The YPE SF Bay Area Leadership team is excited to announce the winner of our 2024 Scholarship Program! 

The Scholarship Program aims to motivate the next generation of energy leaders and to create pathways for students to envision and realize successful careers in the clean economy. Each scholarship winner will receive $2,500 for educational expenses. Recipients are rising stars in their fields pursuing associates or bachelors degrees. In addition to financial awards, recipients receive mentorship and induction into the YPE SF Bay Area network to support their professional ambitions. If you are interested in supporting their journeys through professional opportunities or mentorship or sponsoring future scholarships, please reach out to our team at scholarship@ypesfbayarea.org.

You can learn more about this year’s winner below:

Britti Paudyal

Britti Paudyal is a senior at Minerva University in San Francisco, pursuing a degree in Biological and Environmental Solutions. Her academic journey has been marked by a focus on clean energy solutions and a commitment to addressing global climate challenges.

During her time at Minerva, Britti has gained valuable experience through internships at New Energy Risk and Activate, where she honed her skills in business development and partnerships. These experiences have equipped her with a deep understanding of scaling access to clean technologies and navigating the complex landscapes of hard tech innovation, financing, and commercialization.

Britti's global perspective is shaped by her Nepalese heritage and her immersive experiences living and studying in diverse cities such as London, Seoul, Taipei, Buenos Aires, and Hyderabad. This unique background has fueled her drive to contribute to solutions that transcend geographic, social, and economic barriers in the energy transition sector.

Her professional experience is complemented by her volunteering initiatives, including mentoring young innovators at the Earth Foundation and spearheading research symposiums at Minerva University to encourage public discourse in STEM fields. Her experiences have honed her skills in relationship-building, strategic problem-solving, and industry knowledge. Britti aims to leverage her abilities in full-time positions at companies that drive meaningful, equitable, and science-based climate action. She is particularly interested in roles where she can contribute to driving impactful, scalable solutions in climate’s renewable energy and carbon management verticals.