Description
Tsadra Foundation Advanced Buddhist Studies Scholarships provide Western Buddhists with an opportunity for in-depth study of Buddhist philosophical literature in the Tibetan language. The Foundation offers three-year scholarships to Westerners who wish to study at Tibetan Buddhist institutes in India and Nepal that offer advanced Shedra study in Tibetan language. Extended studies scholarships may be available, in special instances, to those who complete three-year studies scholarships.
Scholarships are available for both lay and monastic Western women and men in all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Please note that these scholarships are not available for translator or interpreter training programs.
Studies Scholarships Recipients
2014
Three-year Scholarships
Atisha Mathur (IBD)
Martina Cotter (RYI MA)
Joseph Faria (RYI MA)
Luke Hanley (RYI MA)
Phillip Gallenberger (SJ)
Extended Scholarships
Adelaide Foster (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Jeremy Manheim (IBD)
Matt Weiss (SJ)
Christele Maisonneuve (SN)
Gerd Klintschar (SY)
2013
Three-year Scholarships
Julie Jay (RYI MA)
Katrin Querl (DKSN)
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Extended Scholarships
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Christele Maisonneuve (SN)
Hernan Bengelsdorf (VVI)
Tracy Davis (VVI)
Steven Gilbert (VVI)
2012
Angelica Medaglia (DLN)
John Harris (RYI MA)
Ales Ryznar (RYI MA)
Paul Thomas (RYI MA)
Yanneke Jitta (RYI MA)
Joanne Larson (RYI PhD)
2011
Adelaide Foster (IBD)
Jeremy Manheim (IBD)
Gerd Klintschar (RYI MA)
Tracy Lo (RYI MA)
Morten Ostensen (RYI PhD)
Matt Weiss (SJ)
Felicia Rosas (VVI)
2010
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Anders Bjonback (RYI MA)
Cinthia Font Zorilla (RYI MA)
Zeta Koutsokera (RYI MA)
Gwenaelle Witt-Dörring (RYI MA)
Hernan Bengelsdorf (VVI)
Tracy Davis (VVI)
Steven Gilbert (VVI)
Christele Maisonneuve (VVI and SN)
Christopher Stagg (VVI)
Anton Weiersmuller (VVI)
2019
Three-year Scholarships
Tiphaine Lalonde (RYI MA)
Erica Merritt (RYI MA)
Gilad Yakir (RYI MA)
Extended Scholarships
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Holger Götz (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Atisha Mathur (IBD)
Paulo Mendoza (GJ)
Jean-François Boily (SJ)
Phillip Gallenberger (SJ)
Seth Davis (SJ)
Gerd Klintschar (SY)
Shey Rigel (SY)
2018
Three-year Scholarships
Johanna Knutzen (RYI MA)
Peter Olin (RYI MA)
Monica Thunder (RYI MA)
Extended Scholarships
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Atisha Mathur (IBD)
Jean-François Boily (SJ)
Phillip Gallenberger (SJ)
Gerd Klintschar (SY)
2017
Three-year Scholarships
Emma Billsberry (IBD)
Marketa Bartosova (KN)
Marina Ivanova (RYI MA)
Peter Woods (RYI MA)
Extended Scholarships
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Atisha Mathur (IBD)
Phillip Gallenberger (SJ)
Gerd Klintschar (SY)
2016
Three-year Scholarships
Jasmilhe Uchitsubo (DLN)
Paulo Mendoza (GJ)
Holger Götz (IBD)
Chandra Ehm (KN)
Sophie McGrath (KN)
Jo Donovan (RYI MA)
Kaleb Yaniger (RYI MA)
Seth Davis (SJ)
Dan Frey (SJ)
Extended Scholarships
Katrin Querl (DKSN)
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Gerd Klintschar (SY)
2015
Three-year Scholarships
Jean-François Boily (SJ)
Gonzalo Perilhou (RYI MA)
Shey Rigel (RYI MA)
Extended Scholarships
Adelaide Foster (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Jeremy Manheim (IBD)
Gerd Klintschar (SY)
2022
Extended Scholarships
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Emma Billsberry (IBD)
Jean-François Boily (SJ)
Paulo Mendoza (GJ)
Andres Cristian Reid Macho (GJ)
Nicholas Kelly (SC)
Karen Portaluppi (GC)
Patricia Compean (GC)
Gilad Yakir (SY)
Peter Olin (SY)
Kaleb Yaniger (SY)
RYI scholarships
Alexandria Dhami (RYI MA TTIP)
Frederic Anselme (RYI MA TTIP)
Tracy Tan (RYI MA TTIP)
Andrew Bishop (RYI MA BS)
2021
Three-year Scholarships
Andres Cristian Reid Macho (GJ)
Nicholas Kelly (SC)
Extended Scholarships
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Emma Billsberry (IBD)
Jean-François Boily (SJ)
Phillip Gallenberger (SJ)
Seth Davis (SJ)
Paulo Mendoza (GJ)
Marketa Bartosova (KN)
Jo Donovan (SY)
Kaleb Yaniger (SY)
RYI scholarships
Daniel Enrique Eggers (RYI MA Prep)
David Hayden (RYI MA Prep)
Mark David Eskridge (RYI MA Prep)
Matthew Tappert (RYI MA Prep)
Matthias Perrin (RYI MA Prep)
Sabrina Yang (RYI MA Prep)
Sarah Lyon (RYI MA Prep)
Bella Chao (RYI MA TTIP)
Keny Virapin (RYI MA TTIP)
Michael Smith (RYI MA TTIP)
2020
Three-year Scholarships
Karen Portaluppi (GC)
Martha Patricia Compean Granados (GC)
Extended Scholarships
Wendell Garnett (IBD)
Simon Houlton (IBD)
Holger Götz (IBD)
Emma Billsberry (IBD)
Jean-François Boily (SJ)
Phillip Gallenberger (SJ)
Seth Davis (SJ)
Paulo Mendoza (GJ)
Marketa Bartosova (KN)
Jo Donovan (SY)
Kaleb Yaniger (SY)
RYI scholarships
August Sundin (RYI MA TTIP)
Claudia Fregiehn (RYI MA TTIP)
Matteo De Micheli (RYI MA TTIP)
Dilan Yildiz (RYI MA Prep)
Keny Virapin (RYI MA Prep)
Sara Messi (RYI MA Prep)
Soeren Buskov Poulsen (RYI MA Prep)
Institute Legend
DKSN Drikung Kagyu Samtenling Nunnery, India
DLN Dolma Ling Nunnery, India
GC Genden Choeling Monastery, India
GJ Gaden Jangtse Monastery, India
IBD Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, India
KN Kopan Nunnery, Nepal
RYI Rangjung Yeshe Institute , Nepal
SJ Sera Jey Monastic University, India
SN Shugsep Nunnery, India
SY Sangye Yeshe Shedra, Nepal
VVI Vajra Vidya Institute, India and Nepal