Top 19 Vegetarian and Vegan Scholarships in July 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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