Mills Scholarship Program

Graduate students receive water research scholarships

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) recently funded Mills Scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year to 10 Texas A&M University graduate students pursuing water-related research.

TWRI’s Mills Scholars Program, an endowed fund that supports research in water conservation and management, provided the $1,500 scholarships to the students to use for education-related expenses. TWRI uses the Mills Scholars program to encourage and assist current and prospective Texas A&M University graduate students addressing priority water resources issues facing Texas.

Students receiving the scholarships are:

  • Hannah Childress and Di Long, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
  • Bhavna Arora, Water Management and Hydrologic Science
  • Takele Dinka and Leonardo Rivera, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
  • Chandana Damodaram, Celso Moller Ferreira, Marcio Hofheinz Giacomoni and Sanjay Tewari, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
  • Yixiao Liu, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

For more information about the grant program and students’ projects, visit the Mill’s Scholarship Program Web site.

July 31st, 2009 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program, New Waves (July 2009)
Graduate students invited to apply for Mills Scholarship

Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) announces the request for applications for Mills Scholarships. The scholarships, funded by the W.G. Mills Endowment, fund Texas A&M University graduate students with demonstrated interest in fields of study that have the potential to help Texas solve future water problems. The permanent endowment was established by Mills Cox, former chair of the Texas Water Development Board.

The deadline for applications is June 18. The one-year $1,500 scholarships are payable at the beginning of the 2009-10 academic year. For more information on the applications, visit TWRI’s Web site or contact Cecilia Wagner at 979.458.1138 or cecilia@tamu.edu.

May 29th, 2009 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program, New Waves (May 2009)
TWRI awards Mills Scholarships to graduate students

Texas A&M AgriLife’s Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) recently awarded Mills Scholarships to 13 Texas A&M University graduate students for the 2008-09 academic year to pursue water-related research.

August 1st, 2008 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program, New Waves (August 2008)
TWRI awards Mills Scholarships to graduate students

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TWRI’s Mills Scholars Program, an endowed fund that supports research in water conservation and management, provided the $1,500 scholarships to the students to use for education-related expenses. TWRI uses the [...]

August 29th, 2007 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program, New Waves
TWRI awards Mills Scholarships to graduate students

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TWRI’s Mills Scholars Program, an endowed fund that supports research in water conservation and management, provided the $1,500 scholarships to the students to use for education-related expenses. The scholarship [...]

August 22nd, 2006 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program
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June 22nd, 2004 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program
TWRI awards 25 Mills Scholarships to graduate students

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) recently awarded 25 scholarships to Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University-Galveston graduate students who are pursuing research related to water resources. These scholarships will assist graduate students in the 2003-04 academic year.
These grants were awarded through TWRI’s Mills Scholars program, which is an endowed fund that supports research [...]

May 28th, 2003 | Posted in Mills Scholarship Program