NPG Photo Scholarship Contest

Winners of the 2017 Photo Scholarship Contest

President Donald Trump and the more than 50 new Members of the 115th Congress should learn about the critical issue of population growth. Students should submit an original photo showing how the U.S. environment is being damaged by population growth. With your photo, include your own 40-50 word description of why an official population policy will help to slow, halt, and eventually reverse our nation’s population growth – and protect environmental treasures in the U.S. Your submission may be used to create an NPG advertisement.

Award	Winner Name	School
$1,500 - First Place	Mikayla Seaman	University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO
$1,000 - Runner Up	Jacob Pettis	California State Polytechnic University Pomona, CA
$500 - NPG's Robert H. Savage Memorial Scholarship	Lucas Ensign	University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN

Winners of the 2016 Photo Scholarship Contest

Without critical changes, U.S. population is projected to reach 400 million people by mid-century. Submit your photo of a threatened U.S. environmental treasure that you believe is worth protecting, along with an explanation (40-50 words) of how population growth has put this treasure at risk.

Award	Winner Name	School
NPG’s Foundation for Human Conservation Photography Scholarship $1,500	Sam Mullinix	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
Runner-Up $1,000 Award	Jennifer Filippelli	Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
Honorable Mention $500	Jacob Hehn	University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Honorable Mention $500	Alex Morales	University of California Berkeley, CA
NPG’s Robert H. Savage Memorial Scholarship $500	Aidan Teodoro	Baylor University Waco, TX

Winners of the 2015 Photo Scholarship Contest

Submit your original photo that shows how population growth is negatively impacting your community. With your photo, include your own 40-50 word description of why we need U.S. policies that work to slow, halt, and eventually reverse population growth.

Click on each name to view the winning photo.

Award	Winner Name	School
NPG’s Foundation for Human Conservation Photography Scholarship $1,000	Alianna Holst	Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell, MT
NPG’s Robert H. Savage Memorial Scholarship $1,000	David Benton	Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
NPG’s Sarah G. Epstein Photography Scholarship $500	Elle Withaar	University of Hawaii - Manoa Honolulu, HI
NPG’s Cosmo Haun Photography Scholarship $500	Kayla Sabala	Otero Junior College La Junta, CO
NPG’s Walter V. McBeath Photography Scholarship $500	Hilary Burkholder	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
$500	Jafet Alvarado Cruz	Miami Dade College Miami,FL
$500	Alexis Brown	Florida International University Miami, FL
$500	Kara Burke	Hunter College New York, NY
$500	Marisa Cameron	Whittier College Whittier, CA
$500	Tiana Costa	Florida International University Miami, FL
$500	Rio De Santo	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
$500	Mark Dempsey	Coastal Carolina Conway, SC
$500	Caleb Flowers	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
$500	Hannah Foster	North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University Greensboro, NC
$500	Shannan Moore	Cornell University Ithaca, NY
$500	Donna Sayegh	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
$500	Anna Vetters	Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL
$500	Grayson Wells	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

Winners of the 2014 Photo Scholarship Contest

2014 Photo Topic:

Without critical changes, U.S. population is projected to reach 400 million people by mid-century. Submit your photo of a threatened environmental treasure that you believe is worth protecting, along with an explanation (40-50 words) of how population growth has put this treasure at risk.

Click on each name to view the winning photo.

Award	Winner Name	School
Grand Prize Winner - $1,500	Cara Mosley	Flagler College, Augustine, FL
NPG’s Robert H. Savage Memorial Scholarship $1,000	Avalon Hoek Spaans	University of Florida Gainesville, FL
$500	Summer Adams	Brigham Young University Provo, UT
$500	Kaija Broders	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
$500	Kyle DeLong	The University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, CO
$500	Monica Hellmer	Washington University St. Louis St. Louis, MO
$500	Taylor Hendri	University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
$500	Gina Jozef	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
$500	Nikhil Kapadia	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
$500	Casey Kuka	Pasco Hernando State College Dade City, FL
$500	Nicholas Ladeouceur	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
$500	Sarah Paravia	Biola University La Mirada, CA
$500	Emily Sargent	Bethel College Mishawaka, IN
$500	Abigail Schwehr	Southern New Hampshire University Hooksett, NH
$500	Leia Smith	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR
$500	Annaliese Voci	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
$500	Jennifer Wasilewski	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL