Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization Co-Sponsors 2018-2019 Award Through a Donation to the IDRA Sustainable Water Resources Foundation (SWRF)
BOSTON, October 1, 2018 – The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) announces that it is now accepting applications for the 2018-19 Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship. Through this program, IDRA awards scholarship grants of up to $5,000 USD to one or more graduate students who have been accepted into a program of doctoral studies and who intend to pursue a desalination and water reuse related research thesis.
IDRA also announces that ISDMU, the Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization, SOA (Tianjin, China), is co-sponsoring the scholarship for FY 2018-19 via a matching contribution to the IDRA Sustainable Water Resources Foundation (SWRF), which will issue a $5,000 matching grant. This makes the total scholarship value $10,000 USD.
The objective of IDRA’s scholarship program and the IDRA SWRF capacity-building program is to encourage engineers and scientists to further their post-graduate education in subjects related to desalination, membranes and water reuse. Applicants must have graduated from an accredited university and must be from the top 10% of their class in science or engineering. The applicant must prove admission to a graduate program of doctoral studies in desalination or water reuse and must exhibit leadership and achievement potential. All applicants must be members of IDRA.
The applications will be considered on the basis of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, references from university staff and one or more IDRA members, along with the individual’s motivation statement for a planned career in desalination or water reuse technologies.
“IDRA is committed to advancing knowledge in desalination and advanced water treatment and encouraging education in the industry that we serve. The Channabasappa Scholarship Program is one of our initiatives aimed at achieving this goal. We thank ISDMU China for their generous support to the IDRA SWRF to provide a matching contribution to support this year’s scholarship program and hope that other businesses and organizations will follow their lead. With the support of the academic, public sector and corporate communities, IDRA and the IDRA SWRF can expand the number of scholarships available to assist more students and help assure our industry will have the talent it needs for the future,” said Shannon McCarthy, IDRA Secretary General.
The deadline for applications is January 31, 2019. The Scholarship Award will be announced within 60 days of the application deadline.
For more information or to download an application, please visit www.idadesal.org.
About IDR
The International Desalination and Reuse Association (www.idadesal.org) is a non-profit association that serves more than 2,600 core members in 60 countries and reaches an additional 4,000 affiliate members. Its membership comprises scientists, end-users, engineers, consultants and researchers from governments, corporations and academia. IDRA is associated with the United Nations as part of a growing international network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
About the IDRA
SWRF The IDRA Sustainable Water Resources Foundation (SWRF) advocates and educates the general public regarding the use advanced water treatment technology solutions. It also promotes professional education and development in the fields of non-conventional water and clean energy solutions to water needs by awarding scholarships and/or grants for professional training and related study at the undergraduate, graduate and doctorate level, and by arranging and providing for fellowships and internships pertaining to these fields. The IDRA SWRF’s activities may also include sponsoring research and development activities and projects relating to the production and use of non-conventional water as well as sponsoring technical assistance and training programs related to non-conventional water and clean energy for developing nations. The IDRA SWRF is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.