$2,000 Scholarship Sponsored By Veolia Water Technologies To Be Awarded At SME 2015

Open Registration for Water-Related Scholarship 

Veolia Water Technologies is sponsoring a $2,000 scholarship at the Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) 2015 Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, CO. The Veolia scholarship is in addition to the scholarships that SME offers.

Veolia is committed to resourcing the world and is developing new ways of making water available when and where it is needed. Our systems are designed to provide high quality water, treat and reuse wastewater, produce and recover energy, extract raw materials and capitalize on valuable byproducts. Veolia has dedicated experts worldwide that specialize in mine water applications to help mining customers meet their regulatory requirements.

One specific criterion for the Veolia scholarship is that the applicants show an interest to pursue a career in water-related matters within the mining industry. Scholarship applications and full criteria can be found on the SME website. The recipient of the Veolia scholarship will be recognized during the SME Environmental Division luncheon at the SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit.

Submissions are due by October 15th, 2014.

For more information, visit http://www.smenet.org/docs/membership/EnvironmentalDivScholarshipGuidelines.pdf

About Veolia
Veolia is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 200,000 employees* worldwide, the company designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. Veolia Water Technologies specializes in technological solutions and design and build projects for water and wastewater treatment, serving industrial and municipal clients.

In 2013, Veolia supplied 94 million people with drinking water and 62 million people with wastewater service, produced 86 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 38 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia recorded revenue of €22.3B* in 2013.

(*) Excluding Transdev employees and revenue currently under divestment