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Application

Completing the Application Forms

Applicants for the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer credential for the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers must complete the AAWRE application in its entirety and remit the appropriate fees by the specified deadlines in order to be considered. The application must be completed in English and all payment must be in U.S. dollars.

Upon submission of the application, the application will be reviewed for completeness by AAWRE staff prior to being sent to the AAWRE Admissions Committee. If an application is deemed incomplete at the published deadline, further processing/review will be delayed until the next application cycle.

Once an application has been approved by the AAWRE Admissions Committee, the applicant will be required to appear for oral interview as a second step in verifying attainment of the water resources engineering body of knowledge. Only after satisfactory completion of the application and interview process will the AAWRE Board of Trustees issue the certificate of special knowledge indicating attainment of the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer credential.

Application Deadlines

Summer 2009 Review - Current application deadline is August 31, 2009.

Certification Fees

Application Fee

All applicants must submit a $300 application fee with their completed application. This fee covers program expenses including application review, interviews, record keeping, issuance of a certificate of special knowledge, and first year's dues.

Please note that the $300 application fee is refundable for unsuccessful applicants according to the following schedule:

$200 Refund if applicant is unsuccessful after Admissions Committee reviews application package.
$100 Refund if applicant is unsuccessful after appearing for oral interview

Applicants who are approved to be interviewed, but do not appear at the scheduled time shall be allowed one rescheduling of their interview at no charge. Additional reschedulings shall require payment of an additional $100 fee.

Applicants who are denied certification and wish to reapply to the Academy must pay all fees.

Annual Fee

The annual fee shall be payable annually in advance of the first day of October. A person who earns the diplomate credential in winter/spring in any year shall pay only one half of the annual fee for that year. All fees shall be paid in United States dollars by check or money order drawn on a United States bank.

Diplomates will receive a renewal form on the annual anniversary of the AAWRE Board's issuance of their certification. The renewal form will require that the Diplomate:

attest to their continued active engagement in the practice of water resources engineering,
attest to their continued possession of a valid license to practice engineering,
attest to earning 30 professional Development Hours (PDHs) during the preceeding 12 month period,
attest to adherence to the Academy Code of Ethics, and
submit an annual fee.

The Annual Fee is set by the AAWRE Board of Direction and is currently $100.

Interview Schedule

The Academy attempts to provide interviews in reasonably convenient locations (usually within the state or region of a state where the applicant resides). However, this may not always be possible. By completing the application, the applicant agrees to travel(at his/her cost) to the closest available interview site provided by the Academy. The Academy will work and coordinate with the candidate(s) for the best possible location for the interview.

The Academy provides multiple interview locations biannually and candidates will be notified.

Interview locations for fall 2009 will be posted by June.

Prospective candidates may apply the following ways:

Apply online
Download the Word copy of the application and submit your electronic copy of the application via E-mail to AAWRE at: certification@aawre.org
Download the Word copy of the application and mail your hard copy of the application to AAWRE at:
AAWRE
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 20191
USA
Download the Word copy of the application and fax your application to AAWRE at: (703) 295-6415
Email your updated resume or CV and list of (3) professional references to AAWRE.

The Diplomate, Water Resources Engineers application requires applicants to submit extensive information detailing their education, experience, and professional activities. If you wish to apply online, the Academy recommends that you download the Word version of the application to gain an understanding of the required information before beginning the online application.

Applicants should regularly save information as they work on their online application.

Please note that the online application pages time out after 20 minutes. Information not regularly saved is subject to loss.

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