For individual financial assistance, please visit TM.org and contact a certified TM teacher in your area. The TM Program does its best to offer scholarships to those with demonstrated financial need.
The David Lynch Foundation primarily funds organizational programs for maximum impact. The only individual TM scholarships we currently provide are for veterans with financial need (granted through local TM teachers).
Please note: We are operating virtually at capacity for this year based on our currently available resources.
We fund Transcendental Meditation instruction and follow-up for schoolwide “Quiet Time” programs (grades 6-12), as well as TM programs for veterans and military, at-risk women’s groups, American Indians, homeless shelters, and prisons.
Since many organizations are on the waiting list, priority is given to those with alternative/supplemental funding sources and the potential to institutionalize the program. Please contact us with a brief description of your proposed program and we’ll get in touch to discuss your specific requirements.
Programs that do not meet our funding criteria may still receive support and resources through the nationwide network of certified TM teachers.
Approval
Certified Transcendental Meditation teachers give separate presentations to each of these groups, who must strongly support the Quiet Time program in order to move forward:
- school leadership
- school’s governing body (written approval required from district or board)
- school’s faculty and staff
Implementation
The Quiet Time program is implemented in four stages—sign-off to proceed is required after each:
- School leadership receives TM training as a professional development / wellness course*
- School faculty receives TM training*
- School principal (a) signs letter of intent, (b) secures program funding, (c) meets with parents to get their feedback and support, and (d) adjusts school schedule to include two 15–20 minute Quiet Time periods each day.
- Students receive voluntary TM training and follow-up from a certified TM teacher (parents sign a permission letter in order for their child to learn TM).
*Funding for stages 1 and 2 can come from the school or a funding organization
