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Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad Passionate Mind Scholarship - $1,000 Tuition Waiver

  • Two awards per year
  • Open to residents of Santa Cruz County, California
  • 5+ years prior practice with Mark Stephens
  • To Apply: Read The Passionate Mind and "Yoga as Self-Transformation" and write a 500-word reflective essay relating the insights you discover to how you practice yoga.

Yoga Inside Scholarship - $500 Tuition Waiver

  • Five awards per year.
  • 2+ years prior experience teaching yoga in an alternative setting (public school, shelter, prison, treatment center, etc.).
  • To apply: Write a 500 word essay sharing your experiences and insights from teaching in an alternative setting.

Indra Devi Memorial Scholarship - $500 Tuition Waiver

  • Five awards per year.
  • Applicant must be from North America.
  • Valid only for the Residential Programs (21-Day Intensives)
  • To apply: Write a 500 word essay on why you're interested in teaching yoga.

Krishnamurti Global Student Scholarship - $500 Tuition Waiver

  • Five awards per year.
  • Applicant must be from outside of North America.
  • Valid only for the Residential Program (21-day Intensives).
  • To apply: Write a 500 word essay describing yoga in your home country.

Vanda Scarvali Memorial Scholarship - $500 Tuition Waiver

  • Two awards per year.
  • Open to residents of California.
  • 3+ years prior practice with Mark Stephens.
  • To apply: Read Awakening the Spine and write a 500-word essay relating the insights you discover to how you practice yoga.

Royal Sarah Stephens Memorial Scholarship - $500 Tuition Waiver

  • Two awards per year.
  • Open to natives of Santa Cruz County, California.
  • 3+ years prior practice with Mark Stephens.
  • to apply: Write a 500 word essay sharing your experiences and insights into yoga based on growing up in Santa Cruz County. 

How to Sponsor a Scholarship

These scholarships are sponsored by anonymous donors and named based on their interests and intentions. If you are interested in contributing to a scholarship fund, please send an email to mark@markstephensyoga.com.

 

 

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