Solid Waste Association of North America Scholarship

SWANA is offering two scholarships with applications open March 9 – May 4, 2026:

The Robert P. Stearns/SCS Engineers Scholarship Award
The Harvey W. Gershman Scholarship

Apply online now! Scholarships are available to SWANA members or their children or grandchildren enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs related to solid waste, engineering, environmental services or any resource management-related field.

The online applications can be completed saved and revisited multiple times before completion and will require the following:

• Current college transcripts
• Proof of enrollment
• A letter of support from your faculty advisor
• Current Resume
• Essay question responses – prompts are included in the application.

ELIGIBILILTY:
To be eligible to apply for the Robert P. Stearns/SCS Engineers Scholarship, you must satisfy all of the following requirements:
• Be a full-time student entering or already in graduate school for the period of time the scholarship will be used
• Be pursuing a degree in environmental science, environmental studies, engineering, or other major applicable to the field of solid waste or resource management.
• SWANA Sponsor—you can satisfy this in one of two ways:
o Become a SWANA Student Member. This is free to full-time students and you can join by visiting SWANA.org/community/membership/student-membership. This also provides you access to other SWANA benefits OR
o Be the natural, adopted, or step child or grandchild of a SWANA member in good standing who will act as your Sponsor.
• SWANA employees and their family members are not eligible to apply. Beyond those exceptions, SWANA commits that all eligible persons shall have equal access to this program.