Great Scholarship for Vegetarians




by Abby S Martha


Do you love animals so much you can not even bring yourself to eat them? Are you around the front lines, fighting for animal rights? Would you protest animal testing and refuse to use products that are actually tested on animals? Well, there's a generous scholarship in existence to suit your needs in the event you meet these and various other criteria.

The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is a nonprofit that spends its time educating the general public on vegetarianism and related medical concerns. The VRG survives mainly on donations and educates schools, physicians and dieticians while developing healthy meal plans for children. VRG is a widely respected resource within the vegetarian community because of their great efforts aimed at advancing vegetarianism.

Due to some donations, the VRG offers two $5000 scholarships to graduating kids. To qualify, the students must have promoted vegetarianism within their schools and/or communities. Vegetarians are defined as individuals who will not eat meat, fish or fowl. Entries have to be postmarked by February 20, 2012, and this scholarship is currently for college students graduating in 2012. Payment of this scholarship goes straight to the winner's school, and there is going to be media attention surrounding this scholarship. Applicants may easily download a PDF from the VRG website to begin their application.

You can find three major parts to the application. Part one is simply general information along with details about 'references' from others within the vegetarian movement. Your second part of the application is an essay that covers sixteen major points in regards to the applicant as well as their philosophies of life and vegetarianism. Academics will even play a role, and applicants are asked to add the past couple of years of report cards using application for the third portion. The last portion looks to be the 'proof' section, so together with the transcript or report cards, they must attach letters of recommendation and also any proof of vegetarianism promoting activities.

Who'd have thought you could get such a large scholarship determined by the foods you eat - or don't eat, for that matter. Vegetarianism has become a growing trend amongst young people in the United States and abroad in recent times. Due to this trend organizations such as VRG are stepping up to help educate the youth about the practice of vegetarianism. Scholarships are only one way that VRG gives back to the community. Educate vegetarian friends and have them visit the website for more detailed information. http://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm




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