USGBC-LI introduces scholarship program

USGBC-LI is extending five $1,500 scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year to Long Island university students from all fields of study. Students were eligible to apply for the program through October 17; the winners will be announced publicly at an October 30 awards ceremony at Castello di Borghese Vineyards in Cutchogue. All students who attend two or four-year programs at schools from across Long Island were encouraged to apply, as well as students whose primary residence is on Long Island but who are attending schools elsewhere. Each provided two essays to USGBC-LI's panel of judges on the topics of future plans and how issues of sustainability and green advocacy fit into them; and an educational, policy, or community initiative that the students would create to accelerate the adoption of green building practices. The essays were judged along with each student's overall academic and extracurricular achievements. Funding for the scholarship program was attained through USGBC-LI's Building Green Long Island gala, held last March. USGBC-LI hopes to replicate the success of the scholarship program with funds donated by benefactors at the organization's 2009 gala. For more information about the scholarship program and this year's winners, please visit www.USGBC-LI.org.