The Gaia U Foundation
Expanding Access to Regenerative Education
Education can change the course of a life. When people have access to the knowledge, mentorship, and community they need to bring their ideas to life, that learning can ripple outward, strengthening communities, restoring ecosystems, and creating new possibilities for the future.
The Gaia U Foundation, operating through the Center for a Holistic Ecology, works to make this kind of learning accessible to people who might otherwise face financial barriers to participation. Through our scholarship funds, we support learners from diverse backgrounds who are ready to deepen their skills, develop their potential, and contribute to meaningful social and ecological change.
Over the past year, we have been able to provide more than 20 scholarships to students across 12 countries. Each scholarship represents more than an educational opportunity. It is an investment in a person, their community, and the work they are preparing to bring into the world.
The Liora Adler Scholarship Fund
Established in honor of Gaia U co-founder, Liora Adler, and her enduring commitment to learning, ecology, and social transformation, the Liora Adler Scholarship Fund supports students who are working toward a more just, regenerative, and life-affirming world.
The fund helps reduce financial barriers for learners whose ideas, projects, and commitments have the potential to create meaningful change. By supporting students across geographic, cultural, and economic boundaries, we help nurture a global community of practitioners who are learning with one another and putting their knowledge into action.
The Cancer Survivors Fund
We believe that learning can be a powerful part of beginning a new chapter. The Cancer Survivors Fund is making one full scholarship available toward a Gaia U program for a cancer survivor who is ready to explore new possibilities, reconnect with their purpose, or bring renewed energy to work that matters to them.
Inspired in part by our President and CEO, Jenn Morgan’s experience with cancer, this fund recognizes that healing, growth, and learning are deeply interconnected. We want to help create opportunities for survivors to pursue their aspirations and shape what comes next, on their own terms.
Help Us Grow the Fund
We envision a world in which access to transformative education is not determined by a person’s financial circumstances. Gaia U offers a different paradigm of learning, one grounded in lived experience, mentorship, collaboration, and real-world action. Students develop their capacities while contributing to the well-being of the communities and ecosystems of which they are a part.
We want this approach to learning to continue to grow, reaching more people, more places, and more projects that need support. To do that, we need to expand our scholarship funds and build a community of donors who believe in the potential of people to create meaningful change.
Your contribution helps make this possible. Whether you give personally, through an employer’s charitable giving program, or by connecting us with potential funding partners, you can help open doors for learners around the world.
Together, we can invest in the people and ideas that are shaping a more regenerative future.
Help us make transformative education accessible to more people.