The Peter L. Page Scholarship

The Peter L. Page Scholarship provides $40,000 in scholarship funds, $10,000 per year for four years. The funds will be applied to the student’s account at the Student Financial Aid Office. This merit scholarship is available for two incoming first-year undergraduate students who will attend the University of Virginia on a full-time basis.  Decisions are based on the students’ academic achievements, essays, and extracurricular activities demonstrating exceptional commitment to their communities. Annual renewal of the scholarship is contingent on maintaining a 3.0 GPA. 

Current Undergraduate and Graduate Students

In addition to the Peter Page Scholarship for incoming first-year students, current undergraduate or graduate students who attend the University of Virginia on a full-time basis can apply for a one-year Peter Page Grant. Decisions will be based on academic achievements, financial need, and extracurricular activities demonstrating exceptional commitment to bettering LGBTQ+ community at UVA and beyond. Recipients can apply for the grant again the following year. QVA will work with the UVA Financial Aid Office to determine the amount that each individual student shall receive, and grants will count against student loans.

In 2014, QVA received a bequest to endow a scholarship and grant fund from the late Dr. Peter L. Page, a 1967 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences and a graduate of the School of Medicine who went on to have a long and distinguished career in transfusion medicine.

Peter L. Page Scholarship 2023

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    QVA recognizes that even greater barriers stand in the way of people marginalized from within the LGBTQ+ community. The Board of Directors is committed to leveraging the programs, funds, and actions of QVA in ways that combat these barriers and work on behalf of equitable access to education and opportunities for student success. As part of our commitment, we seek demographic information from our scholarship applicants. This information is primarily used to help the Scholarship Committee evaluate QVA’s distribution of financial aid to marginalized people, including but not limited to people of color, gender diverse persons, and disabled persons.

2022 Peter Page Winners

Jeremiah

Manassas Park, VA

At UVA, Jeremiah plans on pursuing a major in Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences. In addition, he hopes to prepare for graduate medical training by following the pre-med track. Throughout his undergraduate career, Jeremiah hopes to deepen his knowledge of the intricacies of neurodegenerative disorders as they relate to public health. He also plans on delving into the study of medical Spanish and integrating this linguistic asset into his clinical experiences. Aside from academics, he thoroughly enjoys theatre and dance and served as dance captain and choreographer for his high school’s dramatic arts department. Jeremiah values educational equity for all and founded the initiative #TeachtheRainbow, which supports LGBTQ+ youth homeless populations gain access to necessary educational materials. Jeremiah is excited to bring his enthusiasm to Grounds and lift the Hoo community through his spirit and advocacy for all.

João

Curitiba, Brazil

João is from Curitiba, Brazil, and plans to major in Politics at UVA, hoping to also pursue a minor in Entrepreneurship. He has always been deeply passioned by the political field, fueled by his own desire to affect change in his community. As an active civil leader, João served in the Brazilian Senate as a legislative aide intern, and is a proud member of Rotary, having assumed responsibilities up to the national level. João has always been fascinated by how societal groups naturally divide themselves in niches, and by how finding areas of common interest help bridge the gap between different communities. João is beyond excited to dive into UVA life and traditions, further learning and exploring the diverse cultures that make up such incredible community.

Obituary of Dr. Peter L. Page

Dr. Peter L. Page, 67, died on May 9, 2014 after a long and distinguished career in transfusion medicine. Devoting his career to the safety of blood transfusions, he served in many leadership positions throughout the American National Red Cross Blood Program for over 28 years.

Board certified in Internal Medicine, Oncology, Hematology, and Blood Banking, he worked at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and was an attending physician at the West Roxbury V.A. Medical Center before joining the American Red Cross in 1978. He became CEO of the Northeast Region Red Cross Blood Center in Dedham, MA in 1983. After participating in the clinical trial of the first test for HIV, he worked tirelessly on issues of testing methodology, confidentiality, anonymous testing, and counseling.

During implementation of the first HIV test in 1985, he provided leadership to Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the City of Boston Mayor’s Commission on AIDS, and the AIDS Action Committee. His efforts to inform the public and to ensure the safety of the blood supply during this unprecedented time were recognized by the Governor of Massachusetts, the Mayor of Boston, the American Association of Blood Banks, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The only child of Elden Laurence Page and Anna-Berta (Jakobson) Page, Peter was born in Stockholm, Sweden June 11, 1946. As a member of the US Foreign Service, his father traveled the world and Peter grew up in Athens, London, Budapest, Okinawa, and in the Washington, DC area. A graduate of the University of Virginia Medical School, Peter completed his medical training in Philadelphia at NIH and the Harvard Medical School.

Known for his high energy, logical problem solving, and persistence to solutions, Peter was often called on to lead the Red Cross blood program through organizational transitions. At the Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington, DC he served in leadership roles for regulatory activities, the medical office, and for the blood testing laboratories throughout the country. After serving as CEO of Southern California Red Cross Blood Center in Los Angeles for three years, he returned to the Red Cross national headquarters medical office until he retired in 2006.

In retirement he also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization. His many friends remember his boundless energy in all his varied interests, to just name a few – skiing all over the world, scuba diving, sailing, white water rafting, square dancing, and lately his interest in contract and duplicate bridge. He has been an ambassador member of Gamma Mu, a longtime member of Los Papagayos, and a host for 27 years of the popular end of summer White Party in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His longtime partner Robert L. Black died in 1989.

Published in The Boston Globe on June 1, 2014