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. Deadline is February 20, 2022. We will accept applications postmarked on or before FEBRUARY 20, 2022. Early submission is encouraged.

New York applicants will be judged on positive veg activism, animal rights promotion, and financial need. 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 will ask semi-finalists for more information. Scholarship winners are contacted by email or telephone. Please look at your email.

Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or fowl. Vegans are vegetarians who do not use other animal products such as dairy or eggs.

To apply for the New York City Area awards, please see:

If you would like to donate to additional scholarships or internships, go to www.vrg.org/donate

For information about other scholarships, see https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm