Scholarship Description
Who is eligible for SDSWMA Scholarship?
An applicant should desire a career in a trade supportive to the protection and enhancement of our natural resources and environment, the solid waste industry and/or related fields. Applicants must intend to enroll for the fall semester.
Preference will be given to South Dakota residents intending to or enrolled at a South Dakota institution of higher learning, vocational school, or other post-secondary trade school.
High school seniors are eligible to apply.
Part-time studies will be considered if applicant can show good cause for other than full-time studies and that the course of study is directed toward a degree, certificate or similar identification of graduation.
Students who have received an SDSWMA scholarship in the past are eligible to apply each year although preference will be given to new applicants.
Children and spouses of Scholarship Committee members are not eligible.
What is considered a course of study that will provide protection and enhancement of our natural resources and the environment or solid waste Industry?
SDSWMA membership consists of a broad range of industries relating to and supporting the proper disposal, reuse, hauling, or recycling of solid waste. Related fields include but are not limited to business administration, accounting, biology, chemistry, trucking, geology, hydrology, engineering, auto mechanics, computer science, heating / ventilation / refrigeration, environmental sciences, engineering technicians, government administration, agribusiness, education, biohazard, energy technology, and more.
Year of Need: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior,
Type:
Num Awards: 2 - 3
Min Award: 250
Max Award: 1,000
Deadline: 2024-12-31
Website: https://sdswma.org/scholarships/
Sponsoring Organization
South Dakota Solid Waste Management Association
P.O. Box 978
Aberdeen, SD 57402
Contact Person: Carolyn Trautman, Executive Director
Phone: 605-216-3256
Fax: 605-225-1619
Web: http://www.sdswma.org/scholarships/
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