Equitable Space Scholarship
At Seeking Space Yoga, our mission is to remove the stigma and stereotype that yoga is for a particular demographic or population. We believe representation matters, and to create a space where all feel welcome, we need to invest in expanding our community and our teachers.
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The Equitable Space Scholarship program is a brand new initiative created to open up opportunities for underrepresented communities to access and immerse themselves in the practice of yoga. Recipients of the scholarships will receive a 50% discount toward the cost of yoga training or toward the cost of a 3-month unlimited yoga membership.
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With this scholarship, we aim to overcome some of the financial barriers to yoga education and to maintaining a regular practice for BIPOC individuals and sex-industry professionals, two communities who have traditionally been underrepresented within yoga.
If you are interested in helping to expand the Equitable Space Scholarship program, please email us at connect@seekingspaceyoga.com, sign up for a monthly supporter membership or donate directly at the link below.
Donated funds will go to covering the remaining 50% of a scholarship recipients' costs and to funding additional scholarship opportunities.
Scholarship Descriptions
Monthly Unlimited Membership Scholarship
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Five partial monthly unlimited membership scholarships will be awarded per quarter.
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Scholarships cover 50% of the monthly membership cost.
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Applications for scholarships and the number of scholarships available will be announced quarterly. Once announced, you will have 3 weeks to complete the application.
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Scholarship decisions will be made 2 weeks prior to the scholarship start date. If chosen, you will have 72 hours to confirm your enrollment in a monthly membership, otherwise a backup recipient will be chosen.
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Recipients must attend all training classes unless granted approval beforehand.
Training Scholarship
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Two partial scholarships will be awarded per training.
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Scholarships cover 50% of the training program cost.
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Applications for training scholarship are due six-weeks prior to the start of each training. Scholarship decisions will be made one month before the training begins.
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If you are awarded a scholarship, you will have 72 hours to confirm your enrollment into the training program, otherwise a backup recipient will be chosen.
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Recipients must attend a minimum of two classes per week to remain eligible.
Scholarship Requirements:
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Applicants need to have or have started a yoga practice, either home or studio based.
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For applicants applying for the training scholarship, you should have the goal of teaching in some capacity upon graduation.
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The scholarship is only open to those who identify as BIPOC or to sex workers.
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You must complete the application to apply.