The Canadian Water Resources Association Memorial Scholarship 2024-2025 is awarded to the highest ranked of all applicants who has not already been awarded a higher-ranking scholarship. This scholarship represents a tribute to CWRA members through their colleagues’ donations.
About Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA)
The Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) is a national registered charity comprised of members from the public, private and academic sectors who are committed to promoting responsible, innovative and effective water resources management. Formed in 1947 as the Western Canada Reclamation Association, CWRA is the only national organization addressing all water resources issues across all regions of Canada. We offer a range of services and programs focused on professional development, providing expertise and advice, education, and collaboration.
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Canadian Water Resources Association Memorial Scholarship
Aim and Benefits of Canadian Water Resources Association Memorial Scholarship
The winner of Memorial Scholarship 2024 will be awarded to the value – $1,500
Requirements for Canadian Water Resources Association Memorial Scholarship Qualification
- Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents attending a Canadian university or college, enrolled in full-time graduate studies in any department in both fall and winter terms of the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Applicants must be graduate students whose research-based program of study focuses on applied, natural, or social science aspects of water resources.
- To be considered for the Scholarship for Indigenous Students in Water, the applicant must self-identify as an Indigenous student on the application form. Prior to the awarding of this scholarship, the successful applicant will be contacted by the CWRA to provide documentation of, or a description of, their Indigenous heritage. CWRA understands that Indigenous ancestry can be difficult to document, and if necessary, various forms of confirmation will be considered.
- To be considered for the Harker/Cameron Women in Water Scholarship, applicants must self-identify as a woman on the application form.
- Prior to the awarding of each of the six scholarships, successful applicants will be contacted by the CWRA and asked to provide documentation of their Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.
- The recipient must agree to have their name and photo(s) published in both CWRA internal and external communications (e.g., website, social media, newsletter, Water News, etc.).
Application Deadline
January 31, 2025
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) on cwra.org to apply
- Access to the CWRA online application portal will open November 1, 2024.
- The application deadline for submission is January 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST.
- Applications will be completed by the student.
- The student applicant must complete the application form via the online application portal at https://cwra.org/en/awards/scholarships/.
- Following the online submission of the application form, the applicant must prepare and submit their research project description using the template provided here (Password: Scholarships). The completed project description must be emailed directly to the CWRA Scholarship Committee as described on the template.
- Supporting documents (transcripts and letters of reference) must be mailed or emailed directly to the CWRA Scholarship Committee by institutions or referees, as described below.
- Applicants will be contacted seven (7) days prior to the submission deadline if their application remains incomplete at that time.
- Applicants must obtain and arrange for delivery of the following supporting documents for a complete submission:
- Proof of the applicant’s full-time enrollment. This document is often obtained through the same office as transcripts. If not available, a confirmation letter on the applicant’s department letterhead is deemed acceptable.
- Official undergraduate education transcript (mailed or emailed directly to CWRA Scholarship Committee by the undergraduate institution).
- Official graduate education transcript (mailed or emailed directly to CWRA Scholarship Committee by the graduate institution).
- Two letters of reference from persons with a knowledge of the applicant’s research or professional experience (mailed or emailed directly to CWRA Scholarship Committee by the referee).
- An outline of the applicant’s research project and its relevance to sustainable water resources (500 words). The outline should include project research methods, type of data and analysis, as well as the expected outcomes. The project description should be reader-friendly to non-specialists.
Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts and letters of reference can either be emailed directly to the CWRA Scholarship Chair at [email protected] or mailed directly to the following physical address. Information received via mail must be postmarked prior to the application deadline.
CWRA Scholarship Chair
c/o Nicholas Kehler
B626 – 13 Evergreen Place
Sanford, MB R0G2J0
- Applications can be submitted in French or English.
- It is the student applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all application documents are uploaded to the application portal by the application deadline, and that the documentation or references from the appropriate person or institution are emailed directly to the CWRA Scholarship Chair by the application deadline or mailed to the CWRA Scholarship Chair postmarked prior to the application deadline.
- Notification will be provided to all applicants prior to March 31, 2025.
- All successful applicants will be required to provide banking details for payment and their Social Insurance Number for tax form purposes.
- All applicants are encouraged to also submit an abstract to the 2025 CWRA National Conference. Information on the Call for Abstracts, and abstract submission deadlines, will be available here: conference.cwra.org
For more details, visit Canadian Water Resources Association Memorial Scholarship webpage
