See below for exciting opportunities for post-docs and students.
AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship
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- Link: https://www.awra.org/Members/Scholarship_and_Awards/Herbert_Scholarship.aspx
- Award: $2000 (one-time scholarship)
- Due date: May 1st, 2026
- Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled full-time for the full 2026-2027 academic year in a program related to water resources
- Application requirements: Student must be an AWRA member (see note below) and submit a two-page summary (approx. 500 words) of his/her academic interests and achievements, extracurricular interests, and career goals along with three letters of recommendation, a resume/CV, and transcripts
- Note: The AWRA student membership fee is $40 (required for scholarship application). WRI will pay this membership fee for the first five students who provide drafts of their application materials to WRI for review. Students do not need to share the letters of rec., but they will need to show email acknowledgments from the professors/advisors who are submitting them.
AWWA Academic Achievement Award
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- Link: https://www.awwa.org/award/academic-achievement-award/
- Award: $3000, 1st place; $1500 2nd place (one-time awards for PhD dissertations and masters theses)
- Due date: October 1st, 2026
- Eligibility: Recently finished graduate students who submitted a PhD dissertation or masters thesis "during the competition year in which it was submitted for the degree"
- Application requirements: Dissertation or thesis must be the work of one author and be relevant to the water supply industry, and the student must also submit a letter of recommendation and an abstract of their work
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Fellowship
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- Link: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7BF9C7B701-6405-FD55-6705-EB4B190646B8
- Award: $50,000 (per year for up to 3 years)
- Due date: July 14th, 2026
- Eligibility: Graduate students (PhD and masters)
- Application requirements: See the solicitation page for full details on the multiple components of the fellowship application. In brief, it requires a technical proposal on the work the student will perform (the research must use NASA data and align with NASA objectives), a biosketch, a budget/justification, and other related documents.
- Note: This is a highly competitive fellowship program that can significantly defray, or eliminate, the cost of a graduate program. Importantly, the application must be submitted by a university PI (e.g., tenure-line or research faculty), meaning any interested students should work closely with their primary advisor in the ideation, creation, and application process. Those interested in applying should start now even though the deadline is still three months away.