The Holly A. Cornell Scholarship has been awarded since 1990 and it is named after and so as to honor its co-founder Holly A. Cornell.
This scholarship amount is $7,500 and it is available thanks to the Water Works Association which is the world’s largest water association.
Ineligible and incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration, so make sure that you gather all the materials and submit them prior to the deadline on December 2nd.
A qualified scholarship committee will review all the received applications and will award the best candidates.
If you happen to be the scholarship recipient, the presentation of awards will be held at the annual ACE Water Industry Luncheon.
The main aim of this scholarship is to financially support outstanding female and/or minority students who are pursuing advanced training in the field of water supply and treatment, so it is important that the candidate fulfills these requirements if he/she wants to be accepted as a possible scholarship winner.
Before applying for any kind of scholarship, it is important to get acquainted with the application requirements and the process itself.
For the AWWA scholarships, the application process is the same, as there is one online application for all level scholarships.
Besides filling out the application form with honest answers, you are supposed to submit a letter of recommendation from a person not related to you.
It is mandatory to include Academic or Research Advisor Letter of Recommendation for Graduate level scholarships.
Then, you are supposed to attach a proposed plan of research consisting of three pages of text including supporting figures.
References are not required, but you might include them.
You are also supposed to attach your most recent transcript(s) of all university education and unofficial transcripts are also accepted.
Last, but not least, copy in your resume a two-page maximum length that includes all colleges and universities attended, dates, major fields of study, grade point average.
Once you gather all these documents and meet the eligibility requirements, you are highly encouraged to submit the application and you will become a possible winner of numerous scholarships offered by the AWWA.