Developing water leaders of tomorrow – it’s what we do. As a member benefit, graduate assistantships and other student opportunities from UCOWR institutions are posted here. To post your announcement, please email either 1) a PDF of your announcement, or 2) a web link to an already posted announcement, to Kristy at ucowr@siu.edu. The announcement must be a PDF or link and you must be a UCOWR member. UCOWR will post submissions below.
Students! Check below for graduate opportunities in water resources.
MS Description –Master of Science in Agriculture, emphasis in Agricultural Business and Economics
Location: West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
Effective Date: Fall 2026
Description: We are recruiting graduate students and have Master’s research assistantships available to study one or more of the following areas: the economic impacts of alternative water management strategies and/or policies to conserve water in the Ogallala Aquifer, the economic contribution and importance of natural resources for agriculture, the economic evaluation of best management practices in agricultural systems including regenerative agriculture, and the ability of the High Plains to supply confined animal feeding operations with feed.
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MS Description –M.S. in Environmental Science
Location: Ferguson College of Agriculture – Oklahoma State University
Effective Date: Review of applications will begin 27 March 2026 and continue until the position is filled.
Description: The Environmental Science Graduate Program at Oklahoma State University is seeking a motivated M.S. student to support a research project in the Eucha–Spavinaw Watershed (pending funding availability). This watershed supplies drinking water to communities in northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas and is a focus of ongoing watershed management efforts.
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