The Association of State Dam Safety Officials would like to spread the word about two upcoming deadlines for students interested in engineering and related fields: 

ASDSO Senior Undergraduate Scholarship: Awards have ranged from $5,000 to $10,000 in recent years. Undergraduate students planning to graduate in May/December 2017 will be eligible for the 2016 scholarship. For more information or to apply, visit our scholarship page. The deadline to apply is March 31st, 2016.

Dam Safety 2016 Student Paper Competition: ASDSO’s eighth annual Student Paper Competition will be held in conjunction with Dam Safety 2016, Sept. 11-15 in Philadelphia, PA. ASDSO invites students to submit papers on dam and levee safety. Topics may include traditiona areas of design engineering, structural and geotechnical analysis, hydrology, hydraulics, construction, risk management and hazard mitigation, emergency action planning, dam security, and policy, etc. Each winning paper will receive a $500 and a travel stipend to present at Dam Safety 2016. Winning papers will also be published in the annual conference proceedings. Other selected entries will be invited to participate in the Dam Safety 2016 Poster Forum. For more information visit the student paper competition page. The deadline to apply is February 9, 2016 (for a summary and abstract only, see website).