Veolia Partners with NAWC to Award $24,000 in College Scholarships

Eight $3,000 scholarships to be awarded; Application deadline is April 15  

West Nyack, NY – Veolia and the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) – New York Chapter are offering eight $3,000 scholarships to New York high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in fields that support the water industry.

This scholarships are being offered to high school seniors living within Veolia’s New York service area who meet the following criteria:

• Pursuing a degree at a college or university (two- or four-year) as an undergraduate student (part- or full-time) or trade school working toward a certification in a plumbing or electrical program.
• Maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 GPA grading scale.
• Enrolling in a curriculum related to the water utility industry or related fields, such as natural resource management, environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, computer science, environmental law, etc.

Completed applications must be submitted by April 15 via this Google form. 

“As the water industry becomes more complex, so does the need for enthusiastic, intelligent and highly motivated young people who have the educational background to move us forward,” said Chris Graziano, vice president and general manager of Veolia operations in New York. “These scholarships are aimed at investing in the next generation of employees who will lead our industry.”

The winners will be recognized at a dinner at The Hotel Thayer at West Point in May.

Veolia serves over 500,000 people in Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Tioga counties.

The NAWC is a professional organization representing private water service companies throughout the United States. Through its scholarship program, the organization encourages young people to further their education in areas that will strengthen the industry’s future workforce.

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Veolia North America: A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. 

About Veolia Group: Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with nearly 213,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2022, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation, produced 44 terawatt hours of energy and recovered 61 million tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 42.885 billion euros in 2022. www.veolia.com