The Vegetarian Resource Group

College Scholarship Application

THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP OFFERS TWO $5,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship Winners!

Read about the scholarship winners from 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, The Vegetarian Resource Group each year will award $10,000 in college scholarship money to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities. Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or fowl. Two awards of $5,000 each will be given. Entries may only be sent by students graduating from high school in spring 2009. Deadline is February 20, 2009. We will accept applications postmarked before or on February 20, 2009. Early submission is encouraged.

Applicants will be judged on having shown compassion, courage, and a strong commitment to promoting a peaceful world through a vegetarian diet/lifestyle. Payment will be made to the student's college (U.S. based only). Winners of the scholarships give permission to release their names to the media. Applications and essays become property of The Vegetarian Resource Group. We may ask finalists for more information.

Applications

If your web browser is of version 5.0 or higher, you can receive an application by printing this page. However, applicants are not required to use an application form. A neatly typed document containing the information below will also be accepted as a valid application.

Please send application and attachments to The Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203. For more information call (410) 366-8343 or email vrg@vrg.org.

I. When applying, please include the following:

(Use additional paper if necessary.)

Name:
Street address:
City, State, Zip:
Email address:
Phone number:
Date of birth:
Date of expected graduation from high school:
Grade average in high school:
College(s) applied/accepted to (if known):
Anticipated major in college:
Parents' or Guardians' names:
Parents' or Guardians' names:
Parents' or Guardians' addresses:
City, State, Zip:
High school principal:
Name of one high school teacher:
Address of high school:
City, State, Zip:
People in the vegetarian movement, if any, who know you (Please include contact information):


Extracurricular activities (please describe):


Favorite subjects in school:

II. Please submit an essay addressing the following:

How you promoted vegetarianism in your high school and/or community
Your successes
Your challenges
What you learned/what you would do different
How you expect to promote vegetarianism in college and beyond
Your future goals
Your strengths
Your weaknesses
Your "perfect" life in five years
Why you should receive this scholarship
How you became vegetarian and why you are vegetarian
How you define vegetarian
Why vegetarianism is important to you
What else is important to you
What vegetarian foods you would recommend to a non-vegetarian
What restaurants you would recommend to a non-vegetarian

III. Please also attach:

A copy of your transcripts or report cards for the past two years. (An official copy is not necessary. Photocopies of your report cards will suffice.)
Three or more recommendations (including at least one teacher).
Any documentation related to your promotion of vegetarianism in high school and/or community including photographs, newspaper stories, etc.

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