Scholarships
WEF Scholarship Opportunities
This scholarship, honoring the former Water Environment Executive Director, Robert Canham, provides $25,000 for a post-baccalaureate student in the water environment field. See application requirements, criteria, deadlines, and more.
(below) Trevor Ghylin, the 2011 WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship winner.
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New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) Scholarships
The New York Water Environment Association will be offering a total of six (6) $1,500 scholarships and one (1) $10,000 scholarship in 2012. See http://nywea.org/scholarship/ for more details.
Georgia Association of Water Professionals
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals offers scholarships to assist deserving students in their further training and education after high school. More information and application >>
California Water Environment Association
The California Water Environment Association has awarded $10,000 per year in scholarships recently for undergraduate, graduate and also vocational studies. More information and application >>
Illinois Water Environment Association
The Illinois Water Environment Association has several scholarship opportunities. More information >>
AWWA Scholarship Opportunities
AWWA Scholarships
AWWA awards fourteen scholarships annually. The application deadline for most of the scholarships is Jan. 15. AWWA posts new application forms every summer. AWWA also provides an annual Academic Achievement Award, with applications due each year by October 1. For additional information contact Linda Moody at 303.347.6201 or lmoody@awwa.org.
Other Scholarship Opportunities for 2012
- Brown and Caldwell - Dr. W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Jr. Scholarship
Provides one year of support to an undergraduate/masters student seeking a degree in the environmental industry.
Support: $5,000 annually
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Download the application
- Brown and Caldwell - Minority Scholarship
Provides one year of support to an undergraduate/masters student seeking a degree in the environmental industry.
Support: $5,000 annually/student
Deadline: March 1st, yearly
Download the application
- Environmental Engineers of the Future
Provides funding for students attending one of many outstanding Environmental Engineering programs across the nation, in return for a 2-year employment commitment.
More information & application
- EPA STAR Fellowships
EPA’s STAR graduate fellowship program supports master’s and doctoral candidates in environmental studies.
Support: $42,000 per year per fellowship. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years for a total of up to $84,000. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years for a total of up to $126,000, usable over a period of five years.
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study.