The mission of the Students and Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) is to develop and implement programs to increase the activity and membership of students and young professionals in the Association. We truly believe that this is a very important group because these individuals are the current and future leaders of our industry.
The FWEA SYPC is proud to coordinate and administer the FWEA Internship Program! The purpose of this program is to help inform and guide talented individuals to reputable companies, utilities, and organizations within the Florida water industry.
For more information or to sign-up as an interested organization or potential intern, please click here.
FWRC Scholarship Opportunities
The FWEA SYPC is launching two new scholarship opportunities for students and young professional utility workers to attend FWRC 2025. For more specifics on these two scholarships, including eligibility criteria, requirements and how to apply, please click here.
The annual Student Design Competition will be held at FWRC on Sunday, May 4, 2025
Each year the FWEA SYPC holds the Student Design Competition (SDC) at the Florida Water Resources Conference (FWRC), for more information and guidelines for participation please visit: Student Design Competition
Winners of the SDC Environmental and Wastewater categories will be awarded the Norm Casey Scholarship. The Norm Casey Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Norm Casey. An additional travel allowance will fund the winning teams trip to compete at the WEFTEC Student Design Competition to be held in Chicago in the Fall of 2025.
Students and Young Professionals are welcome to also submit their resumes (as a separate one-page pdf) with their Participation forms. Students will receive a copy of their resume with feedback after the competition.
The YP Workshop will be held at FWRC on Monday, May 5, 2025
Each year the FWEA SYPC, in partnership the FSAWWA YP Committee, holds the Young Professionals Workshop at the Florida Water Resources Conference. This Workshop provides leadership development skills, networking opportunities, and the ability to meet FWEA and FSAWWA leadership.
Each participant must register for the YP Workshop through FWRC. Attendees can sign up for the YP Workshop separately from FWRC registration. Tickets for the YP Workshop are now available on the FWRC event registration site.
Call for Panelists
Are you a Young Professional, interested in being a part of our YP Workshop at FWRC 2025?
Click the button below to fill out a panelist interest form
Call for Speakers
To nominate an individual please email our YP Workshop Director or have them fill out the following form. Speakers will present during the FWRC YP Workshop on May 5, 2025; in-person participation is required.
Click the button below to fill out a speaker interest form
For any questions please contact Gabby Squillante at gsquillante@carollo.com
The annual Poster Competition will be held at FWRC 2025.
Each year the SYPC, in partnership with FWEA and FSAWWA, holds a poster competition which provides students and young professionals the opportunity to present water, wastewater, and environmental topics at the Florida Water Resources Conference.
Prizes are awarded to the top two posters. Please see the S&YP Poster Competition Guidelines for details and competition rules.
Each participant shall submit a participation form. Participation forms are to be filled out and submitted electronically to the SYPC Coordinator. Participation forms submissions are closed at this time.
Students and Young Professionals are welcome to also submit their resumes (as a separate one-page PDF) with their Participation forms. Students will receive a copy of their resume with feedback after the competition.
The annual Resume Workshop will be held at FWRC 2025 after the student design competition.
Resume workshop will be held after the Student Design Competition. This workshop will provide insight and advice on constructing and developing an effective resume.
Students and Young Professionals who participate in the Student Design Competition and/or Poster Competition are welcome to submit a resume. These resumes will be reviewed and feedback will be provided after FWRC. Please include your resume as a separate one-page pdf with your participation forms.
Students and Young Professionals are invited to the SYPC Social. Each attendee will receive a drink ticket. Food and games to be provided.
The Social Media Contest will be held during FWRC 2025.
Follow FWEA's social media accounts to participate in the FWRC SYPC social media contest. Prizes and raffles may be yours to win!
Interested in sponsoring this year? Download and fill out our Sponsorship Form and submit to the S&YP Treasurer. Sponsorship payments can be made here.
Thank You to Our 2024-2025 Sponsors!
