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Applications for the 2024 calendar year are now being accepted!

The RMWQAA offers a $1,000 scholarship to students pursuing an education and career in the Water Quality field. Please complete the application and submit your reasoning for why you should be selected to receive this educational assistance. Questions can be answered by Lindie Aragon at laragon@westminsterco.gov.

The 2025 RMWQAA scholarship application deadline is August 31, 2025!

Introducing the 2024 RMWQAA Scholarship Winners:

Eva Anderson and Guillermo Alonso Vizarreta-Luna

Eva Anderson is currently pursuing a dual master's degree at Western Colorado University in Gunnison, CO. Eva completed a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at CU Boulder and served a term working for the Lakes Region Conservation Corps for AmeriCorps. Combining her interests in water quality and aquatic invertebrates, Eva's master thesis project investigates heavy metal contaminated subalpine fen system in the San Juan mountains and the opportunity to work with community non-profits and the Bureau of Land Management. While Eva is not busy in the field or at classes, she enjoys reading, running and swimming, and spending time with her friends and family.

Guillermo, an Environmental Engineer from La Molina National Agrarian University in Peru, has five years of experience in environmental, ecotoxicology and water quality management, including roles in municipalities and the National Water Authority. Awarded the UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV Fellowship 2023, he participated in the 46th Postgraduate Course on Environmental Management at TU Dresden and CIPSEM, becoming an Honorary Ambassador for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Guillermo is currently a Fulbright Scholar pursuing a master's in Systems Engineering at Colorado State University, where he serves as an AI-Water Research Assistant at the BlueGreen Decisions Lab, focusing on AI/ML tools for early decision-making in water quality management. He also received the Colorado Water Fellowship, the German Innovation Fellowship Small Grant Award, and is interning as a Water Quality and Treatment Data Intern at Denver Water.