AWRA Announces Scholarship

AWRA is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the advancement in water resources management, with a variety of water resources experts including engineers, educators, foresters, biologists, ecologists, geographers, managers, regulators, hydrologists and attorneys.

The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) is now accepting applications for the 2013/2014 Herbert Scholarship. First established in 1980 as the Endowment-Memorial Fund, for the enhancement of education in water resources, it was renamed in 1994 to honor Richard A. Herbert, a champion for water resources education.

In order to carry out his vision, AWRA is proud to announce the availability of $4,000 in scholarships derived from the proceeds of this fund.

All qualifying applicants must be student members of AWRA national, and all applications must be complete and submitted electronically as one document through the AWRA website. Deadline for applications is April 22, 2013.

At least two scholarships (one undergraduate and one graduate) will be awarded.

Undergraduate
One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student working toward his/her first undergraduate degree and who is enrolled in a program related to water resources for the academic year in which he/she applies for the award.

The undergraduate scholarship will be awarded to the student most qualified by academic performance. Measures of academic performance include the cumulative grade point average, relevance of the student's curriculum to water resources, and leadership in extracurricular activities related to water resources.

Graduate
One $2,000 scholarship will also be awarded to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a program relating to water resources for the academic year in which he/she applies for the award.

The graduate scholarship will be awarded to the student most qualified by academic and/or research performance. The measures of academic performance are identical to those of the undergraduate scholarship with the addition of the quality of the student's research and its relevance to water resources.

Application packets should be submitted electronically to info@awra.org and limited to 5mb in size to ensure delivery. All applications must be submitted in their entirety. AWRA will provide an acknowledgement of receipt of the application, but will not provide updates to application status or request missing information. Please make sure your application is complete when it is submitted.

For more information about AWRA or their scholarship program requirements, please visit awra.org.

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