TechWaste Recycling 2022 Video Scholarship
Every year all over the world, millions of tons of electronic waste are thrown away. Recycling, or reusing electronic waste, recovers materials and prevents toxic waste from polluting our groundwater and environment. TechWaste Recycling invites high school and college students to help us get the word out about e-recycling by entering a video in our scholarship contest.
The 2022 TechWaste Recycling Scholarship theme is “How do you make an impact in your community?” Use your creativity to make a video that conveys this message.
Three (3) prizes will be awarded. Each winner will receive:
- $1000 scholarship that will be paid to their school on their behalf ($3000 total)
- Laptop (3 Laptops total)
Rules and Eligibility
The scholarship is open to high school and college students, of any major. The student must be a United States citizen or a foreign citizen who resides legally in the United States. They must not be an employee or family member of an employee of TechWaste Recycling. The scholarship will be sent directly to the Finance Office of the student’s college or university of choice. The deadline for submission is April 15th, 2022.
How to submit your entry
Your video must be:
- Original content
- Between 1 to 2 minutes long
- Uploaded to a video sharing site, with permissions set so we can view it
- Included as a link, along with your contact information and school, in an email to scholarship@techwasterecycling.com
Selection and Notification
Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of judges who work in and with electronics recycling. Each video will be rated on a scale of 1 – 10, with the following scoring:
- Entertainment – 30%
- Presentation – 30%
- Relation to Electronics Recycling – 30%
- Production quality – 10%
Winners will be announced on April 22, 2022, which is Earth Day.
About TechWaste Recycling and our judges:
Since 1998, Richard Steffens and Isaac Villeneuve have partnered together in their commitment to minimizing the impact of e-waste on our environment. They launched TechWaste Recycling in 2002 to help companies and organizations manage their e-waste downstream inputs and maintain their environmental compliance. They are also involved in community programs to bring E-Waste recycling awareness to local businesses and citizens.
User Communications and Privacy Policy
In the event that the applicant is awarded the scholarship, the applicant automatically grants TechWaste Recycling, its agents and/or representatives permission to post the applicant’s name, university or college photo (if submitted), and winning entry on techwasterecycling.com or in other marketing communications. We’ve also been given permission to contact and/or email you about your application.
User Communications – When you send TechWaste Recycling an email, its agents and/or representatives may keep those communications in order to process or react to your queries or application for the scholarship. TechWaste Recycling, its agents, and representatives will not sell, disclose, rent, or otherwise transmit personal information unless you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. You offer us your express agreement to validate your acceptance and attendance at the college or university by contacting the institution for verification by applying for this scholarship.