U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's President’s Environmental Youth Award
Audience: K-12 Students
Application Deadline: Feb. 1, 2019
Contact: peya@epa.gov
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s President’s Environmental Youth Award recognizes outstanding environmental projects by students in grades K-12. Submissions can include projects developed by individuals, school classes, summer camps, public interest groups and youth organizations. Winning projects have included a wide range of activities such as creating videos, skits and newsletters focused on environmental issues, recycling in schools and communities, restoring native habitats and planting trees.
Apply or encourage a student you know to apply for PEYA and see what a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a regional certificate of special recognition and a national Presidential award.
https://www.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award
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