Scholarships

Ohio Section AWWA Scholarship Program

Purpose: To encourage water industry-related education through scholarship. This scholarship program has been created in an effort to give back to the individuals who support the water industry and the Ohio Section of the American Water Works Association.

Awards: The Scholarship Committee will award 12 scholarships for the Fall 2025 academic season. Anticipated award notification May 2025.

Requirements: You will be required to upload three documents to complete your application. Please have these ready when you begin the application.

Personal Statement: Provide a brief description of your career goals upon graduation or course completion. Include how you see your field of study benefiting the advancement of the drinking water industry. Also, incorporate ways in which you may use your experience and education in support of the American Water Works Association. Please do not include any personal identifiers in this document
Letter of Recommendation: Must be from an instructor, professor, or dean from your program.
Transcript: Provide a current scholastic transcript

Eligibility: Any student residing in Ohio and attending an Ohio-accredited institution of higher learning during the scholarship year, in a water industry-related program (i.e. science, engineering, management, computer information systems, or another water-related field).

Details: Current Committee members or their immediate families are not eligible to receive a scholarship. State Governing Board members or immediate family members who applied for a scholarship cannot vote for scholarship award winners.

Disclaimers:

No student shall receive more than two scholarships from this program within a ten-year period.
If no students meet the criteria, no awards shall be given during that calendar year.
The scholarship will be paid directly to the awardee's school for costs associated with the student's advanced degree. A current invoice must be provided for this payment to be processed.