Campus Sustainability Day 2014 needs a new logo and wants YOU to create it! Submissions due April 4. Campus Sustainability Day is a time to recognize the successes, challenges, and innovation of sustainability in higher education on each campus. Each October, colleges and universities are encouraged to create events on campus and elsewhere that draw participants […]
Continue readingThe Center for Research on Vermont is offering new awards for the 2014 year. Green Mountain Summer Scholar Award – 2014 The Green Mountain Student Summer Research Award provides $2,000 to Vermont undergraduate students working with a Vermont researcher on a Vermont research project. This award is designed to support students in Vermont. Deadline: April […]
Continue readingFor information on the Revisioning Sustainability Conference, scholarships for food sustainability work, a fundraising toolkit, speakers at the conference, and information about how to win a free ticket to the Revisioning Sustainability Conference, take a look at Revisioning Sustainability’s newsletter.
The Northwest Institute for Social Change is hosting a course in Oregon and is currently taking submissions for the student sustainability film festival. Learn to make documentaries that make a difference– Each summer, the Media Institute for Social Change hosts a dozen college students and teaches them to produce engaging and effective radio and […]
Continue readingThe New Economy Coalition is issuing a Request for Proposals for young people working to build the New Economy. On a rolling basis, it will be offering small grants (up to $5000) for convenings, projects and campaigns. The grants will be accompanied by support for planning and executing your project and access to NEC’s large and […]
Continue readingYoung Reporters for the Environment USA Competition National Wildlife Federation’s Young Reporters for the Environment USA competition invites students between the ages of 13-21 to investigate an environmental issue in their community and report on it in an article, photo or photo essay, or short video. Submissions to the national competition are due by March 15, […]
Continue readingYoung Reporters for the Environment USA Competition National Wildlife Federation’s Young Reporters for the Environment USA competition invites students between the ages of 13-21 to investigate an environmental issue in their community and report on it in an article, photo or photo essay, or short video. Submissions to the national competition are due by March […]
Continue reading** $1,000 Prize **
Sponsored by: American University Center for Environmental Filmmaking and the Sierra Club
The contest is open to anyone who prepares a short, funny video for YouTube, which communicates a clear message about environmental conservation. Continue reading
Know a college-bound high school student who loves compost? That happy obsession could be worth $1,000 in scholarship funds!
Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded through the Composting Council Research & Education Foundation (CCREF) to encourage students to follow that crazy-for-compost feeling into science studies in college — and maybe even end up with a job in the compost industry. Submit an essay about your experiences with compost and how it has helped shape your choice of major in college or university. Continue reading
Outdoor Writers Association of America is now accepting applications for its Bodie McDowell scholarship program. Scholarships are for the 2014-15 academic year. Application deadline is March 1, 2014.
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