Awards

Scholarships & Awards

I received the prestigious Young Leadership Award from International Water Association at IWA World Water Congress and Exhibution, Toronto 2024 as the first ever Bangladeshi to receive this global prestigious water award. The award is given in the recognition of the demonstration of notable achievements and outstanding leadership potential by a water professional aged 35 or younger.

Sabrina Sheonty

Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship, University of Alberta (May 2021 – Aug 2022) Awarded for bringing innovative perspectives to the department through creative research

Awardee, Engineering Student’s Association of Bangladesh (ESAB) for excellent undergraduate academic result in BUET

Dean’s list award, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (July 2014 – Oct 2018) Received 3 times for maintaining honors CGPA in undergraduate studies

University Merit Scholarship, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (July 2014 – Oct 2018) Awarded in five terms for excellent academic achievement in the department

Winner of UNDP and Unilever presents “Safe Water Challenge” (May 2018) My team won the championship and awarded with the seed funding of 5 lacs BDT

Winner at HULT PRIZE BUET and regional finalist at HULT PRIZE Kualalampur, Malaysia (Sep 2017) My team became winner from Bangladesh and finally became regional finalist of the competition

Champion at BRACathon by BRAC (March 2017) My team won the competition for designing automated fire control system for slum areas of Dhaka

Sabrina Sheonty

Winner at ‘Renewable Energy Competition’ by Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resource (March 2017) My team won for proposing idea of extracting oil from algae to reduce pressure on fossil fuel