John Fetcher Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship

The Colorado Water Center partners in supporting the John Fetcher Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship each academic year.
The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District provides two $5,000 one-year scholarships for full-time university student(s) who are pursuing a water-related career in any major at a public university within the state of Colorado. The Colorado Water Center administers the scholarship. The scholarship provides financial assistance for one year to a committed and talented student who is pursuing a water-related career in any major at a public university within the state of Colorado. Preference will be given to juniors, seniors, or master’s candidates (with at least one year of studies remaining) in a water-related major and to residents or former residents of Northwest Colorado or students working on water research in Northwest Colorado.
The Scholarship Committee will evaluate and select the 2024-2025 award recipients for the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District. The scholarship winner will be required to send a thank you letter to the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Board of Directors and offer to attend one board meeting during the scholarship year.
For questions related to eligibility, please contact Nancy Grice at (970) 491-6308 or [email protected].
Previous Award Recipients
- Levi Rivers
- Spencer Romig
- Kaydee Barker
- Daniel Cleveland
Sierra Mitchell
Tanya Petach