General Information
Recipients
This scholarship is sponsored by the Urban Watersheds Research Institute (UWRI). The UWRI is a Colorado Non-Profit Corporation whose mission is to provide resources for professional advancement through seminars, conferences, research, technical support, scholarships, intern programs and other related activities to scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in the planning, designing and managing of urban watersheds, their water resources and ecologies.
UWRI has made $2500 available to the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) to award to students for the 2009-2010 academic year. This scholarship is offered in cooperation with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) scholarship committee. The application deadline for this year is February 5, 2010. The results will be posted on this page when they are available. Click Here for Application Information
Selection Process: Applicants will be short-listed based on this application. A panel will hold a short (20-30 minute) interview with short-listed applicants on Saturday, March 6th. The successful candidate will be notified by April 9th. Funds will be disbursed by check directly to the student.
Scholarship Purpose: The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage sophomore and junior undergraduate civil engineering students to continue their education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in an ABET accredited undergraduate civil engineering program at a College or University in the State of Colorado and be registered to take at least 12 credit-hours of coursework per semester (full-time). Students must be entering either their Sophomore or Junior year. Minimum GPA for consideration is 2.0/4.0. For more information about UWRI, please visit their website at www.urbanwatersheds.org.
The Scholarship Committee Chair is:
Shea Thomas,
PE
Urban Drainage & Flood
Control District
2480 W. 26th Ave. Suite 156B
Denver, CO 80211
(303)
455-6277
If you have any questions about the content of this page, please contact Shea.
2008 - 09
The
2008-2009 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Eric Eisinger. Eric is an undergraduate
student at the Colorado School of Mines where he is majoring in Civil
Engineering and anticipates graduating in the Spring of 2011.
In addition to his studies, Eric competes in Varsity Track and Field. His long
term goals include working in the field of water resources or structural
engineering, and eventually owning his own firm. Congratulations, Eric.
2006 - 07
The
2006-2007 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is James Foreman. James graduated
from Ed W. Clark High School in Las Vegas Nevada in June 2004. He is currently a
Junior in the Civil Engineering program at Colorado State University. After his
anticipated graduation from CSU in 2008, James is planning to join the Peace
Corps, where he hopes to improve water resources development in third world
countries. After a stint in the Peace Corps, James hopes to return to the states
and pursue a graduate degree in civil engineering.