U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is world's most prestigious youth award for a water-related science project. The prize taps into the unlimited potential of today's high school students as they seek to address current and future water challenges. 

News & Events
SJWP Winners Display Research at WEFTEC
Joyce Chai , the international SJWP recipient, and Ashutosh Patra, a U.S. finalist, took their winning research to WEFTEC, the world's largest water quality event.  

U.S. Student Takes Top Prize at International SJWP Competition
Joyce Chai is making a big impact in the water community by looking at something that is very small—in fact, something no bigger than a billionth of a meter. Chai was named the 2008 winner of the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her work on nanomaterials.  View Photo

U.S. Finalist's Research Becomes Hot Topic
Jordyn Wolfand, one of four finalists in the 2007 U.S. SJWP competition, earned that distinction for her research on the effects that residual concentrations of the active ingredient in birth control pills have on minnows. The topic of low levels of pharmaceuticals in our waters has recently been the focus of much media attention.

State Winner Makes Donation to Water For People
Anastasia Roda, the 2006-2007 Pennsylvania SJWP state winner, is continuing to make a difference in the water quality community.