Scholarships
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News of Interest to Teachers
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The New York Water Environment Association Metropolitan Chapter will be offering up to 2-$1,500 scholarships.
The New York Water Environment Association Metropolitan Chapter will be offering up to 2-$1,500 scholarships. These scholarships are based on the following eligibility:
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicant must be a student enrolled at a College or University within the Metropolitan Chapter geographic boundaries (New York City) with an established NYWEA Student Chapter.
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Applicant must be enrolled in full-time engineering or environmental related program with a focus on environmental issues and must be completing their Junior year, Senior year or enrolled in a Graduate Program. Such programs could include but not limited to:
- Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering - Water or Environmental Engineering Emphasis
- Chemical Engineering -Water or Environmental Engineering Emphasis
- Environmental Science
- To receive the payment, application must maintain a GPA of 2.4 out of 4.0 for the current year course of study.
Application Instructions
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Complete both sides and sign application. Must be typed or printed neatly. All information must be supplied or application will be deemed incomplete and not eligible for the scholarship. Attached to the completed application:
- Requested essays
- Official school transcript (copies not accepted)
- A minimum of two letters of recommendation, one must be from a teacher, the other must be from someone not related to the applicant.
Scholarship Payment Requirement
- Completed applications must be postmarked no later than November 18th.
- Payment will be made during the spring directly to the applicant, after receipt of the following documentation:
- Receipt from the bursar’s office that the student is registered for the upcoming year.
- Receipt of an official college transcript for previous years demonstrating that the student is meeting academic requirements required to receive the scholarship payment.
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EPA Launches Competition for College Students to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. Stormwater is a major cause of water pollution in urban areas in the U.S., impacting the health of people across the country as well as tens of thousands of miles of rivers, streams, and coastal shorelines, and hundreds of thousands of acres of lakes, reservoirs, and ponds. The competition will help raise awareness of green design and planning approaches at colleges and universities, and train the next generation of landscape architects, planners, and engineers in green infrastructure principles and design.
Student teams, working with a faculty advisor, will submit design plans for a proposed green infrastructure project for their campus. Registration for the Campus RainWorks Challenge opens September 4, and entries must be submitted by December 14, 2012 for consideration. Winning entries will be selected by EPA and announced in April 2013. Winning teams will earn a cash prize of $1,500 - $2,500, as well as $8,000 - $11,000 in funds for their faculty advisor to conduct research on green infrastructure. In 2013, EPA plans to expand Campus RainWorks by inviting students to design and complete a demonstration project assessing innovative green infrastructure approaches on their campus.
"Reducing stormwater pollution requires innovative approaches and America's college students are incredibly creative and talented," said Nancy Stoner, acting assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Water. "The Campus RainWorks Challenge will engage students across the country in tackling one of the toughest challenges to clean water and show them the opportunities in environmental careers."
EPA is encouraging the use of green infrastructure as a solution to help manage stormwater runoff. Green Infrastructure uses vegetation, soils, and natural processes to manage stormwater runoff at its source and provide other community benefits, including economic development.. Green infrastructure is increasingly being used to supplement or substitute for single-purpose "gray" infrastructure investments such as pipes, and ponds. The Campus RainWorks Challenge will help encourage the use of green infrastructure projects on college and university campuses to manage stormwater discharges.
More information on the Campus RainWorks Challenge:
http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/crw_challenge.cfm
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NYWEA Offers $23,000 in Scholarships!
The New York Water Environment Association will be offering a total of six (6) $1,500 scholarships and one (1) $10,000 scholarship in 2012.
2013 $10,000 Environmental Career Scholarship
The eligibility criteria for the $10,000 scholarship (paid out over four years) is as follows:
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The recipient must be:
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A qualifying high school senior - A New YorkStateresident
- Enrolled full-time in a B.S. or B.E. degree program with an environmental emphasis.
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Application deadline:January 23, 2013
2013 $1,500 Scholarship Application Package
To be eligible for one of the $1,500 scholarships:
- Two(2) are granted to children of members
- Two (2) are granted to students enrolled at a college or university where there is a NYWEA student chapter, and
- Two (2) are granted to high school students who will be enrolled in an environmentally related programin a four year college or university.
Application deadline: January 23, 2013.
2013 N.G. Kaul Memorial Scholarship
The. N.G. Kaul Memorial Scholarship Fund will be offering a total of $2500 in scholarships to students pursuing graduate or doctoral degrees in environmental/civil engineering or environmental science concentrating on water quality who show a commitment to government service.
Application deadline: February 28, 2013.
Jim Anderson Memorial Scholarship
The Jim Anderson Memorial Scholarship offers one $1,250 scholarship annually. Applicants must be enrolled in a BS or BE full-time engineering program with a focus on environmental issues, particularly water/wastewater.
Application deadline: May 1, 2013
Lucy Grassano Memorial Scholarship
The scholarship will be utilized to further the careers of secretaries, administrative assistants, and operators in the water quality field.
Application deadline: October 1, 2013
2013 NYWEA Met Chapter Scholarship $1,500
The New York Water Environment Association Metropolitan Chapter will be offering up to two (2) $1,500 scholarships. These scholarships are based on the following eligibility:
- Applicant must be a student enrolled at a College or University within the Metropolitan
- Chapter geographic boundaries (New York City) with an established NYWEA Student Chapter.
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Applicant must be enrolled in full-time engineering or environmental related program with a focus on environmental issues and must be completing their Junior year, Senior year orenrolled in a Graduate Program. Such programs could include but not limited to:
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Environmental Engineering - Civil Engineering - Water or Environmental Engineering Emphasis
- Chemical Engineering -Water or Environmental Engineering Emphasis
- Environmental Science
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To receive the payment, application must maintain a GPA of 2.4 out of 4.0 for the current year course of study.
Application deadline: November 18, 2013
NOTE: There is still time to apply for the 2012 Scholarship!The deadline is November 18, 2012.
Attention Parents of High School Seniors
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