The LGBTQ Faculty and Staff Association Fund is available to full-time junior or senior undergraduate students or a graduate student who can demonstrate academic success, a commitment to LGBTQ advocacy or education and show leadership potential either within the LGBTQ community or within their field of study. The scholarship is awarded every spring semester and the recipient is included in the annual Lavender Reception, a commencement and recognition ceremony that celebrates the achievements of graduating students who identify with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community at UB.