Scholarships
Operator and Professional Scholarship
The WEAU Operator and Professional Scholarship Award is available to members of WEAU serving in Utah’s Wastewater field. A WEAU Board-appointed panel reviews all applications. The scholarship funds are intended for the applicants' education, trade school classes, education books, or student loans. WEAU reserves the right to follow up with the applicant to determine how the funds helped advance their career goals. The applicant may be requested to write a brief summary of their experience in the Digested News. The Operator and Professional Scholarship can only be received once.
The 2026 Operator and Professional Scholarship applications will be accepted until September 30, 2026.
Please contact [email protected] for questions about the Operator and Professional Scholarship.
Dr. Robert W. Okey Scholarship
INTRODUCTION
The Dr. Robert W. Okey Scholarship was established in honor of a man who dedicated over 50 years of service to the wastewater industry, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the Water Environment Association of Utah (WEAU). Dr. Okey worked in the wastewater industry for many years before obtaining his Ph.D. degree and becoming a professor at the University of Utah. Many people now working in the industry in Utah remember taking classes from him. He authored numerous papers and books and held patents covering various aspects of wastewater treatment. He is fondly remembered for his many unique papers and presentations at the annual conferences and for his participation in furthering the goals and objectives of WEAU.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
This scholarship is available to any undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in at least 9 credit hours in environmental programs, either in engineering or an applicable area of science or technology. Applicants must also be a member of the WEAU student chapter (it’s free, go to www.wef.org to sign up). Eligible students may apply for the scholarship each year the scholarship is offered. However, a candidate can only receive a maximum lifetime amount of $3,000 grant money from the Dr. Robert Okey Scholarship sponsored by WEAU.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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