Regenerative Scholarship Fund
Accelerating a regenerative future through equal-access education
This fund was established to expand Ecoversity's scholarship program for our Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Ecosystems thrive in diversity. Diversity breeds resilience, synergy, and abundance. We believe we must lead in ways that support diversity and value the edges and margins of society.
Since 2020 Ecoversity's self-funded scholarship program has supported 58 earth stewards across 22 countries connecting recipients to themselves and the Earth through education.
Ecoversity - The Earth Leadership School
Rallied together witnessing the destruction of our shared ecosystem, united knowing we’re the last generation that can change it, Ecoversity provides access to leading experts and a global community of change-makers learning how to regenerate the world together.
Our classrooms are thriving international polycultures buzzing with diverse perspectives built for cross-pollination and relationship building.
Ecoversity has empowered thousands from around the world with the knowledge & confidence to take visions of making our planet a better place and put plans of action behind those visions. Our students step into their permaculture skillsets to lead communities and projects worldwide.
Ecoversity Programs
Regenerative Residency: A 21-day, in-person program with interactive, hands-on workshops, classes, eco-adventures, and cultural and interpersonal immersions in Costa Rica. This curriculum has been curated to explore advanced topics and techniques in ecologic, personal, communal, and multicultural awareness and engagement on and in established permaculture farms.
Permaculture Design Certification: Our live, online, 72 Hour/6 Month certification program is backed by the Permaculture Institute of North America. This program provides the toolkit to create scalable, personally-empowering regenerative ecologic and communal design systems.
Herbal Certification: A 120 Hour online, certification program to connect with the power and wisdom of plants through the practices of medicinal and regenerative herbalism. This program covers herbal identification and cultivation, health-based practices, product making and entrepreneurship, integration into daily life and holistic approaches supporting bodily function.
Criteria For Students
Applicants must demonstrate a financial hardship and a desire to put their education into practice. Prospective students are assessed on their motivations and visions to positively impact people and the planet.
Past Success
Teona Washington - USA - Spring 2021
After graduating, Teona has been advising state legislators on a community restoration project in the Rondo neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Rondo Land Bridge will revitalize the Rondo community, destroyed by the construction of an interstate highway, reigniting a vibrant African American cultural enterprise district in Saint Paul.
Alejandro Glatt - Mexico - Spring 2020
Alejandro was inspired by his education to build a fruit centered NFT and internationally touring art project called Feel the Fruit. His work exhaults fruit, a widely available resource, as an invitation for all of us to connect with nature. As well, Alejandro is now offering an educational program of his own!
Paola Triviño - Costa Rica - Summer 2020
Paola has used her skills and certification to earn a position at Arc Herb Farm, the largest Botanical Garden in Costa Rica dedicated to permaculture, culinary and medicinal plant cultivation, botanical research and education. Aula is now leading the support staff at Arc, teaching about plants to tourists, visitors, and her community.
How to Support
Your donation is tax deductible through our partnership with Drylands Agroecology Research (DAR), a federally recognized 501c3 non-for-profit organization with the mission of transforming ecologic and social landscapes into lush, interdependent ecosystems. A portion of contributions will go towards DAR's mission of creating scalable methodologies to regenerate water scarce environments and build diverse, empowered communities.
Resources from this fund will fully support or supplement a student's tuition and travel expenses.
Make the dream of education come true. Never before have scholarships been more important to society's success. Your scholarship will help assure that this life-changing opportunity reaches deserving students.
Contributions can be made by Bitcoin BTC & Ethereum ETH through the QR deposit addresses and one-time or recurring donations by credit/debit card through the Paypal Donor Link. The 'Donate' button will redirect to a Paypal page with the Ecoversity logo above 'Drylands Agroecology Research', our fiscal sponsor.
If you would like to donate by check or bank transfer, please contact [email protected] for those details.
With all our heart, gratitude, and hope for the future,
Ecoversity
