Renewable Energy scholarships
The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation expects to award eighteen or more scholarships in 2025. Each scholarship is a cash award of $3000, $5000 or $7000 with no strings attached. Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students studying and preparing for careers in support of renewable energy and the decarbonization of our energy systems. Three individual scholarships are reserved for a community college student, an undergraduate student, and an early graduate student, respectively. Two scholarships have a preference for Native American or Alaskan Native students and are not restricted to our “home” area. The remaining scholarships are available to students at any level. Application deadline is January 31, 2025.
Eligibility and Criteria
Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students studying and preparing for careers in support of renewable energy and the decarbonization of our energy systems. There are no constraints on fields of study which can include science, engineering, law, business, public policy, social sciences, etc.
Areas of study and focus include:
- all forms of renewable energy
- grid evolution, modernization, energy storage, and flexibility
- energy efficiency
- electrification to replace fossil fuels
Students are eligible for the scholarship if they are studying:
- at any college or university in our “home” area: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, or Alaska
- at any college or university, and are from our home area
- at any college or university and they are Native American or Alaskan Native
Criteria considered by the Selection Committee (not necessarily in order of importance) include academic performance, contributions to research, publications and presentations, demonstrated experience with and/or knowledge of field of study, essay content and writing quality, commitment to the field including inspiring, supporting and educating others, and service.
Students who have won Honorable Mentions are strongly encouraged to apply again. Students who won scholarships while at community college may apply again if they transfer to a four-year institution; students who won as undergraduates are eligible to apply as graduate students. However, in general, applications will not be considered from a student who has already received a scholarship at that same level.
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