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

The competition is open to projects aimed at enhancing the quality of life through improvement of water quality, water resource management, or water and wastewater treatment.

NEWS & EVENTS
2008 International SJWP Winner is Announced!
Joyce Chai of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, has been named the international winner of the 2008 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) for her work titled "Modeling the Toxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles under Varying Environmental Conditions."   View photo.

SJWP 2008 Photo Gallery
Browse through pictures of the 2008 U.S. competition in Orlando, and learn what the event is all about.

California Student Takes U.S. Water Prize
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.

State SJWP Winners Announced
WEF Member Associations have announced the winners of the state SJWP competitions. Find out which young researcher will be representing your state at the national competition this summer.

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.