U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Direct application
$10,000
1 winner
Eligibility
Location
United States
Major
Environmental Engineering
Education level
High school
Age
Age 15+
About this scholarship
U.S. high school students in grades 9 through 12 who are at least 15 years old by August 1 of the competition year and have completed a water-science research project may enter through state competitions administered by the Water Environment Federation.
State winners advance to the national competition. The U.S. winner receives $10,000 and represents the United States at the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Submit the online entry form and a detailed research paper by your state's deadline.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Online entry form
- Detailed research paper
- Required written research paper: must not exceed 20 pages of single-sided 8.5x11 paper (title page excluded from the 20-page limit) and the PDF file must be no larger than 2MB.
- Paper must be written in English, typed in 12-point Times New Roman, left aligned, 1.5 spacing, 1 inch top/bottom margins, .75 inch side margins.
- Recommended paper structure: Title Page; Preliminary Matters (Abstract, Table of Contents, Key Words, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Acknowledgements, Biography); Paper Body (Introduction, Materials and
- Conclusions section recommended to be a maximum of two pages, each conclusion no more than 1-3 short sentences.
- Original water-related research project (water quality, water resources, water/wastewater treatment); team of up to three students permitted.
- Submitted electronically as a PDF via the online entry form; competition is judged at state level first, then national.
- Entry proceeds through state competitions; state winners advance to the national competition.
- Research paper must be submitted electronically as a PDF and comply with the stated page, file-size, language, formatting, and research-project requirements.