Scholarship Application
Coming Soon – 2027 Scholarship application
Application Deadline is APRIL 15th, 2027.
Scholarship Requirements
- You must be a relative of an IGWA member, child/grandchild/great grandchild.
- You must have completed high school and received a diploma.
- You must have a declared course of study (degree), not a general education course. At this time there is no limit on what that course of study must be, i.e., nursing, accounting, etc. is ok. We are not holding applicants to a water industry degree.
2026 IGWA Scholarship Recipient Information
Dylan Uhlenkott, a Cottonwood, Idaho native, graduated from Prairie Jr/Sr High School core complete thanks to dual credit classes and is now studying diesel mechanics at Lewis-Clark State College, where he is on track to graduate in spring 2027. He has kept a 3.5 GPA while working two jobs six days a week, paying for all of his schooling and tools out of pocket so he can finish with no student debt. After graduation, he plans to work for his father, earn his drilling license, and eventually take over the family business as the fifth generation in his family’s well drilling legacy. Outside of work and school, he loves hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and riding dirt bikes and four-wheelers.
Gabe Fullerton maintained a 3.0 GPA throughout high school while competing as a three-sport athlete, earning varsity letters in golf, basketball, and baseball. He also spent his high school years working alongside his father on a drill rig. Over the past year, he has developed an interest in photography and graphic design, and he plans to build on those skills at the College of Western Idaho.
Gannon Beniger, 18, will attend Colorado State University in Fort Collins this fall to pursue a degree in business marketing. He plans to follow in his father’s footsteps and build a career in the well drilling industry. At Big Sky High School, he has taken college-level classes since his freshman year through the Health Science Academy and served as an officer in his Thespian troupe. He is excited for the opportunities college will bring and ready to take the next step into adulthood.