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Climate & Sustainability
Eligible for rising 9th graders
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High school youth summit focused on public health, climate change, and equity
Campus-based climate change program for grades 9–12
Scholarship opportunities are now available for the July 2024 Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit on Climate, Equity, & Health. The scholarship program provides full and partial need-based scholarships for underrepresented students to gain knowledge and build skills to become a part of the next generation of climate and public health leaders.
Students who meet the following eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply for a scholarship:
Complete the Harvard Chan C-CHANGE Youth Summit Scholarship Application online by March 15, 2024.
One completed educator reference submitted digitally through this Google Form. Reference must be submitted by March 15, 2024.
STUDENTS MUST SEND THE LINK BELOW TO EDUCATORS TO COMPLETE (https://forms.gle/XEkvb89DQ1QLftit5)
Copy of parents’ or guardians’ most recent federal tax returns (fiscal year 2022 or 2023) Form 1040 and/or verification of non-taxable income (social security income, disability benefits, TANF, child support, etc.). Financial documentation from all contributing households is required. This portion of the application must be received by March 15, 2024 and sent by post mail to:
Putney Open Door Fund
345 Hickory Ridge Road
Putney, VT 05346
If you have any questions about the scholarship application process, please contact us at scholarships@goputney.com.
Applications must be received by March 15, 2024. An application is considered incomplete until we have received all required forms and documents.
Student must be a current resident of the United States (international students, including U.S. students living abroad, are not eligible to apply) and have a combined household income (adjusted gross income) of no more than the following income caps based on household size:
Full Scholarship Funding:
For each person in a household over 4 persons, we will increase the household income cap by $15,000.
Partial Scholarship Funding:
For each person in a household over 4 persons, we will increase the household income cap by $15,000.
To verify income eligibility, we request a recent copy of a parent or guardian’s tax return Form 1040, line 11, showing adjusted gross income. If this is not available, other financial documentation must be provided.
Please note: If your family’s income is over the eligibility guideline recommendations and you have extenuating circumstances that you would like the Selection Committee to consider, you will be able to include this information on the scholarship application. The Selection Committee will not require proof of financial eligibility; however, we remind applicants that these are need-based scholarships intended for underrepresented students and communities.
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