The Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District provides two $5,000 one-year scholarships for full-time university student(s) who are pursuing a water-related career in any major at a public university within the state of Colorado. The Colorado Water Center administers the scholarship. The scholarship provides financial assistance for one year to a committed and talented student who is pursuing a water-related career in any major at a public university within the state of Colorado. Preference will be given to juniors, seniors, or master’s candidates (with at least one year of studies remaining) in a water-related major and to residents or former residents of Northwest Colorado or students working on water research in Northwest Colorado. We are not accepting applications at this time. Please check back in the spring for our 2025 application cycle.

Congrats to our 2024 scholarship recipients,
Halie Cunningham and Eva Anderson!

Halie is a local resident of Routt County who works in conservation within the Yampa River Basin, and will be pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Management at Western Colorado University.

Eva will be pursuing a Master’s degree from Western Colorado University in Ecology, specializing in water quality as it relates to macroinvertebrates in a wetland ecosystem.