 2025/2026 academic year are officially closed. Please visit us again in Fall 2026 for updates and details on scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year.

December 1: applications available

February 2: application deadline

February-March: applications reviewed by committee

April: final applicant interviews, all applicants notified

To help fund a scholarship, or if you have any questions about USC Lambda, email us.

Scholarships Offered

USC Lambda Scholarship/Albert Brecht Scholarship in Leadership/Solomon Notrica Scholarship

Available to an undergraduate or graduate student in any academic program of study whose creative work, scholarship and/or community engagement has earned outstanding achievement and recognition within the LGBTQ+ community.

Donald L. Gabard Scholarship for Advancing the Understanding of the LGBTQ+ Community

The Donald L. Gabard Scholarship for Advancing the Understanding of the LGBTQ+ Community is an annual scholarship of support for the research efforts of doctoral and master’s-level students at the University of Southern California who are interested in advancing the understanding of the LGBTQ+ community.

Current USC Lambda Scholars

USC Lambda proudly recognizes our 2024-2025 scholarship recipients:

Albert Brecht Scholarship in Leadership

Isabella Bent

Keck School of Medicine of USC

GLASS Endowed

Marie Fotso

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Donald L. Gabard Scholarship for Advancing the Understanding of the LGBTQ+ Community

Breeze McDonald

USC Rossier School of Education

USC Solomon Notrica Endowed Scholarship

Isaiah Zamudio

USC School of Architecture

USC Lambda Scholars for Outstanding Achievement

Axel Aguilar

USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Michael Amato

USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Hannah Chute

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Anya Jiménez

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Kara McBurnett

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Sawyer Rabin

Sawyer Rabin

USC Thornton School of Music

Halle Schaffer

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Enrique Soto

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

Sophia Albanese

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Xuan-Anh Biggs

Xuan-Anh Biggs

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Christian Drew-Ussery

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Jeremiah Lee

USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Kaylena Pham

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Owen Salmon

Owen Salmon

USC Marshall School of Business

Cesar Serrano

USC School of Dramatic Arts / USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Colin Yeo

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Past Scholars

Alec Allee-Munoz
Emily Allen
Michael Angelo
Michael Annetta
Brandon Barretto
Kathleen Beasley
David Bishop
Ximena Bobadilla
Eric Bogin
Lorelei Bonet
Cissie Bonini
David Booher
Jonah Brown
Yvana Bustamante
Kara Cagulada
Betty (Elizabeth) Calderon
Hector Ceballos
Karli Cerankowski
Caroline Cha
Sung-Chang Chiang
Michael Chifalo
Richard Chu
Michael Clarkson
Sharon Claros
Christine Coffman
Taynara Costa Moura
Daniela Covel
Kindra Covert
Mark DeAngelis
Harout Dimijian
J. Dallas Dishman
Leo Driessen
Vanessa Eisemann
Marrissa Emond
Chris Esguerra
Amber Espinosa-Jones
Daniel Faltz
Manuel Fernandez
Conor Fetting-Smith
Katheryn Frankl
David Freedman
Ramon Garcia
Graham Gee
Boaz Gerstl
Jay Gladstein
Marc Goodman
Andrew Goodrich
Michael Gorse
Joanna Griebel
Frances Grimstad
Rebecca Grumet
Benjamin Gutierrez
Ivy Hammond
Lindsay Harrison
Nausheen Hassan
Margaret Hawkins
Savannah Hemmig
Joey Hernandez
John Vincent Hernandez
Noah Hernandez

William Hines
Emily Hobson
Daniel Hochberg
Adam Hochschuler
Jo Hoenninger
Alexander Honey
William Hoover
Jarad Hrusovsky
Brian Hurley
Carla Ibarra
Shelby Inouye
Bonnie Johnson
Mae Jiang
Chloe Kallenberg
Antonia Kao
Molly Karna
Jaspreet Kaur
Justin Kawaguchi
Erica Kirk
Steven Kung
Matthew Lancellotti
Jean Leasiolagi
John Lee
Mark Lemke
Andrew Leung
Erin Lim
Geraldine Lin
Anthony Lopez
Rebecca Louisell
AJ Lucas
Daniel Lyman
Shauna Madrigal
Brett Malec
Matthew Mallon
Kirk Marcolina
Alain Martinossi
Javier Meier
Kellie Miyashima
Lauren Mok
Michael Moody
Nicholas Mortaloni
Christophe Nassif
David Nguyen
David O Brien
Kristen Ochoa
Robin Ocubillo
Patrick Padgen
Cristian Pagan
Crystal Page
John Palmer
Rachel Pearson
John Pham
Dylan Phung
Carol Powell
Hayden Price
Karin Quimby
Sawyer Rabin
Arun Ramakrishnan
Natalia Ramos
Joanne Rapadas
Christopher Records
Jessica Lynn Regner

Eric Renna
Stephen Rice
Chasey Ridgley
Victoria Rodriguez
Michael Roma
Tara Rose
Victoria Rose
Michelle Rouse
Lynn Sacco
Sandra Safford
Alexia Sambrano
Raffi Sarkissian
Halle Schaffer
Kyle Scott
Urban Seiberg
Kevin Shapiro
Elizabeth Shi
Jeffrey Simon
Anthony Slade
Alexandra Smale
Paisley Smith
Eric Solis
Jeffrey Solomon
Richard Solomon
Monely Soltani
Mark Spratt
Deborah Stevens
John Sudsina
Shelby Surfas
Scott Swan
Ryan Swinney
Steven Tang
Emily Taymor
Atharva Tewari
Tania Trepanier
Alexander Tron
Kevin Tsukii
Gail Tubs
Julian Turner
Dana Udall-Weiner
Eme Unanaowo
Michael Vacha
Victor Valadez
Paul Valentine
Matthew Vang
Steven Vargas
Harvey Villarica
Trac Vu
Rachel Walker
Lucille Warren
Al Weyant-Forbes
Christopher White
Brian Wilson
Melanie Winfrey
Kimberlee Woods
Joseph Wright
David Wu
Trinity Yang
Ryan Ziltzer
Emily Zolfaghari