BE the Future Student Scholarship


BE the Future scholarship recipients at BuildingEnergy NYC 
 

About the Scholarship

In 2016, we launched BE the Future, a scholarship supporting current students' entry into the NESEA community. To date, we have welcomed more than 300 people through this initiative. Each student receives funding for a one-day pass to a BuildingEnergy conference, a pass to a BuildingEnergy Pro Tour, and a one-year NESEA Membership. In spring 2019, the BE the Future scholarship expanded to include support for a limited-number of scholarships for emerging professionals, defined as individuals who have worked in their field for less than five years. We put out the call for scholarship applications about a month before our conferences.

Now Accepting Fall Scholarship Applicants

NESEA is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2026 BE the Future scholarship. Read more and apply here.

We will be awarding a limited number of scholarships to individuals in the following categories:

1. Emerging Professionals: Individuals who have been working in their fields for less than five years.

2. Current Students: Individuals who are current students including voc/tech, college, and graduate students.

Each scholarship includes

Scholarship Testimonials

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we reached out to past scholarship recipients to see how NESEA has impacted their careers - whether by facilitating a connection, sparking new ideas, or motivating a new career path. We were thrilled with the response! Visit this page to read a sampling of the responses we received. 

Scholarship Sponsors and Mentors

For information about how to get involved as a sponsor or mentor, please email fmacgregor@nesea.org.