President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
National EPA-administered award recognizing K-12 student environmental stewardship projects, with one winning entry selected from each of EPA's ten regions and honored with a Presidential plaque each year.
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Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest
International creative-expression competition inviting students ages 11-18 to explore ocean and climate issues through art, film, writing, or performance, with cash awards up to $1,000 in the Senior Division.
Jane Goodall Institute's Roots & Shoots
Free, flexible youth action network active in all 50 states where students form chapters and design their own community projects addressing environmental, animal, or human-welfare issues using a simple four-step action model.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Student Leadership Program
Year-round leadership program for 9th-12th graders living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (MD, PA, VA, DC) combining field experiences, hands-on restoration service events, and legislative advocacy to protect the Bay.
EarthEcho Water Challenge
Global citizen-science initiative empowering students to test local water quality (turbidity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen) and submit findings to a public database that informs local water-protection projects.
GLOBE Program (NASA)
Free international citizen-science program in which students collect and submit standardized environmental observations on atmosphere, water, soil, and land cover that feed a global database used by researchers and scientists worldwide.
Rice University Center for Environmental Studies Summer Program
A free, weeklong overnight residential program on Rice University's campus for Houston-area high schoolers, exploring environmental storytelling, climate justice, and contemporary environmental challenges through arts-based practice, faculty sessions, and field trips.