E-waste Scholarship (ID 1852)
Scholarship Description
- Start Date:
- 6/1/2017
- Deadline:
- 4/30/2018
- Website:
- http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/ewaste-scholarship
- Amount:
- $1,000
- Description:
- Each year there are 20 to 50 million tons of e-waste discarded in the world. E-waste contains toxic materials, including heavy metals, that can easily seep into the ground and ultimately get into groundwater supplies. According to the EPA, recycling e-waste allows more than 100 million pounds of materials to be reused annually.
The purpose of this scholarship is to help you understand the impact of e-waste and what can be done to reduce e-waste.
Contact Information
Eligibility
- Gender:
- NA
- Eligibility:
- You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
- Special Criteria:
- How to apply: Complete the application form below including a 140-character message about e-waste. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about e-waste.