J AND K Climate Change Scholarship
J and K Climate Change
Award: $2000 – $2000
Deadline: July 15, 2025
J and K Climate Change Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship with the mission of encouraging students to fight climate change. Half of the scholarship will be paid to Applicant’s institution to be used towards tuition and other school fees and expenses. Half of the scholarship will be paid directly to Applicant for living expenses or whatever purpose Applicant desires. Qualifications: Open to all college, graduate, and post-graduate students enrolled at least half-time in an accredited degree program in Oregon. This includes Oregon public community colleges and universities. It also includes private degree-granting institutions authorized by the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. See https://www.oregon.gov/highered/institutions-programs/private/Pages/private-colleges-ODA-authorized.aspx. If Applicant’s institution is based outside Oregon, Applicant will need to provide proof that Applicant resides in Oregon. Have questions? Email us your questions at [email protected]. Applicants must be age 18 or older on the date they sign the application. Winners must arrange for their institution to submit proof of current enrollment of at least half-time. Selection criteria: Presentation content. Present either: A Big Activity. Describe an action you took to help stop climate change. Examples: Stopped using your gas car, took part in an awareness protest, got your campus to install solar panels, helped Greta Thunberg, etc. OR A Big Idea. Describe your idea and plan for how students can stop climate change. Examples: The plan for how students can change the law regarding carbon emissions, the plan for how students can sequester cow methane, the plan for how students can get Taylor Swift to give up her private jet trips. etc. Expanding on someone else’s idea is fine; just let us know where you got the idea and what improvements you’ve made to the idea. Presentation format. Submit either: A video of 7 minutes or less in video format suitable for sharing on Youtube and other video platforms. OR A written discussion of 1,000 to 2,000 words submitted in PDF format. As donors of the funds for this scholarship, we enjoy the privilege of choosing the winner. We will choose a winner from all eligible submissions, whether in video or written format. (No, we won’t be awarding a scholarship in each format; just one overall winner.) We may seek additional information from applicants regarding their submission before making a final decision. We will select the winner after considering the benefit to the planet of the submission, the feasibility of any proposed plan, the overall presentation quality, and other factors. Helpful hints: One judge has a legal background, so make sure your presentation is clear. The other judge is a theater impresario, so make sure your presentation is stylish. How to apply: Visit https://www.jandkscholarship.org/apply-contact/ to download the application and submit by email.