The Texas Water Resources Institute has awarded U.S. Geological Survey graduate student research grants to three students for September 1, 2021–August 31, 2022.
Student Programs
TWRI is committed to training the next generation of water resources scientists and engineers.
We have two students water research scholarship programs, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Graduate Research Program and Mills Scholars Program, which provide $7,500 scholarships for graduate students to assist in conducting high priority water resources research in Texas.
The 2023-2024 request for proposals for the USGS Graduate Student Research Program is now open, with the application deadline extended to February 15, 2023. The Mills Scholars Program request for proposals is anticipated to be released in early 2023.
Participating students are not only awarded financially but gain experience in proposal writing and gain exposure through their proposals, reports and posters being posted on our website and their projects being featured in Conservation Matters, our electronic newsletter.
Since 2001, we have awarded more than $1.18 million to 346 graduate students at universities throughout Texas conducting water research including:
- Baylor University
- Rice University
- Sam Houston State University
- Texas A&M University
- Texas State University
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Texas Tech University
- University of North Texas
- The University of Texas
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Texas at El Paso
- West Texas A&M University
- The University of Texas San Antonio
Faculty Program
TWRI also seeks to build relations with Texas A&M faculty through our Faculty Fellowship program, which provides $15,000 in funding for selected fellows to conduct water resources-related research.
The 2023-2024 request for proposals for the Faculty Fellowship Program is now open, with the application deadline extended to February 15, 2023.
For any questions about these programs, please contact Danielle Kalisek at Danielle.Kalisek@ag.tamu.edu.
Danielle Kalisek
danielle.kalisek@ag.tamu.edu
Danielle Kalisek is the Assistant Director for Institute Operations for the Texas Water Resources Institute. In this role, she manages institute business, particularly the pre-award through account setup processes and state and designated accounts, she also coordinates communications and websites services and needs for the institute.
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The Texas Water Resources Institute announced its call for pre-proposals for students conducting water resources research. The deadline for pre-proposal submissions is Nov. 28, 2018.
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) graduate research grants to two students for June 2018–June 2019.
From USGS and Mills scholarship recipients to leaders in the water industry
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded 2018 Mills Scholarships to four graduate students conducting water-related research at Texas A&M University.
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