Student Scholarships
Organization | Scholarship Name | Description | Deadline |
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WateReuse | WateReuse Colorado Student Scholarships | WateReuse Association is offering three (3) scholarships to support students focusing on water reclamation, water reuse, and/or desalination. Each scholarship is valued at $1,500 and will be awarded in November 2021 to the highest-ranking applicants among undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in an accredited Colorado university or community college, as determined by the scholarship committee of WRCO. | October 1st, 2021, midnight MST |
Arkansas River Basin Water Forum (ARBWF) | Arkansas River Basin Water Forum (ARBWF) Scholarship | Scholarships are offered to students and working professionals in support of their education and research in water resources, watershed studies, hydrology, natural resources management, and others. Preference to award students scholarships who are from the Arkansas Basin and whose work the ARBWF Board expects will provide a benefit to Colorado’s Arkansas River Basin | October 1st, 2021, 5 pm MST |
Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District | John Fetcher Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District Scholarship | This scholarship is for students at a public university within the state of Colorado and provides financial assistance for one year to committed and talented students who are pursuing a water-related career in any major. The Colorado Water Center administers the scholarship. | May 18 |
American Ground Water Trust | Various | Entry level college students intending to pursue a career in the field of groundwater | June 1 |
American Water Resources Association | Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship | Must be AWRA member, undergraduate or graduate, in water resources field | May |
American Water Works Association | Black & Veatch – Building a World of Difference Scholarship | Undergraduate student seeking a degree in the water industry | January |
Infilco Degremont/Vernon D. Lucy III Scholarship | Undergraduate student in science or engineering, must be junior or senior by year of application | January | |
Neptune Technology Group Scholarship | Undergraduate student seeking a degree in the water science field | January | |
Abel Wolman Fellowship | PhD students in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in the field of water supply and treatment | January | |
Academic Achievement Award | Master’s or PhD in field of public water supply | Oct 1 | |
American Water Scholarship | Graduate students interested in service to the water industry | January | |
ARCADIS Scholarship | Master’s or PhD student seeking a degree in the water industry | January | |
Carollo Engineers Scholarship | Master’s student engaging in water-energy nexus issues for water, wastewater or water use | January | |
Dave Caldwell Scholarship | Female and/or minority student pursuing graduate degree in the drinking water field | January | |
Denver Water Centennial Scholarships | Three scholarships available, one (1) for junior/community college or trade school student; recent high school graduates may also apply; one (1) undergraduate college or university student; and one (1) graduate student | January | |
Hazen and Sawyer Scholarship | Master’s student in the water science field | January | |
HDR/Henry “Bud” Benjes Scholarship | Master’s student seeking a degree in the water industry | January | |
Holly A. Cornell Scholarship | Female and/or minority masters’ students in pursuit of advanced training in the field of water supply and treatment | January | |
Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarship | PhD and master’s students in the fields of corrosion control, treatment and distribution of domestic and industrial water supplies, aquatic chemistry, and/or environmental chemistry | January | |
MWH Scholarship | Master’s student seeking a degree in the water industry | January | |
Thomas R. Camp Scholarship | Graduate students doing applied research in the drinking water field | January | |
American Water Works Association Rocky Mountain Section | James B. Warner Water Studies Scholarship | Young professionals seeking higher education in a water-related field, member of AWWA | June 15 |
James B. Warner Associate’s Scholarship | Operators seeking to complete their associate’s degree in a water-related field, member of AWWA | June 15 | |
Anchor QEA | Anchor QEA Scholarship | Graduate students in fields related to water resources, surface and groundwater quality, coastal development, habitat restoration, and contaminated sediment management | November |
Arkansas River Basin Water Forum | ARBWF Scholarship | Undergraduate and graduate students at Colorado universities whose education and research activities support the Arkansas Basin Watershed | October |
Big Thompson Watershed Forum | Environmental Scholarship | Sophomore, junior, senior, or Master’s student in the semester of application. Primary focus of study in hydrology, environmental health, biology or sociology, water resources, watershed science, water pollution, and/or water quality | September |
Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers | Ben Urbonas Scholarship | Graduate student. Eligible programs of study include, but are not limited to, hydrology, hydraulics, watershed management, floodplain management, stormwater management, stormwater quality, emergency response, meteorology and climatology | October |
CASFM Family Scholarship | Sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student whose parent or legal guardian is an active member of CASFM | October | |
Undergraduate Scholarship | Sophomore or junior students in the field of Civil Engineering or a closely related field in Colorado | October | |
Colorado Conservation Tillage Association | Colorado Conservation Tillage Scholarship | High school seniors and college students | December 1 |
Colorado Groundwater Association | Harlan Erker Memorial Scholarship | Seniors and graduate students doing research or independent study in groundwater science or engineering | April 3 |
Colorado Water Conservation Board | Diane Hoppe Memorial Scholarship | A $2000 one-year scholarship for a Colorado high school student interested in western water issues planning to attend a public institution of higher education in Colorado. | April 15 |
Colorado State University Graduate School | McPherson Graduate Scholarship | Two scholarships will be available with an award of $10,000 (renewable), plus resident tuition for new applicants to Colorado State University’s Graduate School. Students planning to study in any discipline or department are invited. To be eligible, individuals must have completed their bachelor degree at Adams State University, preferably, or be current or former residents of the San Luis Valley in Colorado. | Preferred 5/15/2020 Accepted until 5/30/2020 |
Environmental Engineers of the Future | Environmental Engineers of the Future Graduate Program | Master’s tuition assistance for students who take elective courses in water/wastewater treatment and solid waste management, and agree to work for one of a selected list of companies for a minimum of 2 years upon graduation | December |
Four States Irrigation Council | Four States Irrigation Council Scholarship | Undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled at an accredited university or college in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska or Wyoming; is pursuing a degree in an agricultural water and/or irrigation-related field; desires to pursue a career in an agricultural water and or/irrigation-related field; demonstrates leadership and promise in an agricultural or water-related career; and has a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. | June 28 |
InTERFEWS | InTERFEWS Traineeship | Colorado State University PhD students who have been accepted into their department’s program. Priority will be given to those entering the 1st or 2nd semester of their PhD program, and those beyond their 3rd semester are not eligible. Both funded and unfunded positions will be offered. | January 15 |
Kvarøy Arctic | Women In Aquaculture Scholarship Program | Two women will be awarded up to a $10,000 scholarship and paid, one-month summer internship on the Kvaroy Arctic salmon farm site in Norway. Consideration for employment is also available upon graduation! One scholarship is open to women of any country, globally and the other is open to women who are permanent residents of Africa. | April 13 – June 22 |
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Babbitt Center Dissertation Fellowship Program | Funding of $10,000 for Ph.D. students at U.S. universities whose research builds on, and contributes to, the integration of land and water policy to advance water sustainability and resilience, particularly in the West. | March 1 |
National Ground Water Association | Farvolden Scholarships | Full-time students enrolled in a program that is groundwater industry-related | April 21 |
Len Assante Scholarship | Full-time students only (including high school seniors who are applying for scholarships to be used in their first quarter or semester of post-secondary study) | April 15 | |
NOAA | Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship | Award includes academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at a NOAA facility during the summer. | Opens September 1 |
North American Weather Modification Council | North American Weather Modification Council Scholarship | Students interested in the field of weather modification and studying science or engineering at an accredited institution | February |
Rocky Mountain Water Quality Analysts Association | Rocky Mountain Water Quality Analysts Association Annual Scholarship | University student in water environment field | July 31 |
Soil and Water Conservation Society | Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship | SWCS members who are currently employed, but wish to improve technical/administrative competence in a conservation-related field at an accredited college | March |
Kenneth E. Grant Research Scholarship | Interdisciplinary graduate-level research on a conservation topic that will extend the SWCS mission of fostering the science and the art of soil, water, and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability | March | |
Melville H. Cohee Student Leader Conservation Scholarship | Junior, senior, or master’s student interested in a career in soil and water conservation | March | |
US Committee on Irrigation and Drainage | USCID/Summers Engineering Scholarship | USCID student members who are upper division, undergraduate or Master’s degree with a demonstrated interest in agricultural engineering, irrigation and drainage, ag water management, or other fields pertaining to the mission of USCID | Sept 1 |
Water Environment Federation | Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship | Graduate student in the water environment field | March 1 |
WateReuse Colorado | General Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate or graduate student with a sincere interest in pursuing a professional career related to water reclamation, water reuse, and/or desalination | September 25 |
Martha Hahn Memorial Scholarship | Full-time undergraduate or graduate student with a sincere interest in pursuing a professional career related to water reclamation, water reuse, and/or desalination ((preference given to graduate students) | September 25 | |
Operator Scholarship | Any student pursuing an associate’s degree or certification in Water Quality Management or other study in preparation for water or wastewater operator license | September 25 | |
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education | Graduate Student Research and Education | Full-time graduate students enrolled in an accredited university of Western U.S. are eligible to apply with projects to address identified needs in sustainable agriculture. | February 9 |
Women in Water Scholarship Fund | Women in Water Scholarship | Annual $5,000 gift awarded to a woman pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in any facet of water resources. Applicants must be at junior-year bachelor degree level or higher. Need to major in STEM, Natural Resources, law, communications, government relations and other areas related to water. | Opens April 1 Closes June 30 |