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Description
NO NEW SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OFFERED AT THIS TIME.
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
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)
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