{"id":18600,"date":"2021-12-28T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=18600"},"modified":"2021-12-27T13:12:45","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T18:12:45","slug":"new-york-city-area-5000-vegetarian-vegan-and-animal-rights-scholarship-for-graduating-high-school-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/28\/new-york-city-area-5000-vegetarian-vegan-and-animal-rights-scholarship-for-graduating-high-school-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Area $5,000 Vegetarian, Vegan, and Animal Rights Scholarship for Graduating High School Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/promo_scholarships.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18601\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vegetarian Resource Group College Scholarship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York City Area $5,000 Vegetarian, Vegan,\nand Animal Rights Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vegetarian Resource Group will be awarding\n$30,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors graduating in Spring, 2022.\n$10,000 of these scholarships specifically will be awarded to students from New\nYork City, Long Island, or Westchester. Deadline is February 20, 2022. We will\naccept applications postmarked on or before FEBRUARY 20, 2022. Early submission\nis encouraged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York applicants will be judged on positive veg activism,\nanimal rights promotion, and financial need. Payment will be made to the student&#8217;s\ncollege (U.S. based only). Winners of the scholarships give permission to\nrelease their names to the media. Applications and essays become property of\nThe Vegetarian Resource Group. We will ask semi-finalists for more information.\nScholarship winners are contacted by email or telephone. Please look at your email.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or fowl.\nVegans are vegetarians who do not use other animal products such as dairy or\neggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply for the New York City Area awards,\nplease send below to The Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore,\nMD 21203.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I.\nWhen applying, please include the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Name:<\/li><li>Street address:<\/li><li>City, State, Zip:<\/li><li>Email address:<\/li><li>Phone number:<\/li><li>Date of birth:<\/li><li>Date of expected graduation from high school:<\/li><li>Grade average in high school:<\/li><li>College(s) applied\/accepted to (if known):<\/li><li>Anticipated major in college:<\/li><li>Parents&#8217; or Guardians&#8217; names:<\/li><li>Parents&#8217; or Guardians&#8217; addresses:<\/li><li>City, State, Zip:<\/li><li>High school principal:<\/li><li>Name of one high school teacher:<\/li><li>Name of high school:<\/li><li>Address of high school:<\/li><li>City, State, Zip:<\/li><li>People in the vegetarian movement, if any, who know you (Please include contact information):<\/li><li>Extracurricular activities (please describe):<\/li><li>Favorite subjects in school:<\/li><li>How did you hear about the scholarship?:<\/li><li>Type of vegetarian\/vegan:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>II. Please submit an essay\naddressing all of the following: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Use as few or as many words\nas necessary to best sell yourself. Don\u2019t worry about word count. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How you promoted vegetarianism\/veganism in your high school and\/or community<\/li><li>Animal rights activities<\/li><li>Your successes<\/li><li>Your challenges<\/li><li>What you learned\/what you would do different<\/li><li>How you expect to promote  vegetarianism\/veganism in college and beyond<\/li><li>Your future goals<\/li><li>Your strengths<\/li><li>Your weaknesses<\/li><li>Your &#8220;perfect&#8221; life in five years<\/li><li>Why you should receive this scholarship\/financial need<\/li><li>How you became vegetarian\/vegan and why you are vegetarian\/vegan<\/li><li>How you define vegetarian<\/li><li>Why vegetarianism is important to you<\/li><li>What else is important to you<\/li><li>What vegetarian foods you would recommend to a non-vegetarian<\/li><li>What restaurants you would recommend to a non-vegetarian. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>III.\nPlease also attach:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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.)<\/li><li>Three or more recommendations (including at least one teacher).<\/li><li>Any documentation related to your promotion of vegetarianism in high school and\/or community including photographs, newspaper stories, etc.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Please send application and\nattachments to The Vegetarian Resource Group, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD\n21203. For more information call (410) 366-8343 or email <a href=\"mailto:vrg@vrg.org?subject=College%20Scholarship%20Info\">vrg@vrg.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t spend extra money on express mail. Save it for your college class\nmaterials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to donate to\nadditional scholarships or internships, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/donate\">www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information about other scholarships, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar.htm\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar.htm<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vegetarian Resource Group College Scholarship New York City Area $5,000 Vegetarian, Vegan, and Animal Rights Award The Vegetarian Resource Group will be awarding $30,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors graduating in Spring, 2022. $10,000 of these scholarships specifically will be awarded to students from New York City, Long Island, or Westchester. 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