Award Name/Title: SWANA Undergraduate Scholarship

Amount: One award of $2,000

Application Status: Closed

Application Due Date: October 15, 2021

Awards Details:

Background:

The Ontario Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is offering a $2,000 scholarship to encourage students studying in disciplines related to solid waste management or environmental protection.  

Requirements:

The scholarship recipient will be chosen on the basis of: 

• intended courses of studies;
• academic performance;
• involvement in school and community activities; and,
• references. 

The Application:

• Completed applications must be received on or before annual due date indicated on the swanaontario.org site
• Applicants must be registered in a four-year undergraduate program in a solid waste or environmental management or related faculty at a recognized post-secondary institution in Ontario 
• Applicants must have successfully completed the first year of studies. 
• To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant must submit the following: 
  • completed application form
  • provide an unofficial scanned copy of your previous year’s grades on an identifiable University document
  • a written description of any waste disposal related research projects undertaken during course work or short-term work periods.  

Letters of reference relating to school or work terms will be accepted but not necessary.  

The Scholarship Committee thanks all applicants for applying for our annual scholarships and only the award winners will be notified.  Each award winner will be asked to present a short summary of their research either in person or by video at a SWANA Ontario Chapter's meeting (date to be announced). 

For additional information and to apply to this scholarship, please visit https://swanaontario.org/about/scholarships/.

There is no Application Form need to be downloaded.