EcoBrooks Leadership Scholarship 

The EcoBrooks Leadership Scholarship encourages and recognizes City of Brooks students who complete an environmentally-minded project with a positive, long-term impact in the community of Brooks. The project must reflect one or more of the environmental pillars of EcoBrooks.

EcoBrooks is the City of Brooks Environmental Advisory Committee. The value pillars of the committee include water conservation, energy sustainability, and waste management while working cooperatively with the municipality and increasing the environmental accountability of the public through education and hands-on opportunities. To engage youth and encourage environmental innovation, EcoBrooks will award a $1000 scholarship to a high school or university student for a project idea and successful application. 

Value 

• One award of $1000

*Students who require funding to complete their project are encouraged to fundraise and access grants and may apply for up to $500 in additional funding from EcoBrooks.

Eligibility Criteria 

Applicants must:

• Be enrolled in high school or an accredited post-secondary institution
• Attend high school within the City of Brooks; or live within the City of Brooks in the summer
• Submit a project reflection with reference letters
•  Enroll in a full-time program at any recognized and accredited Canadian post-secondary institution

Students may only receive the scholarship once.

Selection Process

Leadership Scholarship
To be considered for the EcoBrooks Leadership Scholarship, students must complete a project that reflects one or more of the environmental pillars of EcoBrooks. Applications must be completed, and required documents submitted electronically to the City of Brooks Communications Officer.

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee for both the scholarship and project funding is made up of EcoBrooks members-in-good-standing. If the EcoBrooks youth representative is applying for the scholarship, he or she will be excused from the Selection Committee. Students who access this specific project funding must be applicants for the scholarship in the following spring. Project funding may be made available to more than one project.

Leadership Scholarship Application – Successful applicants will be notified and cheques will be mailed out within one month.