<b>This article has been updated! Here are the new, Environmental Scholarships and Environmental Internships articles.
Your passion for the environment can help you pay for school! Many students are rewarded for their green efforts with nice financial aid awards and scholarship programs. In celebration of Earth Day, we've outlined environmental scholarships, green grants, and environmental internship opportunities for high school and college students who go green and love Earth.
While we're on the green subject, Calculate Your Footprint to see your environmental impact and make changes where you can care for Mother Earth.
Available to: Maximum Age 18 Years
Award Amount: 17 Awards Between $200 - $500 Recycling Research Foundation, National Foundation Scholarship Deadline: 6/1/21
Available to: College Graduate Students, Years 1-5
Award Amount: $5,000
Beulah Frey Environmental Scholarship
Deadline: 6/1/21
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $2,500 Ocean Awareness Contest Deadline: 6/14/21
Available to: Maximum Age 18 Years
Award Amount: $1,500
American Ground Water Trust, Bariod Scholarship
Deadline: 6/30/21
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $2,000 One Planet, Many People Scholarship Video Contest
Deadline: 7/15/21
Available to: High School Seniors through College Seniors
Award Amount: $2,000 Wisconsin Garden Club Federation
Deadline: 1/20/22
Available to: College Sophomore through College Senior
Award Amount: $1,000 Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
Deadline: 2/20/22
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 Lane Green Wildlife Management Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Sophomores
Award Amount: $1,500 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti Environmental Law Award
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 2
Award Amount: Varies Webb Family Graduate Fellowship in Oceanography
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
Award Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Graduate Students, Year 5 Summer Wildlife Intern – Wildcare Inc.
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors Global Green USA Security and Sustainability Program Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Juniors through Graduate Students, Year 3 Marine Mammal Education and Research Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Sophomore through Graduate Student, Year 5 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Conservation Science Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors Turtle Island Restoration Network, REMOTE Intern Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Green Scholarships:
“A Voice for Animals” Contest Deadline: 4/30/21Available to: Maximum Age 18 Years
Award Amount: 17 Awards Between $200 - $500 Recycling Research Foundation, National Foundation Scholarship Deadline: 6/1/21
Available to: College Graduate Students, Years 1-5
Award Amount: $5,000
Available to: High School Seniors
Award Amount: $2,500 Ocean Awareness Contest Deadline: 6/14/21
Available to: Maximum Age 18 Years
Award Amount: $1,500
Deadline: 6/30/21
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $2,000 One Planet, Many People Scholarship Video Contest
Deadline: 7/15/21
Available to: High School Seniors through College Seniors
Award Amount: $2,000 Wisconsin Garden Club Federation
Deadline: 1/20/22
Available to: College Sophomore through College Senior
Award Amount: $1,000 Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
Deadline: 2/20/22
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 Lane Green Wildlife Management Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Sophomores
Award Amount: $1,500 San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: Varies Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti Environmental Law Award
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 2
Award Amount: Varies Webb Family Graduate Fellowship in Oceanography
Deadline: Varies
Available to: Graduate Students, Year 1 through Year 5
Award Amount: Varies
Green Internship Programs:
Earth Day Network Summer InternshipDeadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Graduate Students, Year 5 Summer Wildlife Intern – Wildcare Inc.
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors Global Green USA Security and Sustainability Program Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Juniors through Graduate Students, Year 3 Marine Mammal Education and Research Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Sophomore through Graduate Student, Year 5 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Conservation Science Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Internship
Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors Turtle Island Restoration Network, REMOTE Intern Deadline: Varies
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
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