If you are are trying to save the world by recycling, conserving water, or participating in clean-up days in your community, you have an interest in Environmentalism, Conservation, and/or Sustainability causes. There are quite a few scholarships open to students who care about our planet! Some are for students who have an interest in making a different, while others are for students who are studying Environmental Science, Sustainability or other related fields. If you have an interest in Environmentalism, Conservation, and Sustainability, these scholarships are for you.

Dushinske & Jamison Water Resources Scholarship
Sponsor: North Dakota Community Foundation
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in North Dakota. Preference is given to, but not limited to, students studying water-related fields and students whose families have taken an active role in North Dakota’s water resources management.

Emily M. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Calaveras Big Trees Association
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled full-time in an accredited California post-secondary educational institution whose educational career goal coincides in communicating and interpreting nature’s wonder. Applicant must be pursuing degrees in environmental protection, forestry, wildlife and fisheries biology, parks and recreation, park management, environmental law and public policy, environmental art, or California history.

Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship
Sponsor: The Wilderness Society
Amount: $25,000.00
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited graduate institution in North America who have academic and/or career goals focused on making a significant positive difference in the long-term protection of wilderness in the United States.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition
Sponsor: Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2026
Description: Competition is open to students ages 15-20 in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit a water-related science project. Teams of up to three students may enter.

AMS Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Air & Waste Management Association: Allegheny Mountain Section
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled or high school students accepted for full-time enrollment in a four-year college or university program in Western Pennsylvania or West Virginia, which will lead to a career in the environmental fields.

Keep Delaware Beautiful
Sponsor: Keep Delaware Beautiful
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: April 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Delaware residents who are graduating high school seniors attending a public, private school or homeschool program in Delaware. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “What actions have you taken, projects have you worked on, and/or organizations have you been involved in that have contributed to the beautification, recycling, litter abatement, or conservation in Delaware?”

Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Youth Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to students between the ages of 13 and 21 who are candidates for a degree/diploma at a primary (middle school), secondary (high school), or accredited post-secondary educational institution from any country around the world. Applicant must conduct their own environmental stewardship project.