Women 4 Water – Swarovski Foundation Scholarships 2026/2027 – YOA

Deadline: Ongoing

Applications are open for the Women 4 Water – Swarovski Foundation Scholarships 2026/2027. The Swarovski Foundation, via the Women 4 Water initiative, presents three full scholarships for feminine candidates who’ve been academically admitted to the common one-yr MSc programme in Water and Sustainable Development beginning in November 2026.

The MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development targets early and mid-profession water professionals with a acknowledged BSc diploma who wish to achieve data and abilities to sort out water challenges whereas enhancing their profession alternatives throughout the water sector or associated organizations.

Eligibility

• The name is for feminine candidates solely, contributing to elevated gender fairness and management within the water sector.
• Eligible candidates are nationals of a low- or decrease/higer center-earnings nation who’re at the moment dwelling and dealing in such a rustic, and who decide to returning to a low- or decrease/larger center-earnings nation upon completion of the study programme to apply the data and abilities acquired.
• Applicants should have obtained educational admission to the common one-yr MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development and should have chosen the Water Resources and Ecosystem Health monitor as their most well-liked monitor of their application for admission.
• In addition, candidates should have indicated one of many following most well-liked profiles of their educational application: Environment, or Digital Innovation and Hydroinformatics.

Priority Criteria

Applicants who’re to combine technical competencies (information evaluation, modelling, and planning) with programs considering on water, biodiversity, and sustainable improvement. A robust emphasis is positioned on innovation and interdisciplinary approaches.

Priority for candidates whose curiosity and work are associated to:

• Biodiversity and innovation
• Technical abilities: GIS, distant sensing, AI, environmental modelling
• Biodiversity focus: Wetlands, aquatic ecosystems, river basin ecology

Possible thesis matters embrace: Nature-based options, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity monitoring, environmental flows, local weather adaptation.

Application

All candidates who’ve obtained unconditional educational admission to the common one-yr MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development by 12 July 2026 and who meet the eligibility standards outlined above will probably be thought of within the preliminary choice spherical. Note that functions for educational admission obtained after the official application deadline of 1 July 2026 won’t be thought of.

A shortlist will then be drawn up of candidates who greatest meet the precedence standards. Shortlisted candidates will probably be invited to apply for the scholarship and requested to finish and submit a quick scholarship application kind.

For extra info, go to Women 4 Water – Swarovski Foundation Scholarships.