Rodney B Lewis Scholarship Supports Tribal Students’ Water Studies
Applications for the Rodney Blaine Lewis Scholars Award are being accepted through April 2, 2025. The scholarship’s establishment was announced at the WRRC 2021 Annual Conference: Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment. This cash award of $1,762 supports one student each year from an Arizona Indian Tribe. Applicants must be enrolled in academic programs in water law, policy, or a closely related field. Award preference will be given to full-time graduate students who are members of the Gila River Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, or Ak-Chin Indian Community.
Rodney “Rod” Blaine Lewis (1940–2018) was a pioneer whose achievements in Indian Law established the groundwork for recognizing Native communities’ water rights. Below is the link to apply for the scholarship. To apply, you must be a University of Arizona student with access to U of A login.