Mills Scholars Program
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) annually administers a competitive scholarship program to support graduate research at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University-Galveston. This program is funded through the W.G. Mills Memorial Endowment. Since 2001 TWRI has funded $1,000-$1,500 scholarships for more than 112 students involved in water-related studies.
Each project proposal, as well as resulting reports and posters, are available on TWRI’s Web site.
Recent Awards
Students from the following academic departments have been funded:
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Education
- Biology
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Ecosystems Science and Management
- Entomology
- Geography
- Geology and Geophysics
- Horticulture
- Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
- Marine Sciences
- Oceanography
- Soil and Crop Sciences
- Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
- Water Management and Hydrological Sciences
Funded Projects
- Research funded by the TWRI Mills Scholars Program covers a range of water-related topics:
- Determining the role of wetlands in water and wastewater treatment
- Developing improved methods to better estimate water reserves in aquifers
- Carrying out genetic and DNA studies to develop drought-tolerant turfgrasses and agricultural crops
- Studying existing and proposed water resources management policies that have the potential to better protect water resources and associated habitats
- Developing educational programs about water resources and the environment, including efforts to provide hands-on learning
- Developing and refining GIS tools to better plan urban development and measure impacts of land use on water quality
- Evaluating organic and inorganic contaminants in treated wastewater
