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Apply: Water Scholar Award - Colorado Water History - Research Guides at Colorado State University Fort Collins A guide to finding and using historical information about water in Colorado and beyond Water Scholar Award: Application Information The Colorado State University Water Resources Archive offers an annual Water Scholar Award .
This annual award grants funding to researchers whose work on western water would benefit from access to the collection. The award is intended to help offset the expenses of researchers engaged in studies that will benefit from access to the holdings of the Water Resources Archive as well as costs associated with presentations, publications, or other products resulting from that research.
For the 2026 grants, the total amount of funding is capped at $3,900, to be allocated to a maximum of three applications. Please apply only for the amount needed. "Hot" topics that holdings can support include the Colorado River Interim Guidelines expiration in 2026; the dispute between Nebraska and Colorado over the South Platte River; and groundwater development and depletion.
These or any other topics documented in the Water Resources Archive are of interest. Applications are due January 31 . Find full information in PDF file below.
We welcome applicants from any profession and any discipline, as well as from anywhere in the U.S. and abroad. We especially welcome graduate student applicants. Email Patty Rettig (link at right) with any questions.
Water Scholar Award application information 2022, Ryan Hearty , Johns Hopkins University 2023, Holly Roth and David Vail , University of Colorado Boulder and University of Nebraska at Kearney (respectively) 2024, Ben Stanley, University of Delaware 2025, Jane Mize, School of the Art Institute of Chicago << Previous: Virtual Exhibit: Ralph Parshall Contact: Archives & Special Collections Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1019 Connect with library staff via chat, email, phone or text.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to anyone whose research interests and objectives would be, or already have been, significantly advanced by utilizing the holdings of the Water Resources Archive. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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