President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA)
Today's Youth Protecting Tomorrow's Environment
Application Deadline
- Regional award program: the deadline for submitting applications is December 31 of each year.
- Certificate program: applications may be submitted at any time during the year.




Your project – or one you are sponsoring – could be an award winner. Encourage one or more students you know to apply for a PEYA and see what a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible to compete for an award.
Visit EPA's Multimedia page to view a video interview of one of the 2008 regional PEYA winners and Megan Gavin, an EPA Environmental Education Coordinator.
PEYA Widget -
Add the PEYA widget to your Web page.
- Get basic information about the PEYA program
- Learn about eligible projects and how to apply for a PEYA
- Review the criteria used to judge applications
- View highlights of the national awards ceremony
- Read about environmental projects conducted by PEYA winners
- Find out how to sponsor a project
- Contact your regional PEYA coordinator
The PEYA application may be downloaded below. Visit How to Apply for complete details.
| Format | File size | Instructions / Tips |
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| Microsoft Word | 6 pages, 3.0 MB |
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| Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) [about PDF] | 6 pages, 301 KB |
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