Scholarships

FOR ARIZONA ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STUDENTS

What is Circular Arizona?

Circular Arizona, formerly the Arizona Recycling Coalition, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership-based organization with a mission to “foster an equitable circular economy and connect Arizonans through innovation, education, and collaboration.”

Circular Arizona members enjoy free and discounted networking and education events, a private LinkedIn networking group, an exclusive monthly email with grant and scholarship opportunities, access to our grant and scholarship applications, the ability to nominate themselves or others for annual awards, and more.

Scholarship Purpose

Our mission is to foster an equitable circular economy, and we can’t do it alone! Investing in Arizona’s students interested in pursuing a career or community activism in environmental sustainability is imperative. Circular Arizona will award a $2,500 scholarship to one eligible applicant.

Isabel Baron received a Circular Arizona scholarship in 2024.

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligible applicants must:

✔ Be a Circular Arizona member.

✔ Be working toward a degree in sustainability or a major that will benefit the sustainability sector.

✔ Complete our scholarship application (review the entire application before beginning, as it must be completed in one sitting).

✔ Provide proof of full- or part-time enrollment at an Arizona college or university for the 2024-2025 school year.

✔ Provide their most recent unofficial transcript demonstrating a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.

✔ Provide one reference letter from an academic advisor OR current professor demonstrating leadership in circularity or environmental sustainability.

Winners must:

✔ Provide an official transcript demonstrating a GPA of 3.0 or higher before funds are disbursed.

✔ Provide a high-quality headshot of the candidate for Circular Arizona to promote the scholarship winner and its scholarship program.

✔ Attend the Circular Arizona annual meeting in Phoenix in early 2025 (typically on a Thursday in February).

✔ Provide a video interview or testimonial about receiving the scholarship and how it impacted you to help us continue to provide scholarships to Arizona students.

Laura McGeary received a Circular Arizona scholarship in 2024.

Guidelines

Scholarship funding must be used for the 2024-2025 academic year. If awarded a scholarship, tuition payment will be made directly to your school.

Circular Arizona board members select scholarship recipients via a blind scoring process. Any board member with a conflict of interest with any applicant abstains from scoring that applicant.

We review applications based on the following rubric:

  • Impact: The impact you will have on circularity efforts in the state if you receive this scholarship.

  • Story: How convincing and inspiring your story is.

  • Professionalism: Your level of professionalism in completing this application.

  • Letter of recommendation: The strength and quality of your letter of recommendation.

Application Timeline

Scholarship applications must be submitted by Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. After submission, all applicants will receive an email confirmation of receipt. All applicants will be notified of their application status by Friday, Dec. 15, 2024.

Circular Arizona will announce the scholarship winners via a news release and at our annual meeting in early 2025. Have questions? Email us at Hello@CircularArizona.org.

Ready to join Circular Arizona?

  • Network at in-person and virtual conferences

  • Discounts on annual meeting and event registration fees

  • Apply for grants, scholarships, and awards

  • Connect with Arizona circular economy professionals and industry leaders

  • Get the latest circular economy news and trends from local and national experts