American Water Works Association: Academic Achievement Award Grant
Funding Amount
US $1,500 - US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- All masters thesis and doctoral dissertations that are relevant to the water supply industry are eligible.
- The manuscript must reflect the work of a single author and be submitted during the competition year in which it was submitted for the degree.
Overview
The American Water Works Association's Academic Achievement Award honors exceptional scholarly work in public water supply. This prestigious award recognizes both doctoral dissertations and master's theses, with monetary prizes of $3,000 for first place and $1,500 for second place in each category. Eligible works must be relevant to the water supply industry and submitted by a single author during the competition year. This initiative promotes academic excellence and innovation in the field.
The Academic Achievement Award encourages academic excellence by recognizing contributions to the field of public water supply.
Award amounts are as follows:
Doctoral Dissertation — First Place is $3,000 one-time award; Second Place is $1,500 one-time award Masters Thesis — First Place is $3,000 one-time award; Second Place is $1,500 one-time award
Eligibility
All masters thesis and doctoral dissertations that are relevant to the water supply industry are eligible. The manuscript must reflect the work of a single author and be submitted during the competition year in which it was submitted for the degree.
What American Water Works Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 37
- Total given
- $1.99M
- Median grant
- $40K
- Range
- $15K–$270K
- By dollars: California 14%, Texas 7%, Florida 6%. Top recipient cities: Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Austin, TX; St Cloud, FL.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 0% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Awwa California-Nevada Section · Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Operating support
$270K
Awwa Texas Section · Austin, TX
Operating support
$139K
Awwa Florida Section · St Cloud, FL
Operating support
$122K
Awwa Pacific Northwest Section · Vancouver, WA
Operating support
$110K
Awwa Illinois Section · Naperville, IL
Operating support
$86K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Water
- Science research
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