The Rural Water Association has established a Scholarship Fund to recognize and assist qualified students in pursuit of higher education. Below are the Scholarship Program Requirements.

1. Two Scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each will be awarded for the academic school year 2008-2009.
2. Scholarship assistance will be paid in two installments, $750 for the Fall Semester in the year 2008 and $750 for the Spring Semester in the year 2009.
3. All awards will be issued directly to the applicant and not to the college, university or institution of higher learning.
4. Scholarship Eligibility is not exclusive to graduating High School seniors.
5. All recipients of Scholarships will be required to provide RWAU with proof of full-time enrollment each semester for which the scholarship is awarded at an accredited institution of higher learning. Payment will be made immediately upon proof of enrollment. Scholarship recipients must submit proof of enrollment for the Fall 2008 semester no later than October 1, 2008, and proof of enrollment for the Spring 2009 semester no later than March 1, 2009.
6. Eligibility for Scholarships is limited to dependent children or stepchildren of full time employees, Board members or Council members of RWAU member systems. Dependent children of RWAU Board and Staff members are not eligible.
7. In order to be eligible for a Scholarship, applicants must complete and submit the downloadable application form included on this page in its entirety by completing all blanks and signing the certification statement.
8. Scholarship application must be RECEIVED on or before February 1, 2008.

Scholarship awards will be announced on February 28, 2008 at the RWAU Annual Conference Voting Membership Meeting. Applicants will be evaluated on a comparative basis at the sole discretion of the RWAU Scholarship Committee. Priority may be given, but not limited, to water/wastewater related studies, environmental science, and engineering. The RWAU Scholarship Program is designed to help defray the costs of tuition, fees, books and/or room and board. RWAU reserves the right to revise or withhold the award of any or all scholarships offered. Decisions of the Committee will be final. Application materials and decisions of the committee shall be confidential. Acceptance of scholarship constitutes permission by RWAU to promote names and/or likeness of scholarship winners.

	RWAU 2007-2008 Scholarship Receipients
	Shaun Marie Cornwall Riverside North Garland, UT
	Chris Webb, Father of Shad Webb Blanding, UT