The Ed Archuleta Desalter Scholarship – Application

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Timeline
Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 5:00pm CDT: Application and supporting documents due
Wednesday, August 5, 2026: Award recipient(s) will be notified
Thursday, August 20, 2026: Poster Presentation (pdf copy) due

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Scholarship Criteria
Students must submit all requested materials listed below and meet the following criteria:
• Be a full-time student enrolled in a four‐year, accredited, degree‐granting college or university (submit proof)
• Be attending a university in Texas, OR must be a Texas resident if attending an out‐of‐state university
• Submit an unofficial transcript which reflects GPA and credit hour requirements (if transcript does not reflect the following, please provide additional proof):

◦ Completed 60 credit hours or working on advanced degrees at the time of application
◦ Attained an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 point scale)
• Submit an essay from one of the two essay prompts below. (2‐page maximum; 12‐point type in Calibri, Cambria or Times New Roman; 1.5 line spacing)

1. Organizations and policymakers interpret desalination in different manners, from an engineering process to a philosophy to achieve water security. How do you define “desalination”, and what has shaped your perspective? Please prepare a two-page op-ed explaining your position.
2. Ed Archuleta was responsible for all aspects of water, wastewater, reclaimed water service, and storm water to the greater El Paso metropolitan area during his tenure at El Paso Water Utilities. What types of water projects (seawater, industrial reuse, surface water, etc.) do you feel are most important to Texas’s water supply portfolio, and why? Please prepare a two-page op-ed article explaining your position.

• Submit a W‐9 Form
• Present your project/essay as a Poster Presentation during the Texas Desal 2026 Annual Conference, in Bee Cave, TX, Sept. 22-23, 2026. Recipients' registration is complimentary.
Proof of Full-Time Student Status*
Max. file size: 100 MB.

Must be full-time students enrolled in a four-year, accredited, degree-granting college or university.
Please provide Certificate of Enrollment from the National Student Clearinghouse or letter from the University's Registrar's Office indicating current enrollment status.
Attending a university in Texas?*
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Must be attending a university in Texas, OR must be a Texas resident if attending an out-of-state university.
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Max. file size: 100 MB.

Must be a Texas resident if attending an out-of-state university.
Please provide a copy of driver's license or state ID
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Max. file size: 100 MB.
Must reflect overall GPA, course GPA and credit hour requirements.

please provide additional proof if transcript doesn't reflect all items listed above.
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Accepted file types: pdf, docx, doc, Max. file size: 100 MB.

Choose from one of the two prompts provided above.
(2-page maximum; 12-point type in Calibri, Cambria or Times New Roman; 1.5 line spacing)
W-9 Form*
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W-9 form is required for domestic (US citizen/resident alien) students; download, complete and attach. Blank W-9 Form
Foreign students attending school in Texas, complete the W-8BEN with instructions.
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