We had many excellent scholarship entries — thank you to all of our climate change fighters out there! This year we are pleased to announce both a 2024 Winner and a 2024 Special Award. Please see below for both entries.
Congratulations to Ahnalya De Leeuw, the 2024 winner of the $2,000 J and K Climate Change Scholarship!
Additionally, we are pleased to present a one-time Special Award to Sidrah Schramm in the amount of $1,000. Congratulations to Sidrah Schramm!
Ahnalya De Leeuw gives an inspiring video presentation in which she discusses the dangers of activist burn-out and her concept for a universal social platform to support, link, and coordinate climate activism from the smallest acts to the most complicated and involved activism. View her winning submission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlVRkHArvWc
Sidrah Schramm spent every morning of 8th grade protesting for climate protection at city hall. During high school, she focused her climate activism on promoting gardening, composting, and stewardship of the land at her school. Read her winning essay here:
Let’s Stop Climate Change!