Animal Welfare Institute 2025 Scholarship

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) seeks to improve the treatment of animals everywhere—in the laboratory, on the farm, in commerce, at home, and in the wild. Over the seven decades that AWI has been advocating for animals, much progress has been made. Yet we are hoping to build on our accomplishments by ensuring that future generations continue to improve the lives of animals through the Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship fund. We want to invest in future leaders working to improve animal welfare. Learn more about AWI here.

If you have any questions about the scholarship or AWI, please email [email protected]

High school seniors in the United States are eligible to apply for this scholarship if they:

(1) Have demonstrated a commitment to animal welfare through volunteer work and/or advocacy and

(2) intend to pursue a career that will seek to reduce animal suffering and protect vulnerable species.

Applicants will be required to submit two letters of recommendation from individuals (not family members) who can speak to the applicant’s education record and commitment to animal welfare. One letter of recommendation should be from someone working at the applicant’s school who can speak to the applicant’s abilities as a student, and the other from someone involved with or directly aware of efforts by the student to help protect animals. If selected as a finalist, the applicant will be required to supply confirmation of acceptance to a college or university prior to scholarship distribution.