Please note that the 2026 requirements and selection criteria may change. The requirements below from 2025 should serve as an idea of what may be required. We will update this to the “2026 Scholarship Requirements & Selection Criteria” when the application period opens.

Please read the following before submitting your application for the 2025 Shared Energy Future Foundation STEM and Trade scholarship.

STEM Scholarship – (10) $1,500 scholarships will be awarded. Award criteria is based on:

• High school senior with a 3.0 or above GPA

• Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in the STEM field

• Demonstrated financial need will be considered

• Planned full-time attendance at an accredited U.S. two- or four-year college or university – Applicant must be located in CA, AZ, NV, OR, or WA

• Planned degree enrollment in one of the following majors:

  • Computer Science

  • Engineering (electrical, mechanical, industrial, environmental, power and/or energy)

  • Geology

  • Mathematics

  • Physics

• One letter of recommendation from a teacher and one letter from a counselor.

Trade School – (5) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Award criteria is based on:

• High school senior with a 2.0 or above GPA or 1st Year Apprentice

• Demonstrated interest in pursuing a career by attending a trade school

• Demonstrated financial need will be considered

• Planned enrollment in a trade school in the following fields:

  • Automotive

  • Carpenters

  • Commercial/Specialized Driver’s License

  • Electrical

  • Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)

  • Welding

  • Plumbers/Pipefitters

• Applicant must be located in CA, AZ, NV, OR, or WA

Personal statements are required for ALL scholarships.

Please write a personal statement that tells SEFF a little about yourself, your career and educational goals and objectives, and what experiences, if any, you already have in your planned educational and career choice. Some items to consider, but not limited to, when writing your statement include:

• Are you the first member of your family to attend college or a trade school? Or the first in a generation to do so?

• Do you have hobbies or interests? Any extracurricular activities you participate in?

• How has adversity affected your life and how you learned from it?

• Anything you believe would provide us a better understanding of who you are.

Statement requirements: No more that two pages (single sided), double-spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font.

Selection Criteria

Recipients are selected based on consideration of academic performance, participation in school and community activities, a personal statement, and two letters of recommendation. 

Disclaimer: Shared Energy Future Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other restricting classification in its selection of scholarship recipients.