Scholarships
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: $2,000. About: The New York Section American Water Works Association (NYSAWWA) Board of Governors Academic Achievement Scholarship is a $2,000 award intended to encourage academic excellence by recognizing contributions made by students and academicians in the water industry. Applicants must be currently enrolled as a full-time graduate student at an accredited college or university;…
Amount: $4,000-$20,000. About: The Milton Fisher Scholarship is a four-year renewable scholarship for exceptionally creative and innovative high school juniors, high school seniors, and college freshmen. Applicants must be Connecticut or New York City metropolitan area residents who plan to attend college anywhere in the United States, or residents of anywhere in the United States…
Amount: $5,000. About: The Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship is an annual award that provides support to LGBTQ+ youth with financial need. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, identify as LGBTQ, plan to enroll in a post secondary program, and be from the Tri-State area (New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey). Eligible Grade…
Amount: $25,000. About: Aimed at helping students from designated community colleges transition to four-year colleges, the PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E. (Success Matters in Life & Education) Scholarship program is a need-based scholarship. Each year, the program awards up to 50 scholarships in the amount of $25,000 each to qualified students attending one of these community colleges:…