ZAMI wants to support and encourage their continuing education by providing scholarships to those women enrolled in accredited technical, undergraduate and graduate programs.
Awards are for the current academic year only and are paid directly to the academic institution.
Recipients may apply each year for renewal. Finalists may be invited to participate in a personal interview. Established in 1995, the Audre Lorde Scholarship Fund is the brainchild of ZAMI's current Executive Director, Mary Anne Adams. The first two scholarships were awarded in 1997 to Wendi O'Neal from Spelman College and Akeya Works from Georgia State University. Other Audre Lorde Scholars are Simone Bell, Donna Hope, Virginia Hunt and Barbara Gibson.