Atla Scholarship

Fostering leadership in sustainability.

Our 2024 winners have been selected! Read below to apply for our 2025 scholarship. 

About the Scholarship

Previously, our scholarship was limited to studies in Environmental Sciences and Sustainability. We now acknowledge that all disciplines must embrace sustainability to ensure a thriving planet for future generations.

The winner of our Atla Sustainability Scholarship receives $1,500 for education-related expenses, including tuition, books, campus housing, and more. In addition, two runners-up will each be awarded $250.

Recipient Eligibility

Students must be legal residents of the United States and be enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States. Students must also have attended an accredited school for at least one full year before applying.

How to Apply

Apply by email to hello@atlawater.com from their '.edu' email address. In this email, please provide the committee with a short description of yourself and a 500-word essay on how you intend to use your education to promote sustainability. Please use the subject line "Atla Scholarship 2025".

The application period will close on November 15, 2025. Winners will be selected and notified in December.

Atla Scholarship 2024 Winner

Our 2024 Atla Sustainability Scholarship winner is Anurag K., an Honors computer science student at The Ohio State University minoring in Business and Statistics with a passion for leveraging technology to solve pressing environmental challenges.

Congratulations, Anurag! We are excited about the potential impact of the application of your studies!

Our 2024 Runners-Up

Our 2024 runners-up are Camille S., a third-year Honors student at Texas State University studying Fashion Merchandising and minoring in Business Administration, and Colbey D., pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability Science at Columbia University.

To the nearly 300 students who applied to our 2024 scholarship, we wish you great success!