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Top Vegetarian and Vegan Scholarships
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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Top vegetarian scholarships
A Voice for Animals Contest
- Eligibility: 14-18 year old students who write an essay about the mistreatment of an animal species, one cause of animal suffering, or the preservation of one animal species
- Amount: Between $200 and $500
- Deadline: May 31, 2022
Food for Health Foundation Scholarships
- Eligibility: Health care professionals, food service professionals, and other individuals who are looking to gain plant-based nutrition education either for themselves or for their students/patients/clients
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: February 28, May 31, August 31, and November 30
Vegetarian Video Scholarship
- Eligibility: Anyone who creates and submits a video in which they say what they would want to tell others about vegetarianism and/or veganism
- Amount: $100 or $200
- Deadline: July 15, 2022
The Vegan Society Grants
- Eligibility: Vegans, non-profit organizations, or individuals running non-profit projects with the goal of encouraging non-vegans to go and stay vegan
- Amount: ~ £1000
- Deadline: December 31st, March 31st, June 30th, and September 30th of each year
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Research Grant
- Eligibility: Registered dietitians, NDTRs, or dietetic students who conduct innovative research related to vegetarian nutrition
- Amount: $10,000
- Deadline: February 1st
Future Without Speciesism Cash Award
- Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students (or teams of them) over 18 years old who come up with an idea for an invention that the student(s) can then develop into a plan or design to replace animal use
- Amount: $1,000 to $10,000
- Deadline: Rolling
VegFund Grants
- Eligibility: Individuals or groups with a project or mission to spread veganism. Applicants must detail their mission in their application and, if approved, VegFund will help cover the costs of their vegan outreach project
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: Rolling
Tufts Scholarship Fund for Vegetarian and Plant-Based Nutrition Studies
- Eligibility: Tufts University students who conduct research related to plant-based or vegetarian diets, or related policies
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: Rolling
Vegetarian Charity Grants
- Eligibility: Vegans and vegetarians under 26 years of age who are in need of financial aid for educational purposes or to relieve poverty. Parents of vegans/vegetarians may also apply
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: Rolling
Roth-Vegetarian Endowed Scholarship
- Eligibility: University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate students who are studying nutrition or any course of study/research related to the promotion of vegetarian habits and practices
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: February 15th (each year)
Scholarships for animal lovers
$1,000 Pettable Life Transitions Pet Lovers Scholarship
- Eligibility: Undergraduate juniors, seniors, or recent college graduates who are pet owners or pet lovers
- Amount: $750
- Deadline: August 15, 2022
$500 Pet Lover Scholarship
- Eligibility: Pet-owning high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate students who are US citizens or permanent legal residents
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: August 15, 2022
These scholarships are closed, but will open soon!
Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship
- Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors who volunteer for animal welfare
- Amount: $1,500
- Opens: September 1, 2022
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school seniors who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or local communities
- Amount: $5,000 or $10,000
- Deadline: TBA
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!
