Blue Planet Awareness Contest Deadline: June 7, 2027
Amount: $1,000
Description:The 2027 Blue Planet Awareness Contest – Nature of Truth – challenges you to think critically about both natural and digital landscapes through the lens of environmental disinformation. Disinformation has long been used to generate discourse to delay or stop environmental action, and it has only been supercharged in today’s digital age. Be part of the solution and raise awareness about what environmental disinformation looks like through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. Eligibility: Students ages 11-18 from around the world are invited to participate in the Blue Planet Awareness Contest. Enter the division based on your age at the time of entry: Junior Division: Age 11-14; Senior Division: Age 15-18. Students can participate as an individual or as a club, class, or group of any size. All students must provide the contact information for an Adult Sponsor (teacher, parent, mentor, etc.) Students who have started college or university are not eligible to participate in the Contest.
The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship Deadline: June 30, 2026
Amount: $2,500
Description: Supports students pursuing careers in the skilled construction trades. This scholarship helps students pay for education and training in high-demand fields such as carpentry, construction management, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing. Eligibility Requirements: High school senior, plan to enroll, or be enrolled within one year, in an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school, technical/vocational school, community college, or training center in the United States. Eligible career paths include Carpentry, Construction Management, Electrical, HVAC, and Plumbing.
Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation Deadline: June 30, 2027
Amount: Varies
Description: The Work Ethic Scholarship Program was created to help close the skills gap by supporting men and women who want to learn a trade, show up early, stay late, and take pride in doing a job well done. If you’re pursuing training in the skilled trades–welding, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, construction, or dozens of other in-demand careers–we want to help you get the training you need without taking on a mountain of debt. Eligibility: Be a U.S. Citizen, Be a high school graduate or senior, Enroll or plan to enroll in an approved program two years or less at an accredited school, sign the S.W.E.A.T Pledge, provide an official tuition bill or cost statement from your school.