Rules and Descriptions for EWRI 2019 Student Competitions and Student Chapters
Table of Contents
- Graduate Student Technical Paper Competition
- Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition
- Student Poster Competition
- Conference Proceedings
- WSP Student Design Competition
- EWRI Student Chapters
Graduate Student Technical Paper Competition
Information & Eligibility:
- The main author of submissions to this category should be a graduate student.
- For any work submitted that is the product of research supervised by a faculty adviser, the faculty adviser may be included as a second author.
- The intent of the competition is to support the development of participants’ research writing skills, so it is anticipated that students submitting the work are the primary authors of the paper and were responsible for its content.
- Three graduate submissions will be selected based on the content of the technical papers.
- The top three winners in the will receive complimentary registrations (for one member only of a team), as well as travel funds up to $500 per entry. The top three submissions will receive small monetary awards depending on the availability of the funds.
The Graduate Student Paper Competition has new rules this year! To Enter:
- Step 1: Submit your one page abstract to a technical track by
- Step 2: Respond to the survey here to indicate that you are participating in the Graduate Student Technical Paper Competition by
- Step 3: Submit your required final paper by
- Accepted students will present onsite in the general technical sessions at the Congress.
- First, second, and third place winners of the Graduate Student Paper Competition will receive awards at the Student Function.
*Please note: While your paper may be accepted and scheduled for presentation, if EWRI has not received your indication survey response, the paper will not be eligible for consideration in the Graduate Student Paper Competition.
Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition
Information & Eligibility:
- The main author of submissions to this category should be an undergraduate student.
- For any work submitted that is the product of research supervised by a faculty adviser, the faculty adviser may be included as a second author.
- The intent of the competition is to support the development of participants’ research writing skills, so it is anticipated that students submitting the work are the primary authors of the paper and were responsible for its content.
- Three undergraduate submissions will be selected based on the content of the technical papers.
- The top three winners in the will receive complimentary registrations (for one member only of a team), as well as travel funds up to $500 per entry. The top three submissions will receive small monetary awards depending on the availability of the funds.
To Enter:
- Step 1: Submit your one page abstract to a technical track by by .
- Step 2:Respond to the survey here to indicate that you are participating in the Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition by .
- Step 3: Submit your required final paper by .
- Accepted students will present onsite in the general technical sessions at the Congress.
- First, second, and third place winners of the Graduate Student Paper Competition will receive awards at the Student Function.
Student Poster Competition
Information & Eligibility:
- Authors must be able to present their work on a designated poster board at the conference.
- Final papers are optional and may be published in the Conference Proceedings.
- Authors MUST be registered by in order to present onsite.
- At this time, Student Poster Competition winners do not receive the complimentary registration or travel funding.
To Enter:
- Submit your abstract to the Poster Competition in the Poster Track by
- Step 2: Respond to the survey here to indicate that you are participating in the Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition by
- Submit your final poster to Cadmium - Date to be Determined.
- Register for the conference by
- First, second, and third place winners will receive awards at the Student Function
*There is still time to submit for the Poster Competition! Enter the competition here!
Conference Proceedings
Graduate and undergraduate student paper competitors are required to submit a final paper; poster student competitors are not. Any student who submits a final paper will have his/her paper reviewed by the track chairs for consideration and publication in the Conference Proceedings.
WSP Student Design Competition
The WSP Student Design Competition competition aims to provide learning opportunities for undergraduate senior students in solving real-life infrastructure problems and developing practical yet innovative solutions prior to entering the industry. Currently all undergraduate civil/environmental engineering programs are required to include a "capstone" design experience. Schools are strongly encouraged to participate in this exciting competition. To participate, each student team should submit the following via the online survey:
- An intent to compete that includes a list of team members, project subject, and a preliminary title by
- A four-page project summary by submitted here
- Project summaries should be submitted in MS Word or Adobe PDF format. There are no specific requirements regarding page formatting, line spacing, fonts, etc., but teams should select a format that facilitates effective communication of technical content. Any graphics and/or tables should be included within the four-page limit.
- Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of industry experts. The top teams will be invited to compete at the EWRI Congress. Each student team will orally present their project to a panel of industry judges during a special session at the conference. Invited teams will receive complimentary registrations, and up to $1000 as travel funds.
- First, second, and third place winners will be presented at the Student Function.
Many thanks to WSP for their continued, generous support.
EWRI Student Chapters
The Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), via the Student Council is calling for applications from students and faculty members (that work in areas relevant to the EWRI mission) that want to form new EWRI student chapters across US, or that want to support existing EWRI chapters.
This is a great opportunity for students and faculty to have financial support and focus on developing students’ professional skills while working on the development of local, regional and national networks with the environmental and water resources community.