Natural Awakenings is grateful to our dedicated readers, who share our mission to promote healthy living and a healthy planet. To honor and recognize their efforts to learn more and create a better life and world, Natural Awakenings is proud to offer the Natural Awakenings #NextChapter Scholarship. 

The scholarship is open to individuals age 25 and older with no maximum age, who are enrolled or planning to enroll into a continued education program that promotes healthy living or a healthy planet. The education program may be a college, university, certification or other training program. This award of $500 is intended to help applicants with their education, materials or travel costs of their continued education program. 

The intention of the Natural Awakenings #NextChapter Scholarship is to provide a recipient with some financial support as they strive to design or redesign their next professional chapter. The applicant must have a demonstrated desire to utilize their educational pursuit to advance their current or future professional path. The scholarship award must be used for tuition, books, supplies, travel or other related fees.

The application deadline is May 31, 2021. Finalists will be announced by June 11, 2021. Finalists will be required to submit a photo that they approve for use by Natural Awakenings Magazine. Finalists must also approve publication of their application essay. Photo and essay will be shared on Natural Awakenings social media pages. 

Application for the Natural Awakenings #NextChapter Scholarship: https://forms.gle/V57B5rs9BuKvxkRK7 and via our website. For more information email Jean O’Toole, Director of Community Connection, at [email protected]. NaturalAwakeningsNJ.com. See ad, page 7.