Keep Tennessee Beautiful announces the 2026 Three Grand Divisions Scholarship application is now open for submissions. In recognition of America 250, and TN250, the KTnB Scholarships will increase from $1000 to $1250. A total of nine students, three from each Tennessee Grand Division, will receive $1250 to continue their education.
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The Keep Tennessee Beautiful Three Grand Divisions Scholarship celebrates and honors the rich culture and geographically diverse East, Middle and West regions of the Volunteer State. The Scholarships support graduating Tennessee high school seniors who demonstrate a strong commitment to environmental, social and economic sustainability through academic pursuits to positively impact the planet. Three scholarships will be awarded per region, annually.
The scholarship embodies the KTnB mission of educating and inspiring Tennesseans to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment by nurturing the next generation of environmental stewards through this scholarship opportunity.
This scholarship opportunity is open to Tennessee High School graduating seniors with a 3.0 GPA and who demonstrate an interest in environmental science, community development, sustainability, volunteer management, water quality and related fields. These students must plan to attend a Tennessee 4-year college, university, vocational, trade or technical school.
The application opens Oct.15, 2025 and closes Jan. 15, 2026.