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APPLICATIONS WELCOME FOR IDA CHANNABASAPPA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP, 2020-21

IDA is now accepting applications for the 2020-21 Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship, with final applications due June 15. Through this program, IDA rewards up to 10,000 USD to a student member of IDA pursuing further education in a graduate program of doctoral studies who intends to complete a desalination and water reuse related research thesis.

To be eligible for the award, applicants must have graduated from an accredited university in science or engineering. Moreover, 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 IDA. To apply for the scholarship, applicants must submit their undergraduate and graduate transcripts to IDA, as well as an official statement of purpose, detailing the applicant’s planned career in desalination and water reuse sector. Applicants should provide four (4) letters of recommendation, one of which must be completed by an IDA member, in addition to the official Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship application, located on IDA’s website here: https://idadesal.org/training/scholarshipprogram/. Once the application window is closed, all applications will be reviewed by IDA’s Education, Scholarship, and Fellowship Committee, with a final recipient announced no later than August 1, 2020. The recipient will be awarded the scholarship in two installments: the first, upon notification of a successful application; and the second, after IDA has received a mid-term progress report from the student’s academic advisor. Applications can be submitted until June 15, 2020. Any questions can be addressed to education@idadesal.org. Last year, Mr. Enzo Rene Garcia-Bartolomei was awarded the scholarship. Mr. GarciaBartolomei is a marine ecologist majoring in Inland Aquatic Systems at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the University of Concepción, one of the most prestigious environmental science programs in Chile and the LATAM region. The award was cosponsored by The Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization (ISDMU), SOA (Tianjin, China). IDA is currently accepting applications to co-sponsor the 2020-21 scholarship, with inquiries addressed to sponsorships@idadesal.org.