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Advancing the water workforce by funding scholarships and leadership programs for university students, young professionals, and K-12.
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2024 Scholarship Recognition Program
AWWA Funded Scholarships
University Students
AWWA’s Scholarship Program provides 28 AWWA and corporate sponsored scholarships for university students pursuing a career in the water sector.
DC Fly-In
The AWWA DC Fly-In scholarship recipients will attend issue briefings and congressional visits with their AWWA Section leaders.
AWWA Water Equation congratulates these young professionals on their selection for 2024 Water Matters:
- Cole Benak, Pacific Northwest Section
- Jeniece Neville, Illinois Section
- Tiffany Tran, California/Nevada Section
- Torin Johnson, Pennsylvania Section
- Sarah Burns, Florida Section
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K-12 STEAM Education Programs
The Women for Water Circle of Giving contributed $14,000 in 2024 funding to programs that provide water science education and leadership instruction to students.
Programs funded include:
STEAMpark, NJ (NJ Section Share the Love Campaign)
Rivanna Conservation Alliance, Virginia
Prince William Service Authority, Virginia
Seminole High School Engineering Academy, Florida
Groundwork Denver, Colorado
Vector Space, Virginia
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, Arkansas
Broward P3 Eco-Challenge, Florida
Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey (NJ Section Share the Love Campaign)
Girls of Promise, Arkansas
Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Florida
Seminole High School Engineering Academy, Florida
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas
Blue Thumb Jr. Detective Program, Florida
Broward P3 Eco-Challenge, Florida
Center for Aquatic Sciences, New Jersey (NJ Section Share the Love Campaign)
Fleet Science Center, California
Community Engineering Corps
Community Engineering Corps is a partnership between AWWA, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Engineers Without Borders-USA. This partnership combines the strengths of three organizations to provide technical expertise to underserved communities in the U.S. and ensure that their infrastructure meets their community’s needs.
Community Engineering Corps
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Academic Scholarships
Abel Wolman Fellowship
The Abel Wolman Fellowship supports promising doctoral students in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. This $30,000 award provides up to two years of funding for advanced training and research in the field of water supply and treatment.
Abel Wolman and Linn Enslow created a method for controlled chlorination that provided safe drinking water through the world. As the editor of the AWWA Journal and then the president of the American Water Works Association, he was a major contributor in the science and engineering of sanitation and water resources. He made a major impact in public health through the provision of water and wastewater treatment.
Professor Wolman’s advances in research are now the basis for the advanced training of today’s doctoral students. Recognize his good works with a contribution to this fund.
$100 will recognize 100 years of water chlorination.
Larson Scholarship
The Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarships (LARS) provides a $7,000 award to a doctoral student and a $5000 award to a masters student annually who are interested in careers in the fields of corrosion control, treatment and distribution of domestic and industrial water supplies, aquatic chemistry, and/or environmental chemistry.
Dr. Larson studied at the University of Illinois and made major contributions to the water industry through his published research findings and his contributions to the field of water technology. He was elected as Board President of AWWA in 1970 and was instrumental in establishing the Water Research Foundation.
This endowed scholarship was established anonymously in 1989 by a colleague of Dr. Thurston E. Larson. Since then it has relied on funding through the generosity of AWWA donors. Help us to continue his legacy of research and technology by contributing to the LARS scholarship.
Dr. Philip Singer Scholarship
AWWA is creating an endowed scholarship to honor the legacy of Dr. Philip Singer, PhD, to offer an annual $3000 award to a graduate student pursuing a career in research in the area of drinking water/quality treatment.
Application requirements:
- Graduate student at an accredited college or university
- Plan of study to include water quality/treatment and public health
- Current research emphasis is water quality/treatment
Donate online to honor the legacy of Dr. Philip C. Singer by contributing to a $100,000 endowed scholarship fund or download the donation form.
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