2025 BBD Scholarships

Efficiency Vermont is pleased to offer two scholarship categories for the 2025 Better Building by Design (BBD) conference.

• BBD Equity Scholarships
• BBD Student Scolarships

Learn more about each of the scholarships below:

BBD Equity Scholarships

Efficiency Vermont is proud to offer Social Equity Scholarships. These scholarships are offered to support and inspire women and BIPOC applicants in advancement of energy efficiency and social equity.

There are 10 scholarships on a first come, first served basis while funds last. While the conference is two full days, single-day applications are also accepted. Scholarships are offered to significantly reduce registration fees. Applicants awarded a Social Equity Scholarship will be able to attend the conference for $25 per day.

To apply for a 2025 BBD Equity scholarship, please complete this form and return it to Brad Long at [email protected] no later than March 1^st, 2025.

All applicants will be notified by March 15^th, 2025 if they have been selected as a scholarship recipient.

Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), which operates Efficiency Vermont, places energy justice at the core of its mission. As we continue to learn how climate change has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, we've committed to designing energy efficiency programs to bridge the gap and reduce energy burden. Recognizing and removing obstacles to energy efficiency education is one step in the greater effort VEIC is undertaking to increase access and equity in our programs and services.

The Social Equity Scholarships are generously sponsored by VEIC.

BBD Student Scholarships

Efficiency Vermont is pleased to offer Blair Hamilton Student Scholarships to support and inspire students to learn about energy efficiency and renewable energy, which Blair dedicated his life to.

One-day student scholarships are available to college students, high school students, and adult learners in Vermont. Adult learners eligible for scholarship consideration are those that are actively enrolled in coursework to pursue a degree, license, or certification in the trades.

Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be a waitlist for students who are not awarded scholarships, because more scholarships could be added if additional funds become available. We strongly encourage those from socially disadvantaged communities to apply. Efforts will be made to broaden the number of institutions with awarded applicants.

If you would like to apply to receive a Blair Hamilton Student Scholarship, please complete this form and return it to Will Schwartz at [email protected] by March 1^st, 2025.

All applicants will be notified by March 15^th, 2025 if they have been selected as a scholarship recipient.

Blair Hamilton passed away in the spring of 2011. As one of the founders and the director of Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), Blair was the driving force in creating Efficiency Vermont, the first "energy efficiency utility" in the country, and helped to start similar entities in other states and countries. He was an international innovator and leader in the field of energy efficiency research, policy, design and implementation, and a visionary and mentor to colleagues around the world.

In 2002, Blair was named a "Champion of Energy Efficiency" by the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy, and in 2003, he accepted an innovation award from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government on behalf of VEIC. Over 25 years, Blair was responsible for the installation of at least 30 million efficient light-bulbs.

The Blair Hamilton Student Scholarships are generously sponsored by Vermont Energy Investment Corporation.