IWRA is calling for nominations for three distinguished awards, to be presented at the XVIII World Water Congress in Beijing, September 2023.

Nominations should be sent by e-mail to awards@iwra.org, by 31 January 2023. The winners will be notified by mid-2023.

The three award categories are:

The Crystal Drop Award: provided to organisations or individuals in recognition of their laudable contributions to the improvement of the world’s water situation. (Nominees of the Crystal Drop Award are not required to be IWRA members, but they will be encouraged to join IWRA if they are not.)

The Water Drop Award: presented to a student or early career professional (typically people up to 35 years of age) who has made an innovative contribution to the water sector. (Only members of IWRA are eligible for the Water Drop Award.)

The Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture: provides for an outstanding lecture at the IWRA World Water Congresses in honour of the first president of IWRA, Ven Te Chow. Nominees should be well-known in the water community and have a demonstrated ability to give outstanding lectures. (Only members of IWRA are eligible for the Ven Te Chow Award and Lecture.)
 

Click here to read the eligibility and nomination guidelines for the three awards online.

Click here to download a pdf of the nomination guidelines

The winners will be invited to attend the XVIII World Water Congress in Beijing, China. Travel, accommodation, and registration costs will be covered.


Take note: Both IWRA members and non-members may propose nominations to any of the IWRA Awards. Members of the Awards Committee may not be nominees but can and should make nominations, in which case they should recuse themselves from voting on their own nominees. No person or organisation may be nominated for more than one award.

We look forward to receiving your nominations!