{"id":1480,"date":"2025-11-14T10:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eawater.com\/awards\/?page_id=1480"},"modified":"2026-03-18T04:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T04:46:32","slug":"individual-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eawater.com\/awards\/individual-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Section A"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1480\" class=\"elementor elementor-1480\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304f1bb e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"304f1bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e85e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e85e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SECTION A: INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff3da4 e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ff3da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8bafe3 e-con-full e-flex magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8bafe3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5042b05 e-grid e-con-full magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5042b05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f40ae3 e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f40ae3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d7310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53d7310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lifetime Achievement in Water Sustainability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5c6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff5c6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> Honors an individual with more than 20 years of high-impact, outstanding contributions in advancing water and wastewater sustainability, policy, education, or innovation. Recognizes their long-term influence on the sector at a national or international scale.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Senior professionals, scientists, policymakers, or industry veterans with proven track record.<\/li><li>Must demonstrate at least 20+ years of work in the field.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Notes: <em>Nominations must include CV, bibliography\/portfolio, 2 recommendation letters.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190c489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"190c489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7db7ad elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f7db7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eawater.com\/awards\/apply-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440019e e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"440019e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0159daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0159daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\">Young Researcher Award (Below 35)<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6199a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6199a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> Encourages research-driven innovation by scientists or engineers below 35 who have shown significant promise in addressing water, wastewater, and sanitation challenges.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Must be &lt;35 years as of Nov 21, 2025.<\/li><li>Open to students, researchers, or early-career professionals.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Notes: <em>Needs submission of research summary, max 2000 words.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495bee5 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"495bee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eawater.com\/awards\/apply-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fd5bc e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32fd5bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8077026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8077026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Woman Leader Award in Water Sector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc0181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbc0181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> Celebrates leadership of women driving policies, innovations, or impactful water\/ wastewater management projects. Aims to promote inclusivity and gender diversity in the sector.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Open to women professionals, entrepreneurs, NGO leaders.<\/li><li>At least 10 years of leadership contribution preferred.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6733241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6733241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa34a92 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa34a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eawater.com\/awards\/apply-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4d0b1 e-flex e-con-boxed magic-button-disabled-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e4d0b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6170e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6170e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grassroot Innovator Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da567c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da567c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> For individual grassroots champions who inspire community-driven water conservation or sanitation awareness campaigns.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Community leaders, activists, NGO volunteers.<\/li><li>Project impact must be shown in measurable terms (water saved, awareness spread).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2101b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2101b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9008d2f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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elementor-size-default\">Start-up of the Year \u2013 Water Tech<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be48327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be48327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> For new-age start-ups (&lt;10 years) innovating in smart water management, IoT, wastewater reuse, or AI-based solutions with commercial potential.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Registered WaterTech start-ups (India \/ global).<\/li><li>Incorporation less than 10\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9144a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a9144a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-f683c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f683c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water Security Field Leadership Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b172c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b172c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong> Recognises individual engineers and field practitioners delivering measurable on-ground impact in improving water security through practical solutions such as groundwater recharge, rainwater harvesting, and sustainable local water management.<\/p><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Open to individual professionals only (government engineers, field officers, NGO practitioners, technical professionals).<\/li><li>Minimum 3 years of relevant field experience in water conservation or water resource management.<\/li><li>Must demonstrate direct involvement in implementation of at least one operational project improving water availability or groundwater recharge.<\/li><li>Organisations or team submissions are not eligible.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65ad9d elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d65ad9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eawater.com\/awards\/apply-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply 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