NC Safewater Fund Scholarship

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Amount
Awarded

$6,000

Awarded

Application Deadline

March 28

Thursday
Awarded By:

North Carolina American Water Works Association / North Carolina Water Environment Association (NC AWWA-WEA)

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a U.S. citizen.
  3. Must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in the upcoming academic year.
  4. Must be pursuing a degree in a curriculum that emphasizes the protection of public health by providing healthful drinking water and/or protecting the quality and integrity of the water environment.
  5. Must be enrolled at an institution of higher education in North Carolina.
  6. Must have maintained a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

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Description: This scholarship is open to U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing a degree in a curriculum that emphasizes the protection of public health by providing healthful drinking water and/or protecting the quality and integrity of the water environment at an institution of higher education located in North Carolina. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Application requirements for the NC Safewater Fund Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Recommendation letters (2+)
  • Essay
  • Official Transcript
  • Acad. Advisor Cert.
Additional Information: Preference will be given to students who are members of a student chapter of NC AWWA-WEA. The NC AWWA-WEA Scholarship Selection Committee will evaluate each application carefully and consider the following criteria: the quality and completeness of the application; the qualifications of the applicant; the content of the essay; recommendation of instructors; and other information requested in the application. Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin. Letters of notification will be mailed to all applicants by June 20. If notification of the decision has not been received by July 1, the student should contact the NC AWWA-WEA. The student must not be related to scholarship sponsors nor employed by such sponsors and not an employee of nor related to officer or director of NC AWWA-WEA, nor to any member of the Endowment Committee.

Award Amount: $2,000 annually, renewable for a maximum of four years to complete his/her undergraduate degree and/or for a maximum of two years to complete his/her graduate degree, as long as he/she continues to meet the qualifications stipulated in the initial award of the scholarship. The award recipient will qualify for free registration for the Annual NC AWWA-WEA Conference each year in which he/she is awarded the scholarship.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $6,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Thursday, March 28

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Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Thursday, March 28

Applications are available on the NC AWWA-WEA website. Please note: The student may submit a single application to apply for all awards for which he/she is eligible. In addition to a completed application, each student must submit the following materials: recommendations from two or more college instructors (in sealed envelopes signed by the instructors); an essay of 800 words or less discussing discussing why he/she wants to be a water professional and what contributions he/she hopes to make to improving the quality of the water environment; an official transcript with the college seal; and a completed 'Academic Advisor Certification' (form available on the NC AWWA-WEA website). The student should not submit any additional materials with his/her application. Materials that are not requested will not be reviewed with the student's application, nor will they be returned. All application materials must be submitted in one envelope to the mailing address provided. Applications must be received by the deadline date.
Contact: Rebecca Aguie
Address: 3725 National Drive Suite 217 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
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