
Scholarships
Amount: $12,000. About: The New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) annually offers scholarships to local students interested in pursuing environment-related careers. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, be New York State residents, and be enrolled full-time in a B.S. or B.E. degree program with an environmental emphasis. The scholarship is paid out over a
Amount: $1,000. About: Offered by the New York Section American Water Works Association (NYSAWWA), the Academic Dedication Scholarship encourages high school seniors and freshmen currently enrolled at a college/university to pursue a degree related to the water industry or pursuing an environmental degree. Applicants must be a high school senior who has been accepted, or
Amount: $2,000. About: The New York Section American Water Works Association (NYSAWWA) Board of Governors Past Chairs’ Legacy Scholarship is intended to encourage students to consider becoming part of the water industry. Each year, NYSAWWA awards $2,000 to a “promising young person who demonstrates the academic skills and commitment to help create the next generation
Amount: $5,000. About: The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) annually offers the Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship to a female and male student pursuing an education in piano or voice. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university in the United States, and study piano or voice.
Amount: $2,500 (graduate student), $2,250 (undergrad). About: Each year, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the American Academy of Sanitarians (AAS) offer scholarships to students pursuing degrees in environmental health sciences. Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students studying in the environmental health sciences and have at least one year of academic studies remaining.
Amount: Up to $25,000 (over 4 years). About: The New England Society in the City of New York (NES) offers scholarships to incoming freshmen at a college or university in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont. All applicants must live in one of the five boroughs of New York City and be