To achieve New York City's long-term brownfield cleanup goals, it is necessary to ensure that there is an adequate supply of new environmental professionals to fill management and leadership roles in the future. Many of the environmental leaders of tomorrow are currently students in colleges throughout the city. The NYC Brownfield Scholarship Program is administered by the NYC Brownfield Partnership (Partnership) and is designed to promote the training and development of future environmental professionals in New York City.

Scholarships provide valuable assistance to students in their efforts to pay for the costs of tuition for undergraduate and graduate education. Member organizations in the Partnership support the NYC Brownfield Scholarship Program by making voluntary contributions. The scholarship fund is administered by Invest in CUNY (for college students in the CUNY system).  The NYC Brownfield Partnership is not an agency of the City. The decisions of the Partnership are made by its board of directors and not by the City.

CUNY students with a demonstrated academic interest in brownfield cleanup and brownfield management can apply for these scholarships. Scholarship recipients will be selected on a competitive basis by the Partnership board of directors. Applications for this program are now available and can be found in the Applications toolbar on the Partnership website at www.brownfieldnyc.org. If you want more information, email the NYC Brownfield Partnership at info@brownfieldnyc.org.