Leonard Halpenny Intern Scholarship
Applicants: Undergraduate and graduate students in a hydrology-related field of study from an Arizona college or university. Qualified undergraduates will be given first preference in the selection process.
Award: $3,000 stipend for 200 hours of experience within the 2011 calendar year with multiple agencies and private consulting companies in Tucson, Arizona.
The Tucson Chapter of the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) is now seeking applicants for the 2011 Leonard Halpenny Intern Scholarship. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to work part-time throughout 2011 as an intern scholar at multiple hydrological work environments in Tucson. Previous participating companies have included: Tucson Water, the United States Geological Survey, Montgomery & Associates, Brown and Caldwell, HydroGeoChem, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Metro Water, the Nature Conservancy, Pima County Flood Control District, and Clear Creek Associates. The intern scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of hydrology, geology, civil, environmental and geologic engineering, renewable natural resources, wastewater management, soil and water science, and other hydrology-related studies. Students from any Arizona college or university may apply to participate in the program. Award winners must complete their internship in Tucson. The scope of work may include water sampling, regulatory aspects of recharge and water-resource management, fieldwork, retrospective analysis of existing data, and other types of activities that might be encountered in an entry-level hydrology-related position.
For more information and to apply, please access the application form here. The application consists of a one-page application form, a one-page essay, transcripts (unofficial), and two letters of recommendation (at least one from an instructor, the second can be from an employer).
Information for Employers
Tucson
employeres can click here to download the Employer Interest Form.
Contact: Marla Odom, AHS Tucson Chapter Corporate Board Member (modom@elmontgomery.com), with any questions.
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