104B Water Resources Research Institute Annual Base Program 2021-2026

Abstract Members of the Institute''s Committee on Research and Policy evaluated 12 proposals submitted in response to a request for proposals for student research enhancement grants. The ten research projects included in this application represent those identified for support by the advisory committee. These small projects will provide funding for undergraduate and graduate student research efforts (15 BS, 6 MS, 2 PhD students, and one post-doc) at 4 different institutions in a variety of discipline areas (biological sciences, forestry, civil engineering, biosystems and agricultural engineering, and geosciences). The intent of this approach is to strengthen programs related to water resources and to encourage development of broad-based research capacity related to water in the Commonwealth. An additional Information Transfer Project is intended to help support a variety of communications efforts of the institute including several web sites and the Annual Water Resources Symposium.