Edgar Cayce Scholarship Program

Purpose:

To promote the education of graduating high school seniors in the City of Virginia Beach School System that are interested in/or studying fields associated with varied aspects of holistic living. To give financial assistance to students who will be majoring in a course curriculum related to holistic health, philosophy, social work, personal spirituality, and/or optimizing the quality of life through mind-body-spirit integration.

Criteria:

Individual applicants must be graduating seniors who have been accepted to a college undergraduate level curriculum. Applicants will document their class ranking and have a 3.0 or greater Grade Point Average or appropriate equivalent of individual scholastic achievement. Applicants must demonstrate an active interest in holistic living; a desire to enrich and deepen relationships to self, to family and community members, to the global community, and to the planet.

Applicants are required to submit, along with the application, an essay (typed or printed neatly) between 3500 and 4000 words. The essay can explore any of the five (5) major topics examined in the Edgar Cayce Work: Holistic Health, Intuition, Ancient Mysteries, Ecumenical Spirituality/Philosophy, and Dreams. Those papers taking a comparative approach to the subject matter will take precedence. Use of the Cayce material is encouraged but not required. Applicants are invited to use the A.R.E. library facilities for researching information on their topic.

The applicant's most recent official high school transcript and a copy of the acceptance letter from the college that the applicant will attend (listing the major), must accompany the application. A photocopy of a school transcript will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Scholarship Amount:

Two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded per year.

Deadline:

Applications must be submitted to Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc. (A.R.E.) no later than the close of business on April 30, 2008.

Submitted applications will be reviewed and screened by the A.R.E. Educational Scholarship Committee. All decisions by this committee are final. Applications will be posted on the Virginia Beach City Public School System "Scholarship Central" website. Applications are also available at the address below. They can be picked up between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday at:

Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.
Visitors Center (Bldg 6700), 2nd Floor, Office of the Executive Director
67th Street and Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

For more information or to obtain an application, please contact Mari Fedele at
or you may send an email to mari.fedele@edgarcayce.org.

Mail completed applications to:
Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.
Attn: Mari Fedele
215 67th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451

Download Edgar Cayce Scholarship Application (PDF)