CASFM Undergraduate Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is to promote interest in the CASFM organization and its goals among students and the engineering community. Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program closely related to CASFM’s goals at a college or university in Colorado at the sophomore, or above level and be registered to take at least 10 credit hours of coursework per semester. Eligible programs of study include, but are not limited to: civil engineering, environmental engineering, hydrology, hydraulics, watershed management, floodplain management, stormwater management, stormwater quality, emergency response, meteorology, and climatology. The scholarship recipient will also have the option to attend the 2027 CASFM Conference. Registration and three nights’ lodging at the conference are included if the recipient commits to accepting the award at the CASFM annual lunch meeting at the conference.

Selection Process 

Previous Undergraduate Scholarship recipients are not eligible. Three applicants will be short-listed based on this application and a short essay (up to 500 words; attach to application) describing their personal and career goals and how they relate to the goals of CASFM. Preference will be given to local applicants. Short-listed applicants will be notified by November 13, 2026. A panel will hold a short (approximately 20-minute) interview with short-listed applicants in mid-November. The successful candidate will be notified by December 1, 2026. Funds will be disbursed by check directly to the student.