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Top 19 Vegetarian and Vegan Scholarships in April 2024

By Lisa Freedland

Lisa Freedland is a Scholarships360 writer with personal experience in psychological research and content writing. She has written content for an online fact-checking organization and has conducted research at the University of Southern California as well as the University of California, Irvine. Lisa graduated from the University of Southern California in Fall 2021 with a degree in Psychology.

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Updated: April 3rd, 2024
Top 19 Vegetarian and Vegan Scholarships in April 2024

Vegetarian and vegan diets have been shown to have many health benefits. Hefty college (or research) costs, on the other hand, do not. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled a list of the top vegetarian and vegan scholarships to help you pay off some of those costs and keep your physical and mental health in great shape. 

To learn more about these useful vegetarian and vegan scholarships, keep on reading (and eating healthy)!

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$10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship

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1 award worth $10,000
Deadline Jun 30, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels

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The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high…Show More

The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high…Show More

The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for our no essay scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to students who get the most out of Scholarships360 scholarships and content. You will be a strong applicant if you apply to scholarships with the Scholarships360 platform. Finalists for this scholarship will be interviewed about their process for funding their education.Show Less

1 award worth $10,000
Deadline Jun 30, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels
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$2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship

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Offered by Sallie Mae

Easy Application
1 award worth $2,000
Deadline Apr 30, 2024
Grade Level HS Upperclassmen, College & Graduate Students

Offered by Sallie Mae

Easy Application

Sallie Mae will award $2,000 each month to eligible entrants. No essay or account sign-ups, just a simple scholarship for those seeking help paying for…

Sallie Mae will award $2,000 each month to eligible entrants. No essay or account sign-ups, just a simple scholarship for those seeking help paying for…

Sallie Mae will award $2,000 each month to eligible entrants. No essay or account sign-ups, just a simple scholarship for those seeking help paying for school.

1 award worth $2,000
Deadline Apr 30, 2024
Grade Level HS Upperclassmen, College & Graduate Students
Apply

Vegetarian Video Scholarship

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Offered by The Vegetarian Resource Group

3 awards worth up to $200
Deadline Jul 15, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels

Offered by The Vegetarian Resource Group

Are you a student who wants to promote vegetarianism or veganism through a video? If so, consider applying for the Vegetarian Video Scholarship! The Vegetarian…Show More

Are you a student who wants to promote vegetarianism or veganism through a video? If so, consider applying for the Vegetarian Video Scholarship! The Vegetarian…Show More

Are you a student who wants to promote vegetarianism or veganism through a video? If so, consider applying for the Vegetarian Video Scholarship! The Vegetarian Video Scholarship is open to students who submit a video and brief statement about what they want to tell others about vegetarianism/veganism. The scholarship is funded by The Vegetarian Resource Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on veganism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger. Students only need to submit a video relating to what they want to tell others about vegetarianism and veganism. The scholarship awards one (1) $200 and two (2) $100 to the creators of the winning videos which should ideally contain humor, not be critical to anyone, and include no footage of animal cruelty. If this sounds like a good opportunity to you, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

3 awards worth up to $200
Deadline Jul 15, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels
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$40,000 Build a College List Scholarship

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Offered by The College Board

Easy Application
Multiple awards worth up to $40,000
Deadline Jun 30, 2024
Grade Level High School Junior

Offered by The College Board

Easy Application

Create a college list with six schools you're considering - no minimum GPA or essay required!

Create a college list with six schools you're considering - no minimum GPA or essay required!

Create a college list with six schools you're considering - no minimum GPA or essay required!

Multiple awards worth up to $40,000
Deadline Jun 30, 2024
Grade Level High School Junior
Apply

Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship

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Offered by The Vegetarian Resource Group

Multiple awards worth $5,000 - $10,000
Deadline Feb 20, 2025
Grade Level High School Senior

Offered by The Vegetarian Resource Group

Are you a high school senior passionate about promoting vegetarianism (and/or veganism)? Consider applying for the Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship! Funded by an anonymous donor,…Show More

Are you a high school senior passionate about promoting vegetarianism (and/or veganism)? Consider applying for the Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship! Funded by an anonymous donor,…Show More

Are you a high school senior passionate about promoting vegetarianism (and/or veganism)? Consider applying for the Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship! Funded by an anonymous donor, the Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships donates between $5,000 and $10,000 to three vegetarian students each year. If you actively promote vegetarianism and are looking for some help to pay off college debt, we encourage you to apply! For clarification: a vegetarian is an individual who does not consume meat, fish or fowl. Vegans do not use or consume any animal products, including eggs and dairy products.Show Less

Multiple awards worth $5,000 - $10,000
Deadline Feb 20, 2025
Grade Level High School Senior
Get Started

Niche $25,000 “No Essay” Scholarship

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Offered by Niche

Easy Application
1 award worth $25,000
Deadline May 31, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels

Offered by Niche

Easy Application

Easy scholarship open to all high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year!

Easy scholarship open to all high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year!

Easy scholarship open to all high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year!

1 award worth $25,000
Deadline May 31, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Apply

The Vegan Society Grants

Offered by The Vegan Society

1 award worth $1,000
Deadline Quarterly
Grade Level All Grade Levels

Offered by The Vegan Society

Are you a vegan who wants to encourage veganism to non-vegans? If so, consider applying for The Vegan Society Grants! The Vegan Society Grants are…Show More

Are you a vegan who wants to encourage veganism to non-vegans? If so, consider applying for The Vegan Society Grants! The Vegan Society Grants are…Show More

Are you a vegan who wants to encourage veganism to non-vegans? If so, consider applying for The Vegan Society Grants! The Vegan Society Grants are open to vegan individuals and grassroots organizations that support projects that will encourage non-vegans to go vegan and stay vegan and who can raise public awareness of veganism in a positive way. The grants are funded by The Vegan Society, a registered educational charity that provides information and guidance on various aspects of veganism. On a quarterly basis (every three months), the grant awards $1,000 to a vegan or a non-profit organization or an individual who submits the best proposed veganism-related projects. If you’re passionate about veganism and are looking for some help to fund your project to promote veganism, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

1 award worth $1,000
Deadline Quarterly
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Get Started

Future Without Speciesism Cash Award

Offered by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Multiple awards worth up to $10,000
Deadline Rolling
Grade Level College & Graduate Students

Offered by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Are you passionate about saving animals from exploitation? If so, consider applying for the Future Without Speciesism Cash Award! The Future Without Speciesism Cash Award…Show More

Are you passionate about saving animals from exploitation? If so, consider applying for the Future Without Speciesism Cash Award! The Future Without Speciesism Cash Award…Show More

Are you passionate about saving animals from exploitation? If so, consider applying for the Future Without Speciesism Cash Award! The Future Without Speciesism Cash Award is open to college and graduate students who can come up with a game-changing invention that can replace animal use in any aspect of life. The scholarship is funded by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to ending the abusive treatment of animals in business and society and promoting the consideration of animal interests in everyday decision-making, policies, and practices. On a rolling basis, their Future Without Speciesism Cash Award regularly grants between $1,000 and $10,000 to students based on the workability, practicality, and promise of their suggested inventions. If you’re passionate about saving animals from exploitation, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

Multiple awards worth up to $10,000
Deadline Rolling
Grade Level College & Graduate Students
Get Started

$25k “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship

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Offered by Bold.org

Easy Application
1 award worth $25,000
Deadline May 1, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels

Offered by Bold.org

Easy Application

Open to high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students.

Open to high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students.

Open to high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students.

1 award worth $25,000
Deadline May 1, 2024
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Apply

Vegetarian Charity Grants

Offered by The Vegetarian Charity

Multiple awards worth up to $500
Deadline Rolling
Grade Level College & Graduate Students

Offered by The Vegetarian Charity

Are you a vegetarian? If so, consider applying for the Vegetarian Charity Grants! The Vegetarian Charity Grants are open to vegetarians and vegans aged 25…Show More

Are you a vegetarian? If so, consider applying for the Vegetarian Charity Grants! The Vegetarian Charity Grants are open to vegetarians and vegans aged 25…Show More

Are you a vegetarian? If so, consider applying for the Vegetarian Charity Grants! The Vegetarian Charity Grants are open to vegetarians and vegans aged 25 and younger or parents with a vegetarian child who need help paying for specific courses, projects, or equipment, or in cases of individual poverty. The scholarship is funded by The Vegetarian Charity, a registered charity that exists to help young vegetarians and vegans in financial need. On a rolling basis, the grant awards up to $500 to vegetarian/vegan students (or the parents of a vegetarian/vegan child) under the age of 26 who need help paying for school-related equipment. If you’re passionate about vegetarianism and are looking for some help to pay off some of your school needs, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

Multiple awards worth up to $500
Deadline Rolling
Grade Level College & Graduate Students
Get Started

Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Research Grant

Offered by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

1 award worth $10,000
Expected deadline February 2025
Grade Level Graduate Students

Offered by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Are you a registered dietitian or a dietetic graduate student (and member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)? If either applies, consider applying for…Show More

Are you a registered dietitian or a dietetic graduate student (and member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)? If either applies, consider applying for…Show More

Are you a registered dietitian or a dietetic graduate student (and member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)? If either applies, consider applying for the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Research Grant! Each year, the Grant awards $10,000 to a registered dietitian or a dietetic graduate/doctoral student who is a member of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group. The award money must be used for innovative research relating to vegetarian nutrition. If you’re passionate about conducting vegetarianism-related research and are looking for some help to fund it, we encourage you to apply!Show Less

1 award worth $10,000
Expected deadline February 2025
Grade Level Graduate Students
Get Started

$10,000 CollegeXpress Scholarship

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Offered by CollegeXpress

Easy Application
1 award worth $10,000
Deadline May 1, 2024
Grade Level High School Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors

Offered by CollegeXpress

Easy Application

Annual $10k scholarship from CollegeXpress open to all high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

Annual $10k scholarship from CollegeXpress open to all high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

Annual $10k scholarship from CollegeXpress open to all high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

1 award worth $10,000
Deadline May 1, 2024
Grade Level High School Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
Apply

$1,000 Appily Easy College Money Scholarship

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Offered by Appily

Easy Application
Monthly awards worth $1,000
Deadline Apr 30, 2024
Grade Level High School Freshman, High School Sophomore, High School Junior, College Freshman & College Sophomore

Offered by Appily

Easy Application

This easy scholarship from Appily is open to U.S. high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, 2027) and college transfer students. One scholarship will be…Show More

This easy scholarship from Appily is open to U.S. high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, 2027) and college transfer students. One scholarship will be…Show More

This easy scholarship from Appily is open to U.S. high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, 2027) and college transfer students. One scholarship will be awarded each month.Show Less

Monthly awards worth $1,000
Deadline Apr 30, 2024
Grade Level High School Freshman, High School Sophomore, High School Junior, College Freshman & College Sophomore
Apply

$5,000 Christian Connector Scholarship

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Offered by Christian Connector

Easy Application
1 award worth $5,000
Deadline May 31, 2024
Grade Level High School Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors

Offered by Christian Connector

Easy Application

Students applying to the $5,000 Christian Connector Scholarship must be current high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027) interested in attending a Christian…

Students applying to the $5,000 Christian Connector Scholarship must be current high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027) interested in attending a Christian…

Students applying to the $5,000 Christian Connector Scholarship must be current high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027) interested in attending a Christian university or college.

1 award worth $5,000
Deadline May 31, 2024
Grade Level High School Freshmen, Sophomores & Juniors
Apply

How to win vegetarian and vegan scholarships

Like any scholarship, vegetarian and vegan scholarships see a lot of applicants. To succeed in your application, it’ll be important to write compelling essays. Remember, your vegetarianism itself does not set you apart from any of the other candidates – everyone applying is a vegetarian!

So, since you only have limited space with which to make an impact, try to speak to the values which are at the root of your vegetarianism, and discuss where those values will take you in life. Read up on the mission of the organization offering the scholarship and talk about your plans to demonstrate those values in the real world.

For example, many vegetarian organizations value animal rights very highly. You can speak about how animal rights have motivated your vegetarianism, and how you hope to use the money from the scholarship to land a job that helps protect those rights.

Crafting the perfect essay

Scholarship essays are tough, but we can help you through the process. Check out our guides on how to begin and end scholarship essays, how to write a winning essay, and how to write about yourself. We can also walk you through some of the most common scholarship essay prompts, and show you how to write a scholarship resume.

Frequently asked questions about vegetarian and vegan scholarships

Can I get a scholarship for being vegan?

Yes! There are a good number of scholarships out there for both vegetarians and vegans. One great example is the Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship. They give away between $20,000 and $30,000 per year in educational funding. Check out our full list for other great vegetarian and vegan scholarships.

Can vegans win scholarships for vegetarians?

Yes! By definition, any vegan is also vegetarian. So, you qualify just as much as any vegetarian for these scholarships. 

Do pescatarians qualify for vegetarian scholarships?

The answer to this question will vary on a scholarship-by-scholarship basis. Be sure to check out our list and see if any of the scholarships permit pescatarians in their rules.

And that’s it! We hope you’ve found some helpful scholarships to help pay off those pesky college (or research) expenses. If not, consider checking out our scholarship directory – you’re bound to find something that suits your fancy. If you’re looking for scholarships that fit your background, take a look at these scholarships sorted by background/demographic, major, and even home state!

Whatever you end up doing, we wish you the best of luck in your scholarship search and future endeavors. Stay healthy!

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