Applicants to the Past Chairs’ Legacy Scholarship must be:

• Current college sophomores or juniors who will be college juniors or seniors beginning fall of the current academic year; or, graduate students with a minimum cumulative 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent), who are enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited four-year college or university; or applicants must be students with an equivalent GPA at an accredited vocational technical school or program.
• United States citizen or legal resident.
• Pursuing a program of study approved by NHA that is related to the hydropower industry. A list of approved programs of study is listed below.

High school seniors are not eligible to apply.

Eligible Programs of Study

• 2nd Year
• 3rd Year
• Graduate

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident

National Hydropower Association created the Past Chairs’ Legacy Scholarship in 2008 to encourage students to consider becoming part of the U.S. hydropower industry. Our growing industry has professionals in many different fields, including engineering, IT, biology, environmental sciences, forestry, hydrology, animal sciences, management, financial services, communications, and other areas. Many companies also offer high-paying skilled labor and technical positions.

The program is administered by Scholarship America^®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team. Awards for this scholarship are granted to eligible recipients without regard to creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin.

Get details, application tips, and access the application via the program website.