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American Water Works Association: Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarship (LARS Scholarship)

PURPOSE:

Annual award to support and encourage outstanding graduate students in science and engineering who are dedicated to research on improving water quality.

FIELD OF STUDY:

Physical sciences and engineering fields, especially for research projects in corrosion control, treatment and distribution of domestic and industrial water supplies, aquatic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and environmental chemistry.

ELIGIBILITY:

Graduate students registered in degree programs in schools located in the U.S., Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Master's degree students should not complete degree requirements before August 1 following the application deadline; doctoral students should not complete degree requirements before December 1.

AWARD:

For Master's degree students, there is a one-time award of $5,000. For doctoral students, there is a one-time award of $7,000.

DEADLINE:

January 15

APPLICATION:

<www.awwa.org/calendar/index.cfm>  For further information and an application form, consult Web site. Scholarship coordinator, American Water Works Association, 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235. Telephone: 303-347-6206. E-mail: <acarabetta@awwa.org> .

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