A&WMA Scholarship Opportunity
This A&WMA scholarship opportunity is for full-time grad/undergrad students in the air quality/waste management fields in the Rocky Mountain region (CO, UT, NM, WY).
Objectives: The awards are intended to provide recognition and a financial award for qualified undergraduate and graduate students to encourage careers related to air pollution control and/or waste management.
Eligibility: Applicants must be juniors, seniors, or graduate students who will be enrolled full-time 2018-2019 in a college or university in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, or Wyoming. Applicants may win scholarships for a maximum of 3 years (requires reapplication).
Applications: Applications must be received by February 28, 2018 (mail or email accepted), and must include the following. Please assemble these documents into a single pdf or hardcopy (except reference letters):
- Coversheet (following page)
- Copy of your transcripts or grade records for the last 2+ years (unofficial is acceptable)
- Plan of Study - Two (2) page max description detailing your academic program & training
- Statement of Professional Goals - Two (2) page max detailing your long range plans
- Complete CV or Resume- Six (6) page maximum
- Two letter(s) of reference from an advisor and another faculty member. These should be emailed separately by the letter writers to: kip.carrico@nmt.edu
- Award winners will be requested to participate with RMSS-A&WMA as student liason, lunch meeting speaker, planning committee for A&WMA national meeting, or in another capacity.
Awards: Anticipated 4 +/- 2 awards with amounts to be determined based on section financial status. Past scholarships have been $250 to $1500 per student. Final scholarship awards and amounts will be based on a merit based system to the top students as judged by an independent review panel. One free student A&WMA membership for 1 year will be reimbursed for each awardee who joins A&WMA.
Awards will be announced by May 31, 2018 and awarded by September 30, 2018 for A.Y. 2018-2019
National Scholarship: Graduate applicants are highly encouraged to separately apply to the A&WMA national student scholarship competition. A similar but separate application must be made at (note earlier deadline):
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that enhances knowledge and expertise by providing a neutral forum for information exchange, professional development, networking opportunities, public education, and outreach to more than 5,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries. A&WMA promotes global environmental responsibility and increases the effectiveness of organizations to make critical decisions that benefit society.
: Prof. Kip Carrico
New Mexico Tech
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
801 Leroy PlaceSocorro, NM 87801
Kip.Carrico@nmt.edu