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.
The application deadline is November 28, 2011.
Click Here for the UWRI Scholarship Application
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 recipient will also have the option to attend the 2012 annual CASFM conference held in September in Steamboat Springs. Registration and three nights lodging at the conference is provided.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.
2009 - 10
The
2010-2011 CASFM-UWRI Scholarship recipient is Charlotte Van Voast.
Charlotte is an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado in Boulder
where she is majoring in Civil Engineering and anticipates graduating the the
Spring of 2011.
In addition to her studies, Charlotte is involved with a number of student
organizations, including Engineers Without Borders (for which she serves as a
Board Member), the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of Women
Engineers. Charlotte has also been active in the Boulder community, volunteering
for Expanding Your Horizons - a program to get young girls interested in math
and science - and the Boulder Creek Restoration Project.
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.
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.