EmPower Silicon Valley Annual Scholarship Competition

Our climate is changing, but a clean energy future is on the horizon. By working together, we can help ensure that our future is a clean and climate-friendly one. We’re gathering student stories to energize positive change.

The 2025 EmPower Silicon Valley Music & Art Competition

Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) is proud to announce our fifth annual EmPowerSV scholarship competition! Local middle and high school students can participate in creating their clean energy-themed songs, album covers, or performances and win up to $3,000.

SVCE invites students to share their stories and solutions to climate change for scholarship awards and a chance to perform live. Students will have six weeks to create and submit a song or art piece that creatively showcases clean energy topics.

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2025 application cycle. If you would like to apply, or are interested in future SVCE youth scholarship opportunities, please sign up on our interest form to stay updated.

The 2025 EmpowerSV Music & Art Competition Winners

Scholarship Competition Event Recap

2025 Finalists at Campbell Boogie Fest

Best Performance Award

Gatherers of Light

Joshua Ryu, Saratoga

Album Cover Award

Clean Energy, Clean Earth

Audrey Lin, Cupertino

Songwriting Award

The Polar Bear’s World

Jennifer Choi, Monte Sereno

Zero Waste Award

Can’t Stop the Solar

Clarabelle Wang, Cupertino

Honorable Mentions

Journey Around the World

Darien James, Los Gatos

All About that Smart Thermostat

Elspeth Luu, Cupertino

Can’t Stop the Solar

Maple Fan, Cupertino

Petals of Change

John Kim, Saratoga

SVCE Scholarship Opportunities

If you are interested in future SVCE scholarship opportunities or youth education initiatives, please sign up on our interest form to stay updated.