The Water Institute is pleased to offer, with the generous support of our External Partners, five scholarships valued at $5,000 each. The scholarships are available to full time graduate students at the University of Waterloo conducting water-related research.
The scholarships offered are:
Three Water Institute members have been recognised for their achievements and pre-eminence in their particular field of knowledge with a University Research Chair designation.
Congratulations to:
Pu Chen, Professor, Chemical Engineering;
Claude Duguay, Professor, Geography and Environmental Management; and
Heidi Swanson, Assistant Professor, Biology.
The Water Institute offers seed grants of up to $20,000 to its members to stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration, to facilitate interaction with national or international authorities, and to encourage the development of research proposals. A total of $75,000 is available in the Fall 2015 Call for Proposals, which is now open. Applications are due by September 25, 2015. A second Call for Proposals for the Winter 2016 competition should be announced in November 2015, with proposals due in late-January 2016.
The University of Waterloo’s Water Institute is embarking on a two week mission to China to identify opportunities to expand collaboration with Chinese partner institutions recognized for excellence in water research and education.