Now in its ninth consecutive year at CWW, the Best Graduation Projects Competition showcases outstanding undergraduate final-year projects to a global audience. The competition welcomes projects addressing key water-related challenges, including infrastructure, resource management, environmental policy, agriculture, and community water access.

What You’ll Gain

Mentorship sessions with sector specialists before and during the event
The opportunity to present your project to decision-makers and international organizations
Consideration for funding support to further develop your project

Who Can Apply

Senior undergraduate students graduating in the 2025/2026 academic year from public or private universities, across all disciplines, provided their projects have a clear water-related focus.

• Interested students should seek nomination from the head/chair of the academic department.
  
• The head/chair of the academic department should send his/her nominations by email to [email protected]
  
  • Up to two projects can be nominated by the head of an academic department for each degree program that the department offers (or jointly offers with other departments).
    
• The nominations should be sent from the official university email account for the department head/chair and must include:
  
  • Contact information for the head/chair
    
  • Titles of nominated projects
    
  • The name and contact information for a team representative for each nominated project

• The team should prepare a summary report for their graduation project. The summary report should be in English and should be limited to 14 pages.
  
• The team representative should register for an account on the CWW Competitions Platform.
  
• The team representative should submit the summary report and other supplementary material (full report, drawings, photos, videos, etc.) using the CWW Competitions Platform during the period from 15 July to 15 August
  
• Screening of applicants will start after the deadline for receiving submissions.